who we are

Meet the Storage Partners team

At Storage Partners, we bring together over 100 years of combined experience at board level, uniting a unique blend of expertise across self-storage construction, commercial property development, investment, and operational management.

Our team has worked across major UK property sectors, overseeing complex builds, scaling successful businesses, and delivering operationally efficient, high-return assets.

Richard Davies

Managing Director, Investment & Operations

  • 30 years in property investment

  • Early stage Managing Director

  • Built and sold two self-storage companies

David Childs

Board Director, Site Acquisition & Special Projects

  • 40 years in commercial property

  • Former MD of the Kingfisher (B&Q) UK Property Company

  • Delivered & asset managed 10m sq.ft. of commercial space

Duncan Johnston

Board Director, Development & Risk Management

  • 40 years in property development, delivery & management

  • Ex-MD of a regeneration development company

  • Over £400m GDV in recent completed planning and £500m in pipeline

Our network of experts

All of these people are independent experts, but they’re aligned through one shared mission: to support clients and create Self Storage businesses that deliver stable, compounding, long-term profit.
No bloated overheads. No second-guessing. Just the right people, at the right time — under one roof.

Front-end experts

  • Data scientists and analysts developing G.E.R.T.I.E - helping you make location decisions with real intelligence

  • Building and site specialists - groundworks, roofing, structural, you name it

  • Strategic surveyors - who understand how self-storage works

Design & delivery experts

  • Design teams - briefed and steered by operator experience

  • CDM and risk professionals - covering all your HSE obligations

  • Development directors - used to navigating complex builds and managing CapEx budgets

Operations & sales experts

  • Brand and trademark consultants - to help you build a brand customers will love

  • Website creators - whether it’s off-the-shelf or custom CMS, we know what works

  • Digital marketing - experts who understand Self Storage marketing ROI

  • Sales trainers - to make sure you get the customer and not your competition

  • Business rates specialists - to reduce long-term operating cost

  • Systems architects - to align and integrate your tech stack

GET IN TOUCH

Get in touch to see how Storage Partners can help you maximise your profitability and not leave anything to chance…

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