StorageBox

What StorageBox does

StorageBox Ltd is an Irish mobile self-storage company founded in 2013 by Vincent Smith and headquartered in Drogheda, Co. Meath. The company operates a direct-to-consumer model delivering portable storage containers (Student, Standard, and Large sizes) directly to customers' doors across Ireland, where customers pack at their own pace, lock the units with personal padlocks, and StorageBox handles transportation and secure warehouse storage. Service offerings span Personal Storage, Business Storage, Student Storage (StudentBox sub-brand), On-Site Storage for renovations, and Drive-Up Storage at four fixed locations (Drogheda, Slane, Dundalk, Balbriggan) with smartphone gate app access and CCTV monitoring via a Resure security partnership.

Revenue is generated through weekly rental fees (Student from €15, Standard from €27, Large from €54 per week), one-time delivery and collection fees (from €70), on-site warehouse access fees (€20), optional paid loading services (€60 per half hour), and bundled insurance coverage (€5,000-€10,000). Pricing discounts of 10-20% incentivize longer commitments and multi-unit rentals. The company maintains SEO-driven location landing pages targeting Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Wicklow, Monaghan, and broader Leinster.

The firm is founder-controlled and privately held with no external investment, parent company, or subsidiaries disclosed. StorageBox describes itself as a micro company with four core team members: Vincent Smith (founder), Joe Meade (logistics/scheduling since 2018), Nicole Wade (office management), and Niall Dempsey (logistics, joined early 2024). The company operates without a proprietary mobile app beyond the gate access utility, and does not deploy AI/ML capabilities in its service stack. Distribution is via website instant quote, phone bookings (0818 88 28 28), and direct delivery logistics — serving over 121 verified Google reviewers and maintaining strong local brand recall in the Irish self-storage market.

Name

StorageBox

Legal name

StorageBox Ltd

Website

https://storagebox.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

StorageBox Ltd is an Irish mobile self-storage company that delivers portable storage containers directly to residential, business, and student customers across Ireland, then collects and stores them in secure warehouses, supplemented by four drive-up storage facilities in Drogheda, Slane, Dundalk, and Balbriggan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Self-Storage Services

NAICS

General Warehousing and Storage (49311), Warehousing and Storage (493), Other Warehousing and Storage (493190)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Portable Storage Container Rental & Moving (HSAKAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Full-Service Storage (HSAKAHAB), Standard/Non-Climate Self-Storage (HSAKAGAB)

Keywords

• Mobile self storage
• Portable storage units
• Door-to-door storage
• Business storage solutions
• Student storage services

Headquarters

HQ city

Drogheda

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Mobile Storage Rental: Weekly rental fees for portable storage containers delivered to customer locations. Customers pay for the storage unit size and duration of rental. Pricing tiers include Standard, Large, and Student storage boxes with different volume capacities.
2. Delivery and Collection Services: One-time fees for delivery and collection of storage units. Delivery costs from €70 depending on location. On-site access fees of €20 when visiting warehouse.
3. Loading/Packing Services: Optional add-on service where StorageBox staff loads customer goods into containers for €60 per half hour over allocated time.
4. Insurance Coverage: Included insurance coverage: €5,000 per Standard StorageBox, €10,000 per Large StorageBox against fire, flood, and theft risks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

StorageBox delivers portable storage containers directly to customers' doors across Ireland for self-packing at the customer's own pace, then collects and stores the containers in secure warehouses and redelivers them when needed. In addition to mobile storage, the company operates drive-up self-storage units at warehouse locations in Drogheda, Dundalk, Slane, and Balbriggan, serving residential, business, student, and renovation customers with weekly rentals, delivery/collection, and optional loading services.

