Self storage in Teesside to protect your tools and equipment
Posted 16 Dec 2025
If you work with tools and equipment for a living, you’ll know they’re more than just “stuff”. They’re how you earn your money.
In Teesside, many trades, contractors and small businesses still keep tools in vans overnight or cram gear into garages and spare rooms. It’s not ideal – and in some cases, it’s risky and uncomfortable to live with.
That’s where self storage in Teesside comes in. With secure, drive-up container storage in Middlesbrough and Stockton, U Hold the Key gives you a simple way to protect your tools and equipment, keep everything organised, and free up space at home or at the yard.
Whether you’re an electrician in Billingham, a plumbing and heating engineer in Thornaby, a builder in Redcar or a landscaper covering Stockton and Hartlepool, you’ll probably recognise a few of these headaches:
A secure self storage unit gives you a dedicated base where your tools and equipment live – away from the street, away from prying eyes, and ready whenever you need them.
U Hold the Key specialises in container self storage – robust steel units in secure yards, all at ground level so you can back a van straight up to your store.
Across Teesside, we operate:
All three offer:
It’s a simple idea: you rent a container, we give you the key and gate fob, and you use it as your secure tool store for as long as you like.
Our Middlesbrough self storage site is on Station Road in South Bank, just off the A66 at South Tees Business Park roundabout, between Middlesbrough and Redcar. You’ll find us near A66 Tyres and Minster’s Van Hire.
If you’re working on projects around Middlesbrough, Redcar or along the coast, this site is a handy base to leave your tools and gear rather than taking everything home or leaving it on site.
Our Stockton Portrack Lane self storage site is at Portrack Court, near the town centre, directly opposite Tecaz bathroom showroom. It’s just off one of Stockton’s busiest trade and retail routes.
This location is popular with trades based around Portrack Industrial Estate, Teesside Industrial Estate and North Tees Industrial Estate who want a secure, central store for tools, materials and stock.
Our second Stockton self storage site sits at the other end of Portrack Lane, on Ascot Drive behind the Go Outdoors store, right by the A19 flyover.
If your work takes you across Teesside or you use the A19 for regional jobs, this site makes a brilliant, easy-stop base to load and unload tools and equipment as you travel.
Within normal self storage rules (for example, no illegal items, no fuel or explosives, and no live animals), you can store almost any tools or work equipment you rely on day to day.
Typical items include:
If you’re not sure about a particular item, our team can advise what’s suitable and how to store it safely.
Across our locations, we offer a range of container sizes – from compact units up to large and mega stores.
A rough guide for trades and businesses:
If you’re unsure what size you need, our team can talk you through your tools and equipment and help you choose – it’s easy to move up or down a size later if your needs change.
When you’re trusting us with your livelihood, security and reliability matter. Here’s how we help keep your tools and equipment safe:
Most of our Teesside sites are accessed via electronic gate systems – you’ll receive a programmed key fob that only operates the site where you rent your store. When you leave, the fob is deactivated.
At Middlesbrough, a security gatehouse and CCTV help control who comes and goes, with access limited to generous daytime and evening hours.
We supply a high-security lock with each unit and a key that’s yours to look after. Extra keys are available if several members of your team need access.
Only you (and people you trust) have access to your container. We may only open it in very limited circumstances – for example, for safety, legal requirements or urgent maintenance.
Our Teesside sites are protected by CCTV cameras and secure perimeter fencing, giving you an extra level of reassurance when you leave tools and plant on site.
Each container is checked and cleaned between hires, and is designed to be weatherproof. We also provide guidance on minimising condensation (for example, avoiding loading very wet items) and can offer moisture absorber products if you’re particularly concerned about sensitive equipment.
Once you’ve got your container, a bit of planning goes a long way. Here are some practical ideas to make your Teesside storage unit work like a mini workshop or warehouse:
Organised properly, your unit becomes less “big metal box” and more “tidy, secure workshop you can access whenever you need”.
Self storage for tools and equipment isn’t just for building trades. In Teesside, we see containers used by:
If you’ve got valuable kit you don’t want to leave in a van, on site or at home, a container at Middlesbrough or Stockton can make day-to-day life much easier.
That means you can load up early, drop tools off late, or fit visits around busy working days.
The minimum hire period is just one week. You pay for a month initially, then if you move out before the month ends, we refund any full unused days (subject to that minimum week).
No – you can keep your storage for as long or as little as you like, with no maximum duration. We’ll invoice you monthly until you let us know you’ve vacated and returned your key.
All our units are robust steel containers with high-security locks. Sites are protected with CCTV, secure gates, perimeter fencing and controlled access. Only customers and authorised staff can access the storage yards, and only you hold the key to your container.
You can:
If you’re looking for self storage in Teesside to protect your tools and equipment, U Hold the Key offers:
📞 Call 0800 389 43 19 or use our online booking tool to reserve your Teesside storage unit today.
Keep your tools safe, your van clear, and your working day that little bit easier.