About our containers
High Cube Containers
High cube containers are foot taller than a normal shipping container, that’s 12% extra usable storage space!
Locations
We have two sites: Leith and West Edinburgh; just 5 minuites from the A1 and M8 respectively.
Personal Self-Storage
Moving home and need somewhere to store your belongings, or just looking to create a little extra space? Our containers are easy to access and centrally located.
Business Self-Storage
Perfect for storing your tools, equipment, supplies, stock, documents, or other items in our central Edinburgh locations.
How much space do I need?
Use our new online volume estimator to calculate your storage requirements; our 20ft high cube units can hold up to 1320 cubic feet! Online estimator
Moving Supplies
We can supply any moving supplies you may need! Contact us to ask for a quote.
Transportation
We can also assist with transporting your items to/from storage, contact us today for a quotation.
Q&A
Q. How can I access my container?
A. Our facility is open each weekday between 8AM and 5PM; contact us if you might need access outside these times.
Q. What can a high cube container hold?
A. One 20ft high cube container can hold 330 standard moving boxes!
Q. Can you provide padlocks?
A. Yes! Our standard price does not include the supply of padlocks. We supply two padlocks for a small deposit.
Q. How secure are your units?
A. All of our containers are constructed from Corten ‘A’ Steel and protected by an integral lockbox. There’s also 24hr CCTV.
Q. Is there a minimum hire period?
A. The minimum term is only one month, after that it’s pay as you go. We ask for at least two weeks’ notice of your intent to vacate a container.
Q. When do I pay?
A. We ask that payment is made on the first of each month, we’ll issue an invoice for your records at the start of the month.
Q. How do I pay?
A. The easiest way is by Direct Debit. Click here to set one up.
Q. How do I end the storage?
A. After the first month has been paid for, all storage is ‘pay as you go’, so just let us know 2 weeks before you intend to cease the storage.
Q. Are your units weatherproof and dry?
A. Yes. Our newbuild steel units are secured against all weather conditions.
Q. Do you provide insurance?
A. To provide such low-cost storage, insurance is not included in the price. Many 3rd party insurers can provide quotes.
Location
We have over two hundred containers split between our two sites:
3 Albert Road, Edinburgh, EH6 7DP
Saughton Mains Industrial Estate, 100 Saughton Mains Street, Edinburgh, EH11 3NR
Container Information
High Cube Containers are 1ft (30cm) taller than a standard shipping container, providing around an extra 148 cubic feet of storage space (that’s 12% over a standard low-height shipping container!).
Our containers have high-strength lockboxes, and both sites have 24 hour comprehesive CCTV coverage.
If required we can supply padlocks for the handles and the lockbox (charges apply).
Imperial:
1320ft3 / 160ft2:
External: 20′ long x 8′ wide x 9’6″ high
Internal: 19’ 4” long x 7’ 9” wide x 8’ 10” high
Metric:
37.4m3 / 13.93m2:
External: 6.09m long x 2.43m wide x 2.89m high
Internal: 5.89m long x 2.35m wide x 2.69m high
Release valuable office space, with our low-cost document storage service. Storage containers can hold hundreds of archive boxes. You can access your file storage vault free or we can deliver and return a specific archive box on request (charges apply).
Get in touch if you’d like to purchase any of our moving supplies:
Moving Straps, Boxes, Packing Paper, Archive Boxes, Wardrobe Boxes, Tape, Bubble Wrap, Moving Blankets, Furnisoft
Our shipping containers are perfect for tradespeople who need to store supplies or tools in central Edinburgh.
They’re easy to access too! You can drive right up to the double doors.