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secure temperature-controlled storage solutions for moving home at Abels

Secure Storage Services for Homes & Businesses

A managed storage service, not a self storage unit: we collect, catalogue, store and redeliver, so your belongings are looked after at every stage.

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For over 60 years, Abels has provided storage services for homes and businesses across the UK, from a few boxes between moves to entire households and business archives held for years. We also hold a Royal Warrant, a distinction no other major UK removal company holds, and every item that comes into storage is handled by our own security-cleared team rather than left for you to load and unload yourself, so there’s less to worry about at every stage, door to door.

Our Storage Solutions Include

Every storage plan starts with a survey or a conversation with your Relocation Consultant, so we store exactly what you need for exactly as long as you need it. Whether it’s home storage for a house move or business storage for stock and equipment, our storage services cover:

  • Short-term storage, for the gap between moving out and moving in, extra space during a renovation, or student storage over the summer break between university terms
  • Long-term storage, for anything you’re not ready to part with but don’t have room for right now
  • Furniture storage, for full households, individual pieces such as beds, wardrobes and chests of drawers, or a business’s stock and equipment
  • Art and antique storage, in purpose-built, climate-controlled facilities for valuable and fragile collections
  • Vehicle storage, in temperature controlled facilities, with optional air chamber protection for extra protection during long-term storage
  • Specialist storage, for pianos, chandeliers and other awkward or high-value items needing bespoke crating

Business storage, covering archives, stock and equipment for organisations rather than households, is also available through our commercial storage solutions.

secure temperature-controlled storage solutions for moving home at Abels

Our Storage Service: Home Collection, Digital Cataloguing and Redelivery

Here’s how our storage works, step by step. Unlike a traditional self storage unit, you don’t drive your own belongings to a facility and load them into a space yourself. Our team collects everything from your home or office as part of a door-to-door service, prepares it with sustainable packaging matched to each item, and records it on a digital inventory before it goes into one of our secure storage facilities. That inventory means you always know what’s in storage and can request specific items back rather than working through unlabelled boxes, freeing up more space at home without the clutter of things you can’t currently place anywhere.

When you’re ready, we deliver everything back to your new address, new home, or wherever it’s needed next, whether that’s moving home locally or into a property you’ve not lived in before. If your plans change partway through, your Relocation Consultant can adjust the storage period rather than locking you into a fixed term, so customers aren’t paying for space they no longer need.

Secure, Climate-Controlled Storage Facilities

Every Abels storage facility is HMRC customs bonded and fully alarmed with 24-hour monitoring, so security isn’t left to chance. Facilities are also climate-controlled, which matters most for fine art, antiques, pianos and other items sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity, and useful for ordinary household storage too, since it protects furniture, fabrics and electronics from damp over a long storage period.

For cover while your belongings are with us, we offer MoveProtect, a modern alternative to traditional storage insurance, so you’re not relying on a generic home policy that may not cover items in a third-party facility.

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Short-Term or Long-Term, Storage Services That Fit Your Move

Storage needs rarely fit neatly into a fixed box size or a set number of months, which is one of the main differences between what we offer and a standard storage unit. A short move overlap might need a few weeks of storage for the contents of a single room, such as a bedroom cleared before a renovation; a downsizing move or an extended posting abroad might need a full house in storage for a year or more. Because our storage is scoped around what you’re actually storing rather than a unit size you have to pick in advance, the space and the cost reflect your actual belongings rather than the nearest unit up, which can save money for smaller or more efficient loads. It’s a practical, affordable and flexible way to store, since you’re not paying for a fixed unit you don’t need.

We store for customers across multiple locations in the UK, including a dedicated London storage service for customers in and around the capital, and our team can transport belongings between your property and our facilities as part of the same service, so transportation and storage are arranged together rather than as two separate bookings.

Many businesses end up using a mix of both, short-term storage to cover a busy period or an office move, and long-term storage for archives or seasonal stock, which your consultant can plan for from the outset rather than treating each as a separate booking. For businesses, that kind of dedicated storage also brings predictable monthly costs and professional inventory management, rather than juggling ad hoc space as needs change.

