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About Us

When it comes to self-storage in West Cornwall, we offer affordable storage solutions for all customers whether you require safe storage of smaller household items, files and documents, or antique furniture – we can assist.

We also offer vehicle storage for motorhomes, boats, cars (classic and recent) and caravans, whilst security measures in place include floodlighting, 24-hour CCTV camera surveillance and high security fencing across the entire St Ives Self Storage site.

We have four sizes of self-storage unit available, with prices starting from just £20 per week – please ask for further details by getting in touch here.

There is no deposit needed for a self-storage unit and all we ask is 2 weeks notice of vacating the premises. We aim to be as flexible as possible to suit your storage requirements in West Cornwall.

A Family Business

We are a small family run business located on the outskirts of St Ives in West Cornwall. We purchased the business as a ‘going concern’ in August 2017, having never run a self-storage business before. We had lived in Dubai from Feb 2005 to Jan 2017 but, after starting a family in 2013 decided it was time to move back to the UK to be closer to relatives. Scott is from Cornwall so this was always going to be our future home!

We moved back in January 2017 and purchased St Ives Self Storage in August 2017. In October 2017 Laura joined us and is now our Office Manager. Roger, Scotts Dad, is our painter, decorator and general handyman. The site required a lot of work as it hadn’t originally been built for storage, so the past 6 years have been spent refurbishing, updating and expanding the business.

From left to right: Roger Balsdon, Scott Balsdon, Laura Trevorrow, Sally Balsdon.  

Refurbishing the site

We moved the office to the front of the building and made it warm and welcoming. The toilets had a make-over and no longer resemble the 1980’s! The very large flat roof was replaced. We replaced and added security fencing to ensure the site was totally secure. The main gate was replaced and a new key fob system installed. Old units were discarded and replaced with new rooms. We had a new lift installed along with a new roller shutter.

The CCTV system was updated. Major groundworks and a very large retaining wall built, to create a new area for caravan, motorhome and boat storage. It has taken a lot of hard work and expense to get the site to where it is today, but we are so pleased with the outcome, and we hope our clients feel the same.

Please call on 07483 135708 or get in touch for further information

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