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1. Year in review: 10 highlights from 2021

   11 January, 2022 2:28 pm Leave a Comment

   2021 was full of exciting new challenges and plenty of good stuff – it’s time to reflect!

   We never take our company achievements for granted – that’s why it’s important to stop and look back on a year’s worth of hard work and new opportunities.

   Our team have worked incredibly hard for another year running to make sure we’re delivering the best quality service for customers – whether we’re opening new facilities or rolling out a fresh service, they’re always on hand to give you the best experience possible!

   And it’s thanks to them, and the work we put in last year, that we’ve achieved SO much in 2021! Here’s a little rundown…

   

    
   Looking a little deeper, in 2021 we:

   Won ‘European Container Storage Facility of the Year‘!

   We were awarded the prestigious trophy at the FEDESSA awards in Birmingham in autumn 2021, for our Llanishen facility. It was such a fantastic signifier of our team’s hard work getting the site launched and to the high standards our customers enjoy.

   Opened our Tyneside facility

   For many of our customers, we’re a local brand embedded in our hometown of Cardiff – but through our family network of businesses, we’ve got close ties with Tyneside. That’s why it made sense to make our next hub in North Shields, Tyneside!

   Signed up 1,397 customers

   Whether it was a unit (or multiple!), a caravan plot, vehicle storage, warehousing space – lots of you came to us for storage solutions in 2021! We were proud to welcome so many new customers to our 3 facilities.

   Received 421 5-star reviews

   One thing we can be assured of – our customers like to chat! We were thrilled to receive a whopping 421 reviews giving 5 stars for our staff and service ★★★★★

   Donated £5,000 to Marie Curie cancer charity

   Along with The Maltings Document Storage Solutions, we donated £5,000 to a charity close to our hearts. We visited the Penarth hospice to officially donate the sum, which will go towards providing more incredible end-of-life care.

   But that’s not all – our staff, customers and friends were sharing the love and generosity in 2021, so we were able to organise and donate 470kg of food and essential items to a food bank in Llanrumney to help the local community.

   Trained staff on mental health and well-being

   We’re always looking to improve our service, and that starts with a happy, healthy team. We provided dedicated training for our staff to recognise and understand a wide variety of mental health issues.

   Achieved 5.0 rating on TrustPilot

   We’re proud to have successfully unlocked a 5.0 rating! Again, it’s made possible by the work and dedication of our lovely team – and we’re pleased our customers are happy with their experience 😊

   Introduced electric car charging points

   As part of our ongoing commitment to more sustainable ways of working, and reducing our environmental impact, we introduced electric car charging points so e-car owners could rest assured they could visit with no issues.

   Increased our storage capacity by 31,584 sq ft

   We just needed a little more… space! We’re constantly growing and evolving our facilities to meet demand whilst retaining our high standards. Simply put, that equates to 658 of our smallest units, at 48 sq ft each!

   Introduced our new breezybox service

   Our new, dedicated ‘storage by the box’ service for Cardiff gives everyone a fair chance to access high quality storage – even if you don’t drive, or can’t visit our site in person.

   A lot of what happened in 2021 was made possible by our fantastic customers and their continued support, so we’d like to say a huge thanks to you all!

   What will 2022 bring? …watch this space!

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2. Christmas 2021 opening hours: Customer update

   14 December, 2021 12:31 pm Comments Off on Christmas 2021 opening hours: Customer update

   Our opening hours for Christmas 2021 🎅

   Cardiff (Wentloog) | Cardiff (Llanishen) | Tyneside

   If you’re one of our customers, you can access your unit at any time over the Christmas period. If you want to put something in storage at 4am on Christmas morning then we’re not judging…!

   

   Our office opening hours

   New customers can still sign up to get a storage unit until we close for Christmas.

