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Container Self-Storage & Traders Association
The CSTA promotes professionalism, innovation and best practice for container self-storage operators and container traders, and for the specialist providers of equipment, systems and services who work with them.
Watch the filmThe CSTA in 56 seconds
Container Self-Storage Census 2026
A growing UK industry
1,218
container self-storage sites
70+ new sites opened in 2025
112,150
self-storage containers
up 11% in 2025
16.7M
sq ft of storage capacity
across the UK
684
operators
63% of respondents at 90–99% occupancy
UK, at 1 January 2026. CSTA Container Self-Storage Census 2026, sponsored by easyStorage. Read the Census summary
Who we bring together
Bringing the container industry together
- Self-storage operators. Standards, the Code of Practice, and a census of the container self-storage industry.
- Container sales & trading. Guidance for traded containers, from grading and re-marking to the Convention for Safe Containers.
- Innovators. A place for equipment, software and service companies to meet the operators who use their work.
Plus designers and architects of modular buildings, and suppliers of container equipment, accessories and services.
About the CSTAThe film
The CSTA in under a minute
The 2026 Census, the people the association brings together, what it does for them, and the 190+ companies in the member yard.
Membership
What the CSTA does
Accredited Member Scheme
The CSTA Accredited Member logo, and a directory customers can search.
Industry Code of Practice
A Code of Practice for container self-storage operators that local authorities, lenders and insurers can refer to.
CSC Awareness Course
One-day training on the Convention for Safe Containers, in-company or online.
The annual Census
Benchmarking data on the UK container self-storage market.
Events & awards
The annual conference, webinars and the CSTA Innovator Awards.
A voice for members
Representing members’ interests within industry, governmental and corporate environments.
The member yard
190+ member companies
Operators, traders, innovators and suppliers, in the UK and around the world.
The journal of the CSTA
Container Innovator
Industry news, case studies, the Innovator Awards and the annual Census, every quarter.
Coming up
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New Technology and Innovation
21 October 2026
Emerging developments and the opportunities they offer businesses across the sector.
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CSTA at Intermodal Europe 2026
10 November 2026 to 12 November 2026
Meet the CSTA on its stand. Members are invited to the traditional drinks reception on the stand on Tuesday 10 November, and save 20% on an Executive Visitor Pass.
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Container Shipping Trends and Container Demand Forecast for 2027
25 November 2026
The market forces that will shape the year ahead.
Latest news
All news
Membership 2027
Become an Accredited CSTA Member
Your company in the member directory, the Accredited Member logo, discounted places at CSTA meetings, members-only technical documents, and a Technical Secretary to answer technical and regulatory questions.
£295 or €355 or US$365, plus VAT in the UK
Join now and the rest of 2026 is free: membership runs to 31 December 2027.