Start-up: AD Porta

Martin Jackson from AD Porta first approached Attic Self Storage in early 2010, enquiring about renting a mailbox.

Martin Jackson from AD Porta first approached Attic Self Storage in early 2010, enquiring about renting a mailbox. He had just set up a new business, and wanted a non-residential, professional sounding address to use.

“I was immediately attracted to Attic by their professionalism, how friendly and helpful the staff were, and the fact that I could stay in the same place for several years. I knew that if the business grew successfully, I would be able to get the space I needed on site, without having to change my address and all the associated paperwork.”

In the following 5 years, AD Porta went on to become a successful rail security operator, winning multi-million pound contracts from blue-chip giants including Balfour Beaty, BBMV, Transport for London and Crossrail. Along the way, firm friendships were forged between the team at Attic at Martin, who rented storage space and offices from our East London site in Bow. Martin has now disposed of the rail security part of the business and transformed the business into a health & safety consultancy.

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The price that we quote for storage costs includes all service charges, maintenance charges, and rates and also VAT where this applies.  You will need to make sure you have a Protection Plan but we are able to arrange this for you too. Other than that, if you’re storing at Bow, you just need a padlock. You are welcome to bring your own or we do sell them in-store too if this is easier. That’s it – there are no other charges. What’s more, unlike some other companies, we provide complimentary 24-hour free access, free WiFi, use of our trolleys, and a free goods receipt and dispatch service. If you have any concerns about costs then please speak to a member of our team.

We are able to protect your goods with Protection Plan using an arrangement with our industry specialist insurance brokers. With knowledge of the self-storage industry and customer needs, in the unlikely event of loss or damage they handle and process claims quickly and with minimum hassle. We do need to charge for the administration costs of this protection and these charges will be added to your storage costs. You are perfectly welcome to take out your own insurance cover but since it is a requirement of the Self Storage Association UK, we will have to ask for evidence that you have this in place before you can move your things in. Most of our customers do however prefer to use our arrangements as it is the most convenient option.

We invoice all of our clients on a 4-weekly basis, so you’ll always make your payment on the same day every four weeks. We accept credit or debit card payments but don’t accept cash or cheques. You can manage all your payments easily from your online account.