Self Storage Business Tools & Services Ecosystem
Running a self storage business means working with a long list of suppliers and services — from the companies that build and fit out your facility to those that insure it, market it, and help you finance it. This page maps the full ecosystem: every category an operator needs, with the established suppliers in each. For the latest market data on UK operator performance and industry growth, read our 2025 UK Self Storage Industry Report.
Curated by Stora. Updated May 2026.
📱 Smart entry & access control (10)
The systems that control who gets in, when, and how — smart locks, keypads, CCTV, and remote monitoring solutions built or widely adopted for self storage.
- Nokē (by Janus International) — Bluetooth smart lock system built specifically for self storage
- BearBox — UK smart entry systems for self storage facilities
- PTI Security Systems — Access control, kiosks, and CCTV for self storage operators
- OpenTech Alliance — Cloud-based smart facility technology including kiosks and remote management
- SC Solutions — Access control and automation systems for self storage
- Paxton — Access control hardware widely deployed across UK self storage sites
- sedisto — Smart access systems for unmanned and partially unmanned facilities
- Rhombus — Cloud-managed security cameras and access control
- Sensorberg — IoT access control and smart entry platform
- Keep It Simple Storage — Access control solutions for self storage
🏪 Indoor facility fit-out (14)
The companies that design, manufacture, and install the internal structure of a self storage facility — partitioning, roll-up doors, mezzanine floors, and storage units.
- Janus International Europe — Market-leading steel partitioning, roll-up doors, and interior systems
- Kuboid — UK-based manufacturer of modular self storage units
- CSC Industries — European steel partitioning and fit-out systems
- S&L United Storage Systems — UK fit-out contractor and partitioning supplier
- SAS Special Projects — Specialist self storage construction and fit-out
- Storage Future — Design and build contractor for self storage facilities
- Hi-Level Mezzanines — Mezzanine floor design and installation
- Bremo Building Systems — Building and partitioning systems for storage
- Camistar — Mezzanine floors and modular storage systems
- Just MCP — Mezzanine and construction projects for self storage
- Oakfield Fabrication & Construction — Storage fit-out and fabrication
- Partitioning Services — Steel partitioning for self storage
- Penn Elcom — Configurable self storage unit systems
- MiTek — Mezzanine and structural systems
🛗 Lifts (3)
Passenger and goods lifts for multi-floor self storage facilities.
- DeSeM Lifts — Lift installation specialists with self storage experience
- Hörmann Transdek — Mezzanine floor lifts and goods hoists
- Vertical / Actiwork — Goods lifts for multi-storey storage facilities
📦 Outdoor containers & external storage (13)
Portable storage units, shipping containers, and external storage structures — for operators running or expanding outdoor container sites.
- Cleveland Containers — One of the UK's largest container suppliers
- Willbox — Portable storage units for self storage operators
- S Jones Containers — Shipping container sales, hire, and modification
- Secure Stores Nationwide — Outdoor container storage sites and units
- Universal Storage Containers — UK container supplier
- 1st Containers — Container sales, hire, and site setup
- Qube Containers — UK-based container supplier
- Boxtor — Portable self storage container units
- Capital Containers — Container sales and hire
- THS Containers — UK container supplier
- Triple Eight Containers — Container sales and customisation
- RFB Containers — Scotland-based container supplier
- Lendon Containers — London-based container supplier
☂️ Insurance (6)
Specialist insurance for self storage operators — covering buildings, public liability, and customer goods.
- Basil Fry & Company — The longest-established insurance broker focused on UK self storage
- Gallagher — Global broker with a dedicated self storage specialism
- Pound Gates — Specialist self storage insurance broker
- Reason Global — Insurance broker for self storage operators
- Insurastore — Customer-facing contents insurance sold through self storage operators
- Surewise — Storage insurance for operators and their customers
💼 Valuations, real estate & business rates (10)
Property valuations, acquisition advice, business rates, and real estate consultancy for self storage assets.
- Savills — Global real estate firm with a dedicated self storage practice
- CBRE — Commercial real estate advisory with a self storage team
- JLL — Global real estate services, active in UK self storage transactions
- Cushman & Wakefield — Global commercial property advisory
- Matthews & Goodman — UK commercial property consultants
- Deloitte — Business rates advisory and professional services for self storage
- FHP Property Consultants — UK commercial property advisors
- Tallex — Self storage valuation and advisory specialists
- Fisher German — UK property consultants serving self storage operators
- Levy Real Estate — Commercial property advisory
📐 Architects & planning (4)
Architects and planning consultants with self storage project experience, covering new builds, conversions, and permitted development.
