Student Storage

How Our Student Storage Works in Practice

Student storage sounds simple until the end of term arrives and you have a room full of belongings, a tenancy ending on a fixed date and a train home the next morning. We have been storing and moving people’s possessions since 1949, and over that time we have learnt that students need two things above all: a clear plan and someone who turns up when they said they would. This section explains what happens from the first phone call to the day your things come back.

Step one: tell us what you have

A rough list is enough to start. A typical student room might include a bed frame or mattress, a desk and chair, a few boxes of books, bedding, clothes, kitchen kit and perhaps a bike or a guitar. Sharing a house? Several housemates can often combine their belongings into one collection, which keeps things simple on the day.

Step two: packing

We can supply good-quality boxes and tape so you can pack in your own time during the last week of term. If exams leave you short of time, we can pack for you. Either way, label each box with your name and a short description of the contents. When several students share a collection, clear labels make sure everything comes back to the right person.

Step three: collection and storage

On the agreed date our team collects your belongings and takes them to our secure warehouse in Kent. Your items are placed in wooden storage containers, which are sealed and stacked inside the building rather than left in an open-access unit. That means fewer hands touching your things and less exposure to dust and damp than a garage or a friend’s spare room.

Step four: redelivery

Before term starts again, we arrange a date to bring everything to your new address. If your plans change over the summer, perhaps a new house falls through or you take a placement year, just let us know and we will work out the options with you.

Student Storage in Canterbury: Local Knowledge That Helps

Canterbury is a major university city, home to the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University among others. Our base on Salisbury Road puts us close to the campuses and to the streets of shared houses that fill with removal vans and family cars at the end of every academic year.

That local experience shapes how we plan. Campus residences often have set check-out times, limited loading areas and busy corridors on the final weekend of term. Terraced shared houses in the city usually rely on on-street parking. We build those details into the collection schedule so you are not standing on the pavement with your boxes. If you are moving into a new house share for September rather than going into storage, our student moving services guide explains how a small removal can be organised.

We also look after students at other Kent colleges, and parents who live further away often ask us to deal with collection while their son or daughter finishes exams. Our article on student storage options around Faversham covers students based nearer our head office.

What to Store and How to Pack It

Most students store far less than they think, but a few items cause most of the problems. Here is the advice our crews give every year.

• Wash and fully dry bedding, towels and clothes before packing. Damp fabric stored for months can develop mould.
• Empty and clean kettles, toasters and small fridges. Leave fridge doors slightly open once dry.
• Pack books in small boxes. A large box full of textbooks is too heavy to lift safely and can split.
• Wrap monitors, games consoles and musical instruments in soft layers and pack them upright.
• Do not store food, toiletries that could leak, aerosols, gas canisters or anything flammable.

Keep valuables, passports, laptops and important paperwork with you. Storage is for the bulky things you will not need over the break, not for items you might want in a hurry. Our guide on how to label boxes for moving is just as useful for a summer in storage as for a move between houses.

Choosing the right size of storage

Because we store in containers inside our warehouse, your quotation is based on what you actually need to store. If a group of housemates wants to combine items, we can advise whether a shared container makes sense. Graduates who need longer-term space while they find a job or a flat can ask about our domestic storage service as an option for longer stays.

Why Students and Parents Choose a Family Removals Firm

Handing your belongings to a company for the summer is a matter of trust. We are a family-run business, members of the British Association of Removers, and we work to the BAR Code of Practice, a Trading Standards Approved Code. Our removals service follows BS EN 12522, and we are registered with The Furniture & Home Improvement Ombudsman. Those standards apply just as much to a student’s six boxes as to a five-bedroom house.

You will receive a clear written quotation before anything is collected, so you know exactly what is included. Visits to the warehouse are possible by appointment if you need to retrieve something mid-break. For a wider look at the services we provide, see our storage services in Kent.

To book student storage, call our Canterbury office on 01227 463435 or send us your details through our quick student storage quote form.