Product overview

StorageBox is a mobile self-storage company offering a unified portable storage solution across Ireland. The core product is the StorageBox mobile storage system, which consists of three container sizes (Standard StorageBox, Large StorageBox, and Student StorageBox) that are delivered to customers' doors for self-packing, then collected and stored in secure facilities. Alongside mobile storage, StorageBox operates drive-up storage facilities in Drogheda, Dundalk, Slane, and Balbriggan. The service offerings span Personal Storage, Business Storage, Student Storage, and On-Site Storage, all built on the same portable container platform with complementary warehouse infrastructure and technology features including smartphone gate app access and CCTV monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StudentBox: Student storage service offering from €15 weekly for students storing belongings between terms/semesters

Products and services

• Standard StorageBox Portable mobile storage container measuring 2.24m L x 2.14m H x 1.53m W with 7.5 m³ internal volume, suitable for storing average 1-bed apartment contents. Delivered to the customer's door for self-packing with their own padlock, collected and stored in secure warehouses, and redelivered when needed. Includes €5,000 of insurance coverage against fire, flood, and theft. From €27 per week.
• Large StorageBox Expanded metal frame portable container measuring 4.05m L x 1.94m H x 1.94m W with 15.5 m³ internal volume, suitable for storing average 3-bed house contents. Delivered to the customer's door, self-packed, collected, and stored in secure warehouses with optional 3-hour loading window. Includes €10,000 of insurance coverage. From €54 per week.
• Student StorageBox Compact portable storage container measuring 0.80m L x 0.80m H x 1.20m W with 0.75 m³ internal volume, holding roughly two large suitcases. Designed for students to store belongings between terms or during summer breaks, with door-to-door collection from student accommodation and return delivery to a new address. From €15 per week.
• Drive-Up Storage Units Physical self-storage units at StorageBox warehouse locations in Drogheda, Dundalk, Slane, and Balbriggan with drive-up access, smartphone gate-app access, 24/7 CCTV monitoring linked to Resure, and access from 6am to 8pm seven days a week. Drogheda units from less than €20 per week ex VAT; Slane units €45 per week with long-term rate of €37.50 per week and 20% off second unit.
• Business Storage Tailored mobile and drive-up storage solution for businesses to store archive documents, retail supplies, excess inventory, and commercial equipment. Available across Dublin, Meath, Louth, Wicklow, Kildare, Monaghan, Cavan, Offaly, Laois, Carlow, Wexford and other Irish counties with flexible access hours and optional loading/packing services to free up office space and reduce commercial premises overhead.
• On-Site Storage Storage container placed at the customer's property (driveway, lawn, or yard) during renovations or home improvement projects, allowing customers to keep belongings on-site while work is completed. Protects possessions from dust and debris, provides space for tradesmen to work efficiently, and securely stores building materials and equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 67% less workload compared to traditional self-storage
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• GoMini's: US-based portable storage container franchise operating a model structurally similar to StorageBox — smaller portable containers delivered to customer driveways. Useful comparable for unit economics and scaling playbook.
• 1-800-Pack-Rat: US portable storage container rental company delivering weatherproof containers to customer locations for self-packing. A direct analogue to StorageBox's mobile container service in a more developed US market.

Direct peers

• Access Self Storage: UK and Ireland self-storage operator offering traditional storage units to residential and business customers, competing with StorageBox's drive-up facilities in the same geographies.
• Big Box Self Storage: Irish self-storage provider operating multiple sites, competing directly with StorageBox for personal and business storage customers in the Republic of Ireland market.
• Door to Door Storage: Ireland-based mobile storage service offering portable container delivery and collection — directly competing with StorageBox's core mobile offering in the same Irish market.
• BOXIT Ireland: Irish mobile storage company providing portable container rental with delivery and collection, competing head-to-head with StorageBox for residential and business customers across Ireland.
• Storage King: Ireland-based self-storage chain operating multiple facilities, competing for the same residential and business customers as StorageBox, primarily through traditional drive-up units rather than mobile delivery.

Broad incumbents

• PODS: The dominant US-based portable storage container rental company, pioneering the door-to-door mobile storage model that StorageBox replicates in Ireland. While not operating in Ireland, it is the conceptual template for StorageBox's core offering.
• Shurgard Self Storage: Pan-European self-storage operator with facilities across Ireland offering traditional drive-up storage units. Direct competitor for StorageBox's drive-up and warehouse storage business lines.

Regional players

• LOVESPACE: UK-based mobile and full-service storage operator offering pickup, storage, and redelivery — the closest European analog to StorageBox's door-to-door model, though geographically confined to the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StorageBox.ie
• Instagraminstagram.com/storagebox.ie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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