Dedicated Loading Areas and Parking Spaces at Self-Storage Facilities

Imagine that today is moving day from your home or office. You have spent more than half of the day packing your items into the lorry and now it is time to take them to your storage facility. After battling traffic you arrive at your chosen storage facility only to find that there are a other vehicles inside the compound blocking your way creating even more delays as your day wears on.

This is one of the problems of storing your items in a warehouse complex or godown park in Nairobi. We cannot control what the other godown renters do, and sometimes their business ends up interfering with ours. This is not done intentionally, it’s just that many godown parks have not dedicated enough space for parking or circulation of large vehicles. Instead they have tried to maximise rentable warehouse area compromising vehicle space.

A well planned self-storage facility will have thought out how to ensure that clients can load and unload their goods, as well as park their vehicles in the most efficient way possible. At Storage Central, for example, the facility has 4 loading zones and 38 parking spaces. These are all well marked and have been placed to ensure that even when full, a lorry with a 40’ container can still manoeuvre within the grounds easily.

Having ample parking spaces also ensures that support vehicles, such as the car the owner of the goods arrives in, does not take up space in the loading area. By having dedicated parking spaces it allows the lorries to get on with their business.

When it comes to the vehicle loading bays, circulation and parking, make sure that your chosen self-storage facility has these areas clearly marked. Look and see if you think a large lorry can circulate easily in the parking area when other vehicles are there. This is important because if the loading and parking areas are compromised, it can cause delays in your unloading, resulting in extra costs for you.