Kelly's Storage

Kelly's Storage, mobile self storage in London, Surrey and Hertfordshire

Kelly's Storage is a family-run self storage company with over 80 years of experience in the sector. Its offering is built around mobile storage: the company brings a container to the customer's home, loads it and transports it to its facilities, and returns it when the customer requests it. The company presents itself as an alternative to hiring a van and driving yourself, with a collection and redelivery service included.

Storage services

The company's catalogue covers different types of storage:

• Self storage and storage with removals.
• Renovation storage.
• Storage for decluttering.
• Student storage.
• Business storage.
• Container storage.
• Home staging.
• Document storage.

The mobile storage service consists of bringing the container directly to the customer. For students, the company offers a service aimed at those returning home during the holidays.

Removals and specialist moves

In addition to storage, Kelly's Storage provides removals and storage services, retirement home moving, office relocation and museum relocation. In the latter case, the company states that, with over 80 years of experience in the field, items are handled and delivered with the utmost care. The company includes two removals firms within its family group: Woodend Removals and Chappell's Removals.

Container sizes and intended uses

The company offers a range of containers to match the space to the customer's actual volume. The catalogue shows the following capacities and indicative uses:

• 15 sq ft: a few boxes or garden tools; useful for decluttering or storing seasonal items.
• 25 sq ft: contents of a bedroom or several boxes; suitable for light storage or students.
• 35 sq ft: suitable for a studio flat, with space for furniture and boxes.
• 50 sq ft: the most popular size; holds the contents of a one-bedroom home, useful for moves or short-term storage.
• 70 sq ft: designed for small families; holds the furniture and belongings of a two-bedroom house.
• 105 sq ft: storage for a whole home; ideal for a three-bedroom house or full renovations.
• 125 sq ft: versatile; holds a three to four-bedroom house with space for bulky items.
• 140 sq ft: a spacious family option; holds large furniture, outdoor furniture and household extras.
• 175 sq ft: space for a whole home and more; ideal for a four-bedroom house or for combining home and business storage.
• 210 sq ft: large-scale storage; for a five-bedroom house or growing business inventory.
• 245 sq ft: additional capacity, with larger sizes available; for the contents of a very large home or a complete business operation.

Geographic coverage

The company provides mobile storage across London and the surrounding areas. The coverage areas it lists include, in Surrey, Guildford, Cobham, Weybridge, Esher, Woking, Godalming, Farnham, West Byfleet, Epsom, Leatherhead, Virginia Water, Walton-on-Thames, Ripley and Camberley. In London it mentions Kingston, Balham, Chelsea, Fulham, Battersea, Hammersmith, Shepards Bush, Kensington, Brixton, New Malden, Putney, Richmond, Surbiton, Sutton, Tooting, Teddington, Twickenham, Wandsworth, Westminster, Wimbledon, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Watford and Uxbridge. In Hertfordshire it mentions Borehamwood, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead, Radlett, Rickmansworth, St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, Hitchin and Knebworth. The locations listed in the site footer are Brixton, Byfleet, Camden, Chelsea, Guildford, Kingston, London, Luton, St Albans, Weybridge and Woking.

Security and how it works

The company describes its process in four steps: collection from your home, loading your belongings into the container, transport to its facilities and redelivery when the customer requests it. The facilities have 24-hour CCTV surveillance and facial recognition. The company also highlights flexible access so that customers can store or collect items whenever they need to.

Sustainability and social commitment

Kelly's Storage presents itself as a certified B Corp company, an accreditation the company describes as meeting verified standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability. Among the measures it mentions is the use of solar energy to power its offices and warehouse. The company states it has raised more than £850,000 for local communities and charities. In addition, since 2010 it has organised Kelly's Charity Events, an initiative founded by its directors that promotes charity events and sponsors sporting events such as cycling challenges and 10 km races; according to its data, it has raised more than £800,000 for local charities in London and Surrey. The company is part of the Self Storage Association United Kingdom.

Location and contact

Westfield Rd, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Guildford GU1 1SB · Phone: 0800 1077 250 · Email: inbox@kellystorage.co.uk