18/11/2025
12:30am - 1:00pm
Seminar Theatre
Gavin Shields - Stora
Seminar overview
Industry Insight | Revenue | Storage
Self storage is one of the fastest-growing property sectors — and moving companies are uniquely placed to take advantage of it. In this session, Gavin Shields, founder and CEO of Stora, will share how movers can successfully diversify into storage to build recurring, higher-margin revenue streams. He’ll cover why storage is such a natural fit, the steps to launch without huge up-front investment, and the technology that keeps operations simple and profitable. Drawing on his own experience as an operator and examples from businesses worldwide, Gavin will highlight how movers can future-proof their business by adding storage.
Key benefits for the audience
Explore how automation and smart software make storage easy to run and profitable from day one
Understand why self storage is a natural and timely diversification opportunity for movers
Learn the practical steps to set up storage operations with minimal overhead
Discover common pitfalls and how to avoid them
See real-world examples of movers who have successfully added storage
Presented by

Gavin Shields, Stora
ABOUT GAVIN
Gavin Shields is the founder and CEO of Stora, the self storage software that helps operators grow their revenue, not their workload. Before founding Stora, Gavin launched and scaled startups and ran his own self storage business, giving him first-hand insight into the challenges of manual bookings, admin overhead, and limited growth tools. Today, Stora powers hundreds of operators worldwide.
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