FEDESSA Industry Report 2023

Every year at the FEDESSA Conference & Trade show, the European Industry Report is presented. This report contains the results of a survey conducted by FEDESSA. The survey will be administered to all organizations and companies affiliated with FEDESSA. The goal is to get a realistic picture of the self-storage industry in Europe.

Average rent

The average rent per square meter decreased slightly year-on-year, 286, down from 290 last year. Over the past five years, it did get more expensive, up nearly 15%. In the Netherlands we are almost always below this average amount, currently around 220. As you know, we have our own branches in the Netherlands where we exchange experience and information in the self-storage world. This still puts us below this Dutch average of 220,- per square meter per year.

Occupancy

The average occupancy rate is down, 78.5% in 2023 compared to 80% in 2022. This was still 81.5 percent in 2021, a downward trend over the past few years. The Netherlands is always above this average, at 80% in 2023, but in previous years it was at least 85%. So despite the Netherlands having an above-average occupancy rate, it is doing poorly compared to previous years. With our own branches, we have also experienced the same thing.

Self storage in Europe

Self Storage has always been a big market in the UK. The United Kingdom sits at 33% market share of all of Europe by 2023. Five years ago, it was 44%. This clearly shows how the Self Storage market is rapidly picking up in the rest of Europe. France went from 11 to 13.5 percent in the same five years and Germany from 6 to 10. The rest of Europe is growing faster than England, which is precisely a sign that the English market was developed much earlier. At Universal Storage Containers we also notice that Self Storage is still very new in certain countries, especially Southern and Eastern European countries, with the exception of Spain, are relatively new to this market.

Hoe liggen containerparken van USC in de markt?

Buitenopslag met de containerparken die wij bouwen ligt natuurlijk anders in de markt dan binnenopslag. Opmerkelijk is de stijging in “remotely managed stores”, geheel onafhankelijk opslaglocaties. Buitenopslag met onze containers is hier ideaal voor. Met Salland Storage hebben we al meer dan vijf jaar ervaring met onafhankelijke opslagparken. Klanten kunnen 24 uur per dag, 7 dagen per week bij hun spullen zonder dat er externe hulp voor nodig is. Natuurlijk is een geavanceerd beveiligingsysteem nodig om de veiligheid van de opslag te waarborgen, dit hebben we ook al behandeld in een ander artikel die u hier kunt lezen.

Daarnaast wordt duurzaamheid ook steeds belangrijker; 73% van de operators werken hier actief aan. Bij Universal Storage Containers is dit ook een actief onderwerp. Met zonnepanelen en ook greenroofs werken we aan een groen imago voor onze opslagcontainers. U kunt hier alles over lezen op onze duurzame oplossingen pagina.