Our Accreditations

Storage Accreditations, Independently Audited

Abels holds current membership of the British Association of Removers (BAR, membership A001) and follows BAR’s Code of Practice, along with the BAR Advance Payment Guarantee scheme, which protects you financially if a mover ceases trading. We’re also FIDI-certified to FAIM Plus standard and hold ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 27001 certification, covering quality, environmental management, health and safety, and information security, the last of which extends to how your inventory records are stored and accessed. For international storage and relocation, we’re a member of the International Association of Movers (IAM) and an authorised member of the Movers Trading Club (MTC), registered with the US Federal Maritime Commission.

Ready to Store With Abels?

Whether you need storage for a few weeks between moves or a few years for a business archive, the starting point is the same: tell us what you need to store and for how long, and your Relocation Consultant will scope the right solution and a written quote to match, keeping the process as convenient and stress free as the rest of your move.

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Common Questions

How much does storage cost?

Cost depends on the volume of what you’re storing, how long it’s stored for, and whether it needs climate control or specialist handling. We provide a written quote after a survey or a detailed conversation about what you’re storing, rather than a fixed per-square-foot rate, so the price reflects your actual belongings rather than a generic unit size. It’s worth comparing this kind of pricing against a standard self storage unit, since our pricing reflects what you’re actually storing rather than the nearest unit size up.

Is this the same as renting a self storage unit?

No. A traditional self storage unit is typically a secure room or locker within a larger building that you transport, load and access yourself. With Abels, our own team collects, packs, catalogues, stores and redelivers everything, so you’re not handling the heavy lifting or working out what size unit to book.

Can I access my things while they're in storage?

Yes. Because everything is logged on a digital inventory, you can request specific items back without needing to search through a unit yourself. How often you’re likely to need access is worth raising with your consultant at survey stage, since it shapes whether short-term or long-term storage is the better fit, and how retrieval works for your particular plan.

What's the difference between short-term and long-term storage?

Short-term storage suits gaps of a few weeks, typically between moving out of one property and into another, or while a renovation is underway. Long-term storage suits anything held for months or years, such as a downsizing move, an extended posting abroad, or a business archive. Your consultant can also switch you between the two if your plans change.

How does storage fit around a house move?

Storage is often used to bridge a house move when your old home and new home don’t line up on the same date, so you’re not forced to time everything perfectly. It also works well if you’re decluttering before a move and want somewhere to put things you’re not ready to part with, without living around boxes in the meantime.

Do you offer home storage as well as business storage?

Yes. Home storage covers everything from a few boxes to a full household, while business storage covers archives, stock and equipment for organisations. Both follow the same survey-first approach, so the plan is scoped around what you’re actually storing either way.

Is my storage insured?

We offer MoveProtect, a modern alternative to traditional storage insurance, so your belongings are covered while they’re with us. Storage operators generally base cover on the value of what’s being stored rather than a flat rate, so it’s worth comparing what any provider offers before you book, since a standard home contents policy often doesn’t cover items held in a third-party facility.

Do you store business items as well as household belongings?

Yes. Alongside household storage, we hold archives, stock and equipment for businesses, with the same survey-first approach to plan what’s being stored and for how long. See our business storage solutions for more detail.

Can you store valuable or fragile items like art, antiques or a piano?

Yes. These go into our specialist and art and antique storage services, with purpose-built, climate-controlled facilities and crating designed around the specific item rather than general household storage.

What happens to my belongings if I need them back sooner than planned?

Your Relocation Consultant can adjust your storage period and arrange redelivery, since our storage isn’t tied to a fixed minimum term the way some self storage contracts are.

How much storage space do I need?

There’s no unit size to guess at upfront. At survey, your consultant works out roughly how much storage space your belongings will need, whether that’s a few boxes or the contents of a full house, and the quote is based on that rather than a standard unit you’d have to size yourself.

Do you supply storage boxes and packing materials?

Yes. We provide storage boxes and other packing materials matched to what’s being stored, whether you’re packing everything yourself or leaving it to our team, so items are protected before they’re transported for delivery to one of our facilities.
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See how our Secure Storage Solutions can help you

Let Abels show you how the right storage solution can not only make space, but also be the affordable solution when moving home, renovating or moving between countries.