What is Safestore Holdings Plc?
Safestore is the UK's largest self-storage group with 210 stores on 31 July 2025; comprising 139 in the UK (including 78 in London and the South East with the remainder in key metropolitan areas such as Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle, and Bristol), 32 in the Paris region, 16 in Spain, 16 in the Netherlands and seven in Belgium.
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Safestore is the UK's largest self-storage group with 210 stores on 31 July 2025; comprising 139 in the UK (including 78 in London and the South East with the remainder in key metropolitan areas such as Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle, and Bristol), 32 in the Paris region, 16 in Spain, 16 in the Netherlands and seven in Belgium. In addition, the Group operates seven stores in Germany under a Joint Venture agreement with Carlyle and 12 stores in Italy under a Joint Venture agreement with Nuveen. The company is listed on the LSE in UK, operating in the Real Estate sector, with a market capitalisation of 1.23B, and a P/E ratio of 18.8x.
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