The Storage Sessions

Storage Sessions Ep. 3 - Emma Chesterton, Storage KingEmma Chesterton is now Head of UK Property at Storage King, where she's helped take the business from six stores to 47.In this episode she talks us through how a site gets appraised, what makes her walk away from a deal, whether the UK market is heading for saturation, and the acquisition she completed entirely by fax machine.

Paul Wesker went from ripping up carpets at flood-damaged properties as a teenager to helping scale a 30-site self storage business. In this episode he joins Sarah to talk revenue management, the challenges as you grow past a handful of sites, and why he once filled 3,500 sq ft of storage space with Cheshire's largest aquarium.Paul is Commercial Director at Flexus Group, a co-founder of Shore Store, a founding member of the SSA UK Young Storage Network, and became SSA Chair in June 2025.

Storage Sessions Ep. 1 - Fred, Co-Founder of HoldThe inaugural episode of The Storage Sessions with Frederic de Ryckman de Betz. Fred had been to eight schools in eight countries by the age of twelve, was running an aluminium die casting company at 24, and left a partner-track finance career for property just before the crash. He opened his first self storage store in March 2008 and has spent nearly twenty years in the sector since, founding Attic, and now Hold.He joins us to talk about building in London, why he'd ban twelve weeks half price, what the industry gets wrong about store maturity, and being the first operator in the UK to fit a store with electronic locks.The Young Storage Network is the SSA UK's group for people under 40 working in self storage. Membership is free if your business is an SSA member.🎙️ Hosted by Sarah Manning🔗 www.ssauk.com#SelfStorage #StorageSessions #YoungStorageNetwork #SSAUK #London