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Self-storage units could be the next commodity to rocket in price thanks to the pandemic, as home movers and growing online businesses have pushed occupancy to record levels.
The use of self-storage units, which operate under brands such as Big Yellow, Safestore and Shurgard, has reached an all-time high according to a new report.
In total, 82 per cent of space in the warehouses was occupied in 2020: a six per cent leap annually and an increase of nearly a fifth in the past decade.
Self-storage facilities have been in greater demand since the pandemic started, because people have moved house, made room for home offices and started small businesses
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Small business owners may believe in the ethos behind apprenticeships, but many feel they lack the time, resources or knowhow to take on one themselves. Research by the Federation of Small Businesses found recruitment, time management and facilitating the 20% requirement for off-the-job training have been the biggest challenges for SMEs.
But taking on an apprentice can also be an opportunity to address skills gaps, or diversify into a new area. And there are considerable cost-saving benefits: the government covers 95% of training costs and apprentices are paid a minimum of £4.15 an hour for their first year.