   OPEN: Wednesday 22^nd December, 8.30am – 5pm
   OPEN: Thursday 23^rd December, 8.30am – 2pm
   CLOSED: Friday 24^th December
   CLOSED: Saturday 25^th December
   CLOSED: Sunday 26^th December
   CLOSED: Monday 27^th December
   CLOSED: Tuesday 28^th December
   CLOSED: Wednesday 29^th December
   CLOSED: Thursday 30^th December
   CLOSED: Friday 31^st December
   CLOSED: Saturday 1^st January
   CLOSED: Sunday 2^nd January
   CLOSED: Monday 3^rd January
   OPEN: Tuesday 4^th January, 8.30am – 5pm

   New bookings

   To sign up for storage, get in touch before 2pm on Thursday 23rd December and we’ll make sure you’re sorted smoothly.

   With our completely digital sign-up system, we’ve minimised unnecessary contact to keep you safe while you store.

   ☎️ 02920 361 361

   ✉️ info@blueselfstorage.co.uk

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   Father Christmas taking advantage of sleigh storage at our Wentloog facility

   Get Christmas ready 🎄

   Already put your stuff into storage? Or about to declutter? Use our helpful guides to turn your home into a festive, fuss-free zone…

   

   Short-term student storage ideas for Christmas

   We’re sharing some ho-ho-helpful ideas for short-term storage in Cardiff this Christmas – here’s how to and how NOT to do storage safely this festive season!

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   ‘Does it spark joy?’ How to get rid of sentimental possessions

   Are you wondering how to get rid of sentimental possessions? Can’t quite let an item go? Or have possessions in your home that are loaded with memories but no longer spark joy?

   Welcome to blue self storage’s self-help guide to divesting yourself of emotional baggage and items of sentimental value. Yep, this is a big one!

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   5 super quick tips on winter caravan storage

   Make sure your beloved ‘van of dreams’ is kept well maintained during winter months – check out our tips for keeping yours pristine.

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   Decluttering: How to help your loved one let go of treasured items

   If you’re downsizing, decluttering, redecorating or just ready to embrace minimalism, you’ll be unearthing items and ‘stuff’ that just has to go.

   So use this guide – written with plenty of personal experience, we have to admit – to help you help your loved one ‘let go’ of treasured items, sensitively.

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3. blue self storage staff & customers help to donate 470kg of food to Cardiff charities at Christmas

   13 December, 2021 1:54 pm Comments Off on blue self storage staff & customers help to donate 470kg of food to Cardiff charities at Christmas

   This year, we decided to scrap Secret Santa and opt for something a bit more charitable and meaningful.

   We asked our colleagues and customers to put their money towards helping other people by collecting food for local charities – and the response was staggering!

   On Thursday 9th and Friday 10th December, we were able to visit Cardiff Foodbank and Llanrumney Hall Community Trust respectively to donate boxes upon boxes of food, toiletries, cleaning products and other critical things so desperately needed by local families. The total weight donated was approx 470kg spread across boxes, crates and bags.

   Our staff, customers, clients and friends spent weeks helping us to build our pile of donations – and we were finally able to drop them off last week. Together with our storage customers CMB Engineering, the company who took on the Llamrumney Hall project and restored the site to its former glory, we delivered the boxes to the impressive manor house.

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   Sharon and the team carried the boxes in…

   

   The CMB Engineering team helped cart in all the stuff!

   

   The donated food and essentials will help to reduce food poverty in Cardiff East

   

   L-R: Dean, Sharon, Steven, Bertie, Rhiannon

   

   The blue self storage and CMB Engineering teams with the hard-working Pantry staff in the middle

   

   Dean with Bertie and Steven Borley from CMB Engineering

   The Llanrumney Hall pantry ‘is a community facility that aims to reduce food poverty in Cardiff East and provide affordable and accessible food and household essentials to the local community’.

   “Due to Covid, we’re seeing a lot more people stuck in food poverty traps but the work that people like Marcus Rashford have done has really helped to raise awareness of the issue,” said Dean Daly, Operations Manager of blue self storage. “We have a huge and incredibly generous customer base, and with everyone giving a little, we’ve been able to give a lot.”

