A Japanese steel engineering company has come up with an ingenious way of securely storing hundreds and even thousands of bikes! TheBike Tree is a fully mechanized locker system that electronically tags the bicycle and takes it via a conveyor belt to a internal storage area.
When it is time to collect a bicycle, the owner swipes a card through a reader which located at the entrance and the bicycle is returned via the same automated system, taking between 15 seconds and one minute to retrieve depending on the capacity of the storage area.
The Bike Tree, now in operation in various train stations in Tokyo, can store between 600 and 6,000 bicycles. And the cost to the user? Roughly ¥1,800 (£13.50) for a secure monthly bicycle parking spot with additional discounts for students.
Sometimes we all find products that transform their everyday lives and we wonder how we ever survived without them. Then there’s the Scooter-Cooler – one of those products that won’t transform your life but would love to have…. (more…)
Calling all Camden Residents! Join Camden Council in helping them define their vision for being a sustainable, low carbon borough by 2030!
Recently Camden Council have been active in promoting green issues throughout the borough and is eager to involve as many residents as possible in their discussions. The focus will be on providing energy-saving tips for the home, practical food-growing and also a free bicycle surgery for all those cyclists.
As word spreads that there is self storage company just up the road from The Stables Market, more and more traders are deciding to take space.
One trader in fact has moved lock, stock and barrel from the market into CityStore. Roomscape, a company that specialises in vintage and retro antiques, asked us to create a large unit that he could use as a showroom for potential buyers.
With free access to the centre 7 days a week via pincode, Sergio from Roomscape has found a great solution.
CityStore Self-Storage in Camden Town have installed state of the art security systems for their new store so that customers can be assured that their goods will be safe and secure. (more…)
When moving house you have to be careful not to make boxes too heavy. Individual items like books are light on their own but if you put 30 in a box it can end up being too heavy to lift. So make sure you buy the right size box for the things you are looking to pack. (more…)
Business self-storage is now booming, as more and more businesses realise the benefits of taking storage space off-site in locations that are the most convenient to them. But what are these benefits? Read on…. (more…)
CityStore Self-Storage opened its new storage centre in Chalk Farm, Camden NW1, only a few steps away from The Roundhouse Theatre on July 1st this year. (more…)
