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Yorkshire firm stores up success in Harrogate

A Yorkshire firm is celebrating two years operating in Harrogate with the announcement of an expansion following a growth in sales.

McCarthy’s Removals and Storage has achieved a 40% increase in sales in six months, and to meet the extra demand the company has introduced another 50 self storage units to its site on Ripon Road.

The family firm, which has been operating a removals and storage service in Leeds for 40 years, moved into Harrogate in 2011 with a new storage facility.

The site started with 10,000 sq ft and 140 units, which has now more than doubled to 25,000 sq ft and almost 300 storage rooms. Two new members of staff have also been taken on.

McCarthy’s managing director Mike McCarthy explained the surge of interest in storage units: “Storage units can be taken for a number of reasons. Often it is a business looking for somewhere to safely keep surplus stock or store archives. Internet businesses trading on sites such as eBay are a growing market, as sometimes they don’t have any physical premises of their own.

“Other times the storage is used by homeowners looking to de-clutter their house, perhaps with a view to making it more sellable, or indeed in the current property market, many people are making the decision to sell their home, move into rented accommodation and then approach the market as a cash buyer.

“So in the meantime they want somewhere to store their possessions rather than unpacking everything multiple times.

“With the extra demand we’ve experienced we decided to introduce another 50 new units in the popular drive up style, which means those renting them can access them independently any time of the day or night by driving their vehicle straight up to its door.”

Prices for a self storage unit, which vary in size from that of a phone box to a tennis court, start from just £5. Unique pin code entry, CCTV and remote monitoring ensure the goods are kept secure and 24-hour access is available.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Mark Lane .