   

   Steven Borley, CMB Engineering

   “It’s fantastic to have companies like blue self storage pitch in and help as well. It’s a great charity that really does a lot for the people of east Cardiff,” Bertie added.

   On the Llanrumney Hall Community Trust itself, Steven Borley said: “This is a family project for us as we grew up locally and employ a lot of people from around here. Before we took it on, it was ripe for being burned down and destroyed; now we’ve invested approximately 2 million pounds into the projects with the help of the council, the lottery and other funders. We’ve turned it back into a country house full of myth and mystery, as it should be.”

   We would like to thank everyone who contributed towards our festive food collection; the donations were gratefully received by both Cardiff Foodbank and Llanrumney Hall Community Trust pantry.

   Hopefully this small act of kindness will go a long way towards helping those less fortunate this Christmas.

   Special thanks to the following for their generous donations – together we made it happen!

   • Maltings Document Storage Solutions
   • Amitech IT Ltd
   • A-Team Security – UK
   • Commercial Transfer
   • SET
   • M4 Freight
   • Complete Office Moves
   • Vanza_uk
   • Tony Costello
   • Wal Islam
   • A1 Bodyshop
   • PA Promotions
   • Asad Qadeer

   Why we’re focused on charity & community

   Our commitment to helping local charities is led by the people in our team. All of us will and have been affected by various issues at times, and all of us know what it’s like to see friends, family and loved ones struggle with different matters.

   Whether it’s losing a friend to cancer, watching a parent struggle with an illness, or feeling inspired by a friend battling a mental health issue, the endless reasons to support hard-working charities are all around us.

   How we’ve helped local causes during Covid-19…

   • blue self storage & partner companies donate £5000 to Marie Curie
   • Watch our 200+ Easter eggs travel on an #eggcellentadventure to Cardiff Foodbank →
   • We’re celebrating Cerebral Palsy Cymru with a year of free storage →
   • We join forces to donate 3D printers to schools across Wales (external link) →

    

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4. Short-term student storage ideas in Cardiff (Christmas edition) 🎄

   2 December, 2021 11:52 am 1 Comment

   It’s that time of year again! Bells are ringing, children are singing, and boxes are starting to take over your student bedroom… yikes! 🎅

   As we know, Father Christmas twinkles kindly upon those of us who tidy and sort away our clutter, keeping boxes and bags to a minimum over the festive period. It helps keep corridors clear for his crucial visit on Christmas Eve!

   So, Santa’s asked us to ‘do a collab’ (whatever that means) and release this blog on his behalf, full of ho-ho-helpful ideas for short-term storage in Cardiff this Christmas, so all the lovely students can stay on his ‘nice list’…

    

   #1 – Use breezybox for cheap, short-term student storage from just £5.95

   The perfect short-term student storage at Christmas! Our low price, flexible storage by the box service does it all.

   It means you don’t have to drag all your bulky stuff & prized possessions miles down the motorway back to your parents. No need to fill the car when you could fill our van instead!

   How it works:

   • Order your breezybox service & choose what you want to store
   • We deliver your boxes, marker pen, bubble wrap & tape
   • We’ll come back on your chosen date to collect your boxes
   • Hey presto! Your storage is magically disappeared to our safe & secure site 😁

   Prices start at £5.95 for 1 x medium box and we’re collecting up until Christmas Eve morning for the ultimate convenience.

   Book now

   

    

   #2 – Club together with your mates to fill a whole unit 🚫

   This is certainly an option. Booking a unit together keeps the costs down but it does mean you have to sort transport, packaging and logistics yourself.

   A bit like a group uni project, no one wants to get lumped with all the responsibility – so maybe sorting your own personal storage is key!

    

   

    

   #3 – Leave your stuff in your student halls (or house) over Christmas 🚫

   Whatever type of digs you live in, it’s been found that ‘almost 70% of student accommodation is empty during the holidays making it the perfect time for criminals to strike’*.

