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Welcome to the Arden Self Storage news page. Here you will find all the latest news form the company as well as storage news in general. Remember to keep checking back to the site because we will be doing promotional offers at some point.

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How are solar panels good for the environment?

If you have read our previous blog on the advantages of solar panels for business, you will know that here at Arden Self Storage, we employ the use of solar panels. Our previous blog discussed the advantages of solar panels for businesses and how we use them to reduce our impact on the environment. This… Continue reading How are solar panels good for the environment?

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How Self Storage Units Can Help When Downsizing

Most people will come to a point in their life where they are thinking about downsizing. There are many reasons as to why people think about downsizing, and as with any move, it can be a very stressful and tiring process. Whatever your reason, self storage units are a fantastic way to help minimise the… Continue reading How Self Storage Units Can Help When Downsizing

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Guide to Container Hire

From our base in Solihull, we provide a complete range of storage containers available for hire for customers across the West Midlands. A storage or shipping container is a cost-effective and popular option as it provides ample space, ideal for multiple purposes and industries such as construction, education and sports equipment, factories, businesses, and households.… Continue reading Guide to Container Hire

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Why Self-Storage is Useful When Moving to a New Home

Moving to a new house has the potential to be a stressful experience, with there being so many different moving parts. One of the things that new homeowners have to deal with is the storage and transfer of their belongings. The question is often raised about whether self storage or removal service is more useful.… Continue reading Why Self-Storage is Useful When Moving to a New Home

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10 Questions To Ask Before Using A Self Storage Unit

When searching for self-storage, there are lots of questions that need to be answered first. In today’s blog, we’re going to take you through all the different questions that you can ask a self-storage company to ensure a smooth experience when thinking about putting your belongings into self-storage.   What to ask before using a… Continue reading 10 Questions To Ask Before Using A Self Storage Unit

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What Items Require Climate Controlled Storage?

Across the country and beyond, lots of storage companies offer climate-controlled storage units, also known as temperature-controlled storage.  This type of storage unit is ideal for certain items that you’d like to store, or if you’re planning to store items for a long period of time. Lots can happen to items in storage if they’re… Continue reading What Items Require Climate Controlled Storage?

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7 Innovative Ways To Increase Storage Space In Your Home

Our house can very quickly, and very easily, become cluttered. It’s so tempting to get carried away buying home decor, new clothes, shoes and other bits and bobs. If you’ve streamlined your possessions as much as you possibly can and are still struggling to find space in your home, then try these innovative ideas.  … Continue reading 7 Innovative Ways To Increase Storage Space In Your Home

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4 Tips For Storing Clothes Long Term

Is your wardrobe overflowing with clothes? Are you finding that you don’t have enough space to put everything? No judgement here. We’ve all been there and at one point or another and have been guilty of owning too many clothes, or not having enough storage space in our home to fit it all.  One clever… Continue reading 4 Tips For Storing Clothes Long Term

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Preparing to Move Overseas

One of the most exciting, scary but incredibly thrilling steps you can take in life is to move overseas. It’s a gamble; you don’t know what your life will look like. Will you like it? Where will you shop? What will you eat? Where will you spend your time and what will you be doing? … Continue reading Preparing to Move Overseas

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Declutter Your Home With 4 Easy Tips

There is no better feeling than decluttering an untidy and messy home environment. Whether it’s a room you hardly use that somehow has gathered so many things or a cupboard that you just ‘dump’ stuff inside. Or, perhaps, that pile of DVDs that you never watch anymore (thank you, online streaming services!) are staring at… Continue reading Declutter Your Home With 4 Easy Tips

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How To Hide Christmas Gifts, Creatively

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!  We’re two weekends away from the most wonderful time of the year. December is a time for making new memories with family and friends, eating delicious food and sharing presents with the ones we love.  But, hiding Christmas presents can be tricky, especially from young, curious and… Continue reading How To Hide Christmas Gifts, Creatively

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How to Store Your Comic Books

Superheroes would be pretty lame without their superpowers. You don’t have to be a superhero to appreciate comic books and want to collect or preserve these graphic book stories from your childhood.  Marvel and DC are the big players in this industry, closely followed by Dark Horse Comics. We all know and love the characters,… Continue reading How to Store Your Comic Books

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Self Storage Tips: The Dos and Don’ts

Self-storage, both short and long term, is a great way to house belongings during a period of transition or to simply free up some space in your home. But when it comes to doing it right, it turns out that figuring out how to pack a storage unit is only part of the battle. To… Continue reading Self Storage Tips: The Dos and Don’ts

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Moving into a Care Home? Top Storage Tips

For people that are preparing for a move into a care home, you may be in need of some storage advice. It can be a confusing, difficult, stressful and emotional time for everyone involved in the move and transition. When supporting or moving an elderly relative into a care home, there are several things to… Continue reading Moving into a Care Home? Top Storage Tips

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Space Saving Storage Hacks for Your Home

We all want our houses to work practically and suit our lifestyle, one of the ways we can keep our space tidy is by getting creative and utilising some unconventional storage hacks. Whether you’re looking for a little more room in your home, or perhaps you’d like to be more efficient with your current use… Continue reading Space Saving Storage Hacks for Your Home

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What Are Storage Auctions?

Sometimes, but very rarely, a storage unit is left unclaimed or a customer defaults on their payments. When this happens, every effort is made to sort the situation, however, as a final resort, the storage unit is then offered to the highest bidder via a storage auction. From popular TV shows and movies, we envisage… Continue reading What Are Storage Auctions?

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5 Tips for Better Home Office Organisation

With many of us now working at home in our dining rooms, kitchens, conservatories or living rooms the divide between home and work is slightly blurred with less of a divide between the two.  Some of the working population have home offices already set up in their home, but if you’re like me, then the… Continue reading 5 Tips for Better Home Office Organisation

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Deep Cleaning and House Organisation Tips During Lockdown

With all of us staying at home during the Coronavirus lockdown, now more than ever before, we are getting out the cleaning gloves and having a thorough and deep house clean. Some of us have been staring at the copious clothes bursting out of the seams of our wardrobe, making plans to organise it. While… Continue reading Deep Cleaning and House Organisation Tips During Lockdown

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5 Tips for Student Summer Storage

Need student summer storage, but don’t know what to do next? Don’t worry, read our 5-step student summer storage advice guide. When you’re a student, you often have a variety of household items that you accumulate from moving into halls of residence then into a house. But, in between university terms, and especially during the… Continue reading 5 Tips for Student Summer Storage

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Household Storage: How to Store Furniture Correctly

When putting furniture into storage, one of the first things to consider is how to protect it. No matter what the item, whether it’s a sofa, table or cabinet, it is integral that you take a few additional steps before placing it into a storage unit – especially if it’s going to be in there… Continue reading Household Storage: How to Store Furniture Correctly