Dainton

Dainton is a family-owned British storage and facilities company that has been trading since 1980. It describes itself as "family-owned and proudly independent" and operates 13 sites across the South West of England and South Wales. Its core activities are secure self storage, the sale, hire and conversion of shipping containers, and the supply of portable and modular buildings, alongside a set of business services aimed at commercial customers. The company's self storage offer is aimed at both households and businesses, with drive-up convenience, 24/7 CCTV and on-site teams. Alongside standard self storage units, Dainton provides storage insurance, packing supplies and a storage size guide to help customers choose the right unit. Its business services extend beyond self storage into warehousing and commercial units, office space, secure compound yards, and vehicle and caravan storage. Dainton states that its business parks support over 2,000 companies with warehouses, offices and compounds. A second pillar of the business is portable buildings. Dainton supplies anti-vandal units, cabins, toilets and showers, modular buildings and bespoke cabins, and it also buys used units and offers them for hire. The third pillar is shipping containers: Dainton sells, hires and converts containers, and provides a transport and delivery service using lorry and crane equipment. The company says it can deliver or collect portable buildings, modular buildings and shipping containers anywhere in the UK, with depots in Heathfield, Barnstaple, Bridgend, Gloucester, Newport and St Austell. Dainton's depot network spans Barnstaple, Bridgend, Bridgwater, Bristol, Gloucester, Heathfield, Newport, Paignton, Plymouth (Lee Mill), Redruth, St Austell, Swansea and Torquay. The company positions itself around trust, local presence and personal service, emphasising that it is part of the communities it serves. It remains privately held and family-owned, with no public listing.

Dainton has been trading since 1980, when it began providing storage and space solutions in the South West of England. Over more than four decades it grew from its original base into a multi-site operator, and it now describes itself as having been "providing space that adapts to life and business" for over 40 years. The company expanded across the South West and into South Wales, building a network of 13 sites. Its depot list includes Barnstaple, Bridgend, Bridgwater, Bristol, Gloucester, Heathfield, Newport, Paignton, Plymouth (Lee Mill), Redruth, St Austell, Swansea and Torquay. This footprint supports both its self storage operations and its portable buildings and shipping container businesses. Alongside self storage, Dainton developed a portable buildings division supplying anti-vandal units, cabins, toilets and showers, modular buildings and bespoke cabins, with options to buy, hire or sell used units. It also built a shipping container business covering sale, hire and conversion, supported by its own transport and delivery capability using lorry and crane equipment. The company states that its preferred hauliers operate a Volvo FM2 with a PM65 TPM crane capable of lifting 3 tons at 15 metres, and that it can deliver or collect portable buildings, modular buildings and shipping containers anywhere in the UK. A further strand of the business is its business services and business parks, which provide warehousing, commercial units, office space, secure compounds and vehicle storage. Dainton says these business parks support over 2,000 companies. Throughout its history the company has remained family-owned and independent, and it continues to emphasise long-standing customer relationships and community involvement in the areas it serves.

• 1980

  Dainton begins trading, providing storage and space solutions in the South West of England.

• Company grows to operate 13 sites across the South West of England and South Wales.

• Dainton expands into portable buildings, shipping containers and business services alongside self storage.

Family-owned, independent provider of flexible storage, portable buildings and business space in the South West of England and South Wales, emphasising trust, local presence and personal service.

• Self storage

  Secure self storage units for homes and businesses, with drive-up convenience, 24/7 CCTV and on-site teams.

• Business storage and warehousing

  Secure, flexible units and larger warehousing spaces for tools, stock, equipment and industrial needs.

• Office space

  Affordable, professional offices with flexible terms.

• Secure compound yards

  Outdoor plots for machinery, trailers or trade use.

• Vehicle and caravan storage

  Safe, accessible parking for vans, boats or caravans.

• Shipping containers

  Containers available to hire, buy or customise, with conversion services.

• Portable buildings

  Anti-vandal units, cabins, toilets and showers, modular buildings and bespoke cabins.

• Transport and delivery

  Lorry and crane transport service for portable buildings, modular buildings and shipping containers across the UK.

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