   The houses in student zones (like Cathays in Cardiff) become empty overnight, so every house is an easy target for burglaries and there aren’t any neighbours to ward them off either!

   So, while you could fit a lock on your door, it’d have to be a high grade, professional quality lock – and even a great lock can’t keep a room safe if the door is weak or easy to batter in.

   It’s better to be safe than sorry. Don’t risk leaving hundreds of pounds of precious items unsecured this Christmas!

   *Burglary Safety For Students This Christmas, safe.co.uk

    

   

    

   #4 – Bring it all home to your parents’ house 🚫

   For some of us, our parents would struggle to come get us and our stuff – perhaps the car’s too small or cluttered already… and then it’s about finding a place to put it all!

   But you can’t avoid the fact that whether it’s musical instruments and electric amps, or photography equipment and power tools – whatever unusual societies you’ve joined this year, you’ll have high value stuff that burglars want to get their hands on.

   So it has to be safe and secure somewhere! Even if you do manage to lug it all down the M4, you definitely won’t want to clutter up your childhood room for weeks on end – so keeping it safe in storage is the way to go.

   And by using breezybox, the only thing YOU have to do is pack the boxes! Leaving more free time for festive nights out and panic buying presents on the 22nd December 🎁

    

   Book breezybox – easy student storage in time for Christmas

   We’re collecting boxes up ’til Christmas Eve morning!

   
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   029 20 361 361

   
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   07756 021187

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5. blue self storage donates £5,000 to Marie Curie along with partner companies

   8 November, 2021 11:32 am Comments Off on blue self storage donates £5,000 to Marie Curie along with partner companies

   We’re thrilled to share the news that Marie Curie, a charity close to our hearts, has accepted our joint £5,000 donation.

   Marie Curie is a UK-wide charity that provides care and support for those living with terminal illnesses, and their families. They have 10 hospices in the UK; Penarth is the location for their Cardiff and the Vale hospice, but their work in Wales also extends to the 150 Marie Curie nurses working across the country to care for over 2,400 people terminally ill people each year,

   As part of the Resource group of partner companies, we joined with The Maltings Document Storage Solutions to submit the donation.

   

   To officially donate the sum, Dean Daly, Operations Manager, and Chris James, Commercial Manager at The Maltings Document Storage Solutions recently visited the Penarth hospice and spoke with Marie Curie nurses Charli, Beth and Rhea.

   Speaking on why we chose Marie Curie, Dean said: “It’s a charity close to quite a few of us at work; I think everyone can relate to someone with cancer, as it’s such a non discriminatory disease. Everyone I know has lost at least someone to this cruel disease.

   

   “The stats nowadays are quite frightening, and it’s something that affects us all.

   “We take our corporate responsibility very seriously,” Dean added. “A lot of charities have been hit hard by Covid-19 with disruptions to their income sources, so if we can help a charity out, of course we’re going to do that.”

   

   Asked what Marie Curie plans to spend the donation on, Charli explained: “The money will go towards the running costs of our Cardiff and the Vale hospice, providing care and support to patients who come in for therapies or those who stay in the hospice and receive 24 hour care from our wonderful nurses.

   “We’re incredibly grateful for the donation and it will be put to great use.”

   

   Why we’re focused on charity & community

   Our commitment to helping local charities is led by the people in our team. All of us will and have been affected by various issues at times, and all of us know what it’s like to see friends, family and loved ones struggle with different matters.

   Whether it’s losing a friend to cancer, watching a parent struggle with an illness, or feeling inspired by a friend battling a mental health issue, the endless reasons to support hard-working charities are all around us.

   This is how we’ve helped local causes over the past year…

   • Watch our 200+ Easter eggs travel on an #eggcellentadventure to Cardiff Foodbank →
   • We’re celebrating Cerebral Palsy Cymru with a year of free storage →
   • We join forces to donate 3D printers to schools across Wales (external link) →

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   A version of this article was first published on resource.org.uk