Ready Steady Blog

A third of local businesses claim to have changed their product and service offering over the past six months according to our latest study.

When and where did self-storage arrive in the UK?
As with many new ideas that originate in the USA, self-storage was exported to the UK around 10 years later and so it was with self-storage. During the early 1980’s, a few low grade facilities started to appear in and around London in poor quality buildings, mainly [...]

The early self-storage entrepreneurs in the USA during the 1970’s came from a broad spectrum of life. One, for instance, was a young teacher who had nowhere to store his stuff during one summer vacation so the following summer he decided to open a store for people like himself and charge them a rent. Thus, [...]

This week I’ve had my induction to the wonderful world of twitter and have started tweeting on behalf of ready steady store.

We will be posting daily updates on the progress of our events and news. Follow us on selfstorageUK

The economic downturn has given rise to a new generation of internet traders who are bucking the trend and avoiding the credit crunch. We have observed a distinct increase in the numbers of internet traders looking to start a new business at ready steady store. They are using the storage units as stock rooms and [...]

During the economic downturn it has become increasingly difficult for businesses to make the right financial choices for their companies. I hope to disseminate the flow of information from across the globe and bring you the help and advice your business needs.
On 12 March the Leeds Roundhay and Manchester Central branches of ready steady store [...]