Big Yellow self-storage development gets underway in Slough

By Nicky Godding

19 September 2023

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Big Yellow in Slough build

Main contractor MCS Group has started construction of a major new self-storage facility in Berkshire.

Work is underway on site to deliver a Big Yellow 62,000 sq ft (MLA) unit in Farnham Road, Slough. Located at Slough Trading Estate, on the site of a former Sainsbury's store, it has a 35-week build programme.

The three-storey building is expected to reach practical completion in March 2024. Big Yellow will follow on to fit out the building for a store opening in Summer 2024.

Keir Edmonds, managing director at Warwick-based MCS Group, said: “We are really excited to have been appointed by Big Yellow to deliver this very high quality self-storage facility.

“Self-storage is a buoyant and growing sector and we are looking forward to working alongside Big Yellow to deliver this fantastic facility for the people of Slough. It’s great to see the construction team on site and work underway.”

Nigel Hartley, construction director at Surrey-based Big Yellow, said: “We are pleased to be working once again with MCS. The construction activities have started well and we are optimistic this will prove to be a successful partnership.”

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Big Yellow features include a modern, purpose built store, every room individually alarmed with PIN code access, 24/7 externally monitored CCTV, staff on site seven days a week during trading hours, fire and smoke detection systems, extended hours access, forklifting service, offices available to rent from 28 days.

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MCS Group delivers projects across the industrial, storage and distribution sector. The company, which is celebrating its 20^th anniversary in 2023, has also built and refurbished more than 300 car dealerships including Audi, BMW, Mclaren and Jaguar Land Rover since its inception in 2003.

By Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe.

After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts.

She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.