Safestore Self Storage 05:56 25.11.2021 1,321.00p About us Overview and History Investors in People Property portfolio Board of Directors UK’s largest self storage group with 163 stores Safestore is the UK's largest self-storage group with 163 stores, comprising 125 wholly owned stores in the UK (including over 70 in London and the South East with the remainder in key metropolitan areas such as Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Bristol), 28 wholly owned stores in the Paris region, 6 stores in the Netherlands and 4 stores within Barcelona, Spain. Safestore was founded in the UK in 1998. It acquired the French business “Une Pièce en Plus” in 2004 which was founded in 1998 by the current Safestore Group CEO Frederic Vecchioli. Our History 2020 Joint venture with Carlyle acquired: Lokabox (six prime freehold locations in Belgium) in Jun 2020 Opslag XL in the Netherlands (two locations The Hague and Hilversum) in Dec 2020 125,000 sq ft of new MLA added in the UK with openings in London-Carshalton, Gateshead and Sheffield Development sites London Bermondsey and London Park West Place acquired in the period 39,000 sq ft added with extensions of Bedford, Barking and Chingford stores in the UK and Glòries in Barcelona Two Freehold interests of existing stores acquired: Basildon and Glories (Barcelona) New 15 year lease signed on Notting Hill store 2019 Acquisition of OMB Self storage (four stores in central Barcelona) on 30 December 2019 Established Joint Venture with Carlyle which acquired M3 Self Storage in the Netherlands (six stores in Amsterdam and Haarlem) Two stores joined the Safestore group in London through the acquisition of Fort Box Self Storage. The storage facilities based in Chelsea and St. Johns Wood bring the total number of storage locations in the UK to 122 with 46 of those being in London Opened new purpose-built stores in Peterborough and Merry Hill (Oct 2019) making a total of 120 stores in the UK Safestore London Cranford - Heathrow was added to the UK store group (acquired from Salus Services Ltd trading as Ready Steady Store Heathrow) 2018 August: Une Piéce en Plus opened a new store in Poissy in Paris. June: Safestore opened a store in Paddington Marble Arch, London. April: Safestore opened a new store in Mitcham, London. 2017 November: Safestore completes the acquisition of Alligator Self Storage, adding a further 12 stores to the UK operation. June: Une Piéce en Plus opens a new store at Combs-la-Ville in Paris. 2016 December: The Safestore Group has a total of 134 self storage centres. 109 in the UK and 25 in the Paris region. November: A new store in Chiswick opens. October: Une Piéce En Plus opens a new store in Emerainville. September: A new store in Altrincham and a relocated store in Birmingham opens. August: A newly built store opens at the existing Wandsworth location. July: Safestore confirms the acquisition of Space Maker adding 12 stores to the UK operation. 2015 Safestore has nearly 100 stores in the UK including two business centres trading under the Safestore name and a further 24 stores in Paris trading as Une Pièce en Plus. In October Safestore was promoted from the reserve list into the full FTSE 250 index. 2014 In January, Richard Grainger retired from the Board of Safestore and Alan Lewis was formally appointed Non-executive Chairman of the Company. 2013 In September, Frederic Vecchioli, the President of our successful Une Pièce en Plus business in France, was appointed as Chief Executive. In May, Andy Jones was appointed as Chief Financial Officer. 2012 Safestore opens two new stores in the UK and two more in Paris. 2011 Peter Gowers appointed Chief Executive Officer upon the retirement of Steve Williams. Frederic Vecchioli appointed to the main Board. Safestore aired its first TV ad campaign this year. More than one million people viewed the ad on YouTube – view the ad here. 2010 Signed a six year Management Contract for Space Maker Self Storage 2009 Safestore has more than 90 stores in the UK including 3 business centres trading under the Safestore name and a further 22 stores in Paris trading as Une Pièce en Plus. Safestore continues to grow through new store openings and has many more at various stages of planning due to open soon. 2008 John von Spreckelsen leaves Safestore and Richard Grainger is appointed as Non-executive Chairman. 2007 In March, Safestore successfully listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. The offer price was set at £2.40 per ordinary share implying a market capitalisation of approximately £449 million and an enterprise value of £661 million. 2006 Safestore acquired Selfstore adding three stores to the group portfolio in the North West. 2005 Safestore invested significant capital into the Spaces stores to improve the facilities offered and re-branding to create a national company under the Safestore brand. Safestore acquired Storage World with two stores in Greater Manchester. Safestore acquired 17 stores from Access France and disposed of seven of the non-core stores, adding 10 stores to Une Pièce en Plus, the Group’s French subsidiary. These were all re-branded Une Pièce en Plus. 2004 Safestore acquired Mentmore plc who were trading under the ‘Spaces’ brand for £209 million. The acquisition added 31 freehold/long leasehold and 16 short leasehold stores, under the ‘Spaces’ brand and seven sites in France under the ‘Une Pièce en Plus’ brand. This created a chain of 79 stores and made Safestore the No.1 self storage provider in the UK and second largest in Europe. John von Spreckelsen joins the Board as Non-executive Chairman. 2003 De-listed from AIM after £39.8 million Management Buyout led by Steve Williams and supported by Bridgepoint. 2002 Steve Williams appointed as Chief Executive. Richard Hodsden appointed as Chief Financial Officer. 2001 Steve Williams joins as Chief Operating Officer. 2000 Soros Real Estate partners make a £14.2 million subscription. 1999 Prestbury Group make a £10 million subscription. 1998 Safestore begins trading with the purchase of 3 freehold properties in London. Safestore floats on AIM (Alternative Investment Market). Safestore acquires Metrostore. 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