- AEW Architects — Architects with a self storage development portfolio
- Bell Cornwell — Planning consultancy including self storage applications
- DMWR Architects — Architects with commercial and storage project experience
- ET Planning — Planning consultants for self storage development
📣 Digital marketing (10)
Agencies and tools that help self storage operators attract and retain customers online — from PPC and SEO to rate intelligence and audience data.
- Clover Four — Digital marketing agency specialising in self storage
- Auburn — Performance marketing for self storage operators
- StorTrack — Competitive rate monitoring and market intelligence
- Beekin — Revenue management and rate optimisation platform
- Outra — Data-driven marketing and audience targeting
- CACI — Consumer location data and insight
- YBA — PPC agency with self storage clients
- Amax Digital Marketing — Digital marketing services for self storage operators
- Digital First — Digital marketing for self storage
- Know Your Market — Market research and competitor analysis
💬 Customer support tools (7)
Live chat, virtual telephone, and customer communication platforms used across the self storage industry to handle enquiries and improve conversion.
- HubSpot — CRM, live chat, and customer communication platform
- Crisp — Live chat for websites
- Intercom — Customer messaging and support platform
- Olark — Live chat software
- TTNC — Virtual phone numbers and call tracking
- RingCentral — Business phone and communications platform
- JustCall — Cloud-based call and SMS software
🔒 Packaging & padlocks (8)
Boxes, packing materials, padlocks, and retail ancillary products — for operators selling direct to customers at reception or online.
- PHS Teacrate — Moving crates and packaging supply
- Nothing But Padlocks — Padlocks and security products for self storage retail
- Locks Direct — Padlocks, hasps, and security hardware
- Squire — British padlock manufacturer
- LockerQuest — Locker and padlock solutions
- DavPack — Packaging products for self storage operators
- Simpson Packaging — Boxes and packing materials
- Packing Boxes Co — Cardboard boxes and packing supplies
💳 Online payments (3)
Payment processing solutions used by self storage operators to take card payments online and at the facility.
- Worldpay — One of the UK's largest payment processors
- American Express — Card payment acceptance
- Blink Payment — UK-based online payment platform
🏦 Banking & finance (6)
Lenders, accountants, and financial advisors supporting self storage acquisitions, development projects, and ongoing operations.
- Crowe UK — Accountancy and advisory with self storage sector experience
- PKF Smith Cooper — Accountants with a dedicated self storage practice
- GSM Finance — Commercial finance broker
- HH Business Finance — Finance specialists serving self storage operators
- Approved Business Finance — Commercial lending for acquisition and development
- Satellite Finance — Commercial finance for property and business
🎯 Industry consultants & management (6)
Consultants, management companies, and operators-for-hire serving the self storage industry — useful for new entrants, investors, and operators looking to expand.
- Wigwam Storage Management — Self storage management and consultancy
- Storage King Management First — Third-party management services for UK self storage operators
- Engage Management Services — Business management and operations consultancy
- Pentadel Project Management — Project management for self storage development
- Monaghans — Quantity surveying and project management
- StorageLab (Jullka Group) — Self storage consultancy and concept design
🔨 Auctioneers & clearance (3)
Auction platforms and clearance services for abandoned units and facility disposals.
- iBidOnStorage — Online auction platform for self storage operators
- Rosan Reeves Auctions — Specialist self storage auction house
- Keeper's Cottage Services — Clearance and auction support
🚧 Fencing & gates (1)
Perimeter fencing and gate systems for self storage sites.
- First Fence — Fencing and gate systems for commercial and storage sites
🪧 Signage (1)
Signs, wayfinding, and branded graphics for self storage facilities.
- Belton Signs — Signage and graphics for self storage operators
⚖️ Legal (1)
Law firms with self storage sector experience, covering leases, acquisitions, licences, and disputes.
- Rooks Rider Solicitors — One of the few UK law firms with a dedicated self storage practice
🌱 Sustainability (2)
Energy and sustainability solutions for self storage operators looking to cut operating costs and reduce environmental impact.
- Sunne Energy — Solar energy installations for commercial properties
- LEAP24 — Sustainability advisory and net zero pathway planning
Think a supplier is missing? This page is updated periodically — contact us to suggest an addition.