If you run an e-commerce business, our self storage in Gateshead will be helpful, offering you the space you need to grow your business. Read on to find out how we will help and what we have on offer. 

In 2024, there were 166,052 registered e-commerce businesses in the UK. From 2020, this number has steadily increased by 30,000+ each year. This is not surprising as running your own e-commerce business allows for flexibility and freedom. This is something that many of us were craving after the years spent in lockdown.

Running your own business allows you to set your own hours, work from home and to work around your family and personal life. If you are running your business from your home, there will come a point where you run out of room to store all your business assets. Continuing to work from your dining room table or spare room will just stifle your business growth. 

Our Gateshead storage is here to help. Within this article, we will let you know how and what it has on offer. 

Using Self Storage In Gateshead For An E-commerce Business

Self storage will be a big help for your e-commerce business. Within this section, we are going to let you know how. 

The Right Space For Your Business 

Using self storage will give you access to a variety of storage spaces that you can choose from. Having a large variety of units will mean that you are more likely to find a storage space that works with your business. 

Our self storage in Gateshead ranges from 10 sq ft to 1000+ sq ft. This means that no matter where your business is at right now or where it is headed, we will have a unit that works for you and your business. 

Room To Grow

Having the right space for your business means that your business will have the space it needs to truly grow and thrive. You need space in order to be able to store more inventory and equipment and to make room for employees, as you reach that point. Our Gateshead storage will give you this space. 

Flexible Rental Contracts

With our storage, your unit will always work with your business as it grows and evolves. This is because we offer fully flexible rental contracts. This means that you will be able to upsize your storage as your business grows. 

You will also be able to add to your storage during busy time periods like Christmas. This has proven to be very helpful to many of our business customers including Florence Ledwith from Envy Shoes. She had this to say about our flexibility:

“The flexibility is massive for us. Say it got to Christmas and we’d totally run out of space, I could take on something else for just a short period of time. You don’t get that anywhere else.” 

Cost-Effective 

Realising you need more space for your business to grow will leave you with two choices. You can either use self storage or you could buy your own business space. 

Local commercial real estate agents, such as Rooks Matthew Sawyer, will be able to help you to find a business property but you are looking at paying much more than you would for self storage. 

To buy a commercial property, you are looking at anything from £30,000 up to £900,000. And, once you have bought it, that is your business space. If your business outgrows the space, you will have to put it on the market and wait for it to sell before you can upgrade to a larger space. It is not only less cost effective to buy your own space but it is also much harder to change your space to match the rate at which your business is evolving. 

Safe And Secure Storage 

All professional self storage will be equipped with a high level of security. When looking at storage facilities, you should be asking about the security features that are in place. 

All of our units are fitted with an alarm and smoke and fire detection systems. There is 24/7 CCTV surveillance around the entire Gateshead facility and we have pin-code access. This will mean that you will be given a unique pin-code which will allow you access to your unit whilst keeping other people’s units safe and secure. 

Better Work/Life Balance

When you are the founder of your business, it can be really hard to switch off from it.  You want your business to be successful and to grow to the next level and this may lead to your working for long hours. This is not a good idea as it will lead to you feeling stressed, exhausted and could even lead to you burning out. 

Moving your business to a storage unit will mean that you have a dedicated space in which to work. This will mean that you can set boundaries for when you would like to be done for the day or how many hours/days you work each week. Having a dedicated workspace that is not in your home will make it much easier to stick to these kinds of boundaries. And, whilst at home, you can get back to enjoying spending time with your family, friends and relaxing. 

Ready For Self Storage In Gateshead To Help Your Business? 

Using storage for your e-commerce business will be a great idea as you will be able to find the right space that will allow your business to grow. And when your business outgrows that space, you can upsize to a new unit with our flexible rental contracts. 

Self storage is a very cost effective way to have a dedicated workspace which will be equipped with a high level of security meaning your business assets will be safe.

Having a dedicated workspace will also mean that you can redevelop a better work/life balance. This is  really important, particularly with people who run their own businesses.

Explore what our self storage in Gateshead has on offer or call: 0191 429 7360 for more information.