CSTA

Membership 2027

Become an Accredited CSTA Member

Membership is open to operators of container self-storage facilities, container traders, and suppliers of equipment and services.

£295 a yearor €355 / US$365 · plus VAT in the UK Join now

202 member companies in 35 countries: operators, traders, innovators and suppliers, from single-yard businesses to global container companies.

What membership gives you

  • Found by customers. Your listing in the member directory and on the member map, searched by postcode or town, with enquiries sent straight to you.
  • The Accredited Member logo for your website, vans and signage, and your membership certificate.
  • Members-only documents: technical and operational guidance, the Code of Practice and presentations from CSTA events.
  • A Technical Secretary to answer your technical and regulatory questions.
  • Members’ webinars and the annual conference, with discounted places at CSTA meetings and partner events.
  • The Container Self-Storage Census and Container Innovator, the CSTA’s quarterly journal.
  • Your company news on the CSTA website, and the opportunity to hold a CSC Training and Awareness Course.
  • A voice for the industry: the association represents members’ interests with industry, government and corporate bodies.

How to join

  1. 1

    Tell us about the company

    The form below takes about five minutes.

  2. 2

    Pay by card, or ask for an invoice

    By card on Stripe’s secure page, in pounds, euros or dollars. Or we email an invoice your accounts team can pay online or by bank transfer.

  3. 3

    You’re a member

    Your listing goes live as soon as the fee is paid, with a sign-in for the members’ area.

Join the CSTA

Membership is open to any business in the industry, new or long established, that agrees to follow the CSTA Code of Conduct.

The company

What does the company do?

Choose all that apply.

This becomes your directory listing. You can change it later.

PNG, JPG or WebP, up to 4 MB. You can add or change it later in the members' area.

Decides whether UK VAT applies.

For your invoice, so Stripe’s payment page need not ask again. Not published.

Not published.

You

The Code of Conduct

This is the company’s signature on the Code. We keep your name, job title and today’s date with it, and you can see the signed declaration in the members’ area.

Membership fee

Join now and the rest of 2026 is free: membership runs to 31 December 2027. UK companies pay in pounds, with VAT on top; businesses elsewhere can add their VAT number at checkout.

Paying by invoice? Add your accounts email or purchase order number

Printed on your invoice.

By card: you pay on Stripe’s secure page (card details never reach this website) and your listing goes live straight away. By invoice: Stripe emails the invoice with 30 days to pay, online or by bank transfer, and your membership starts when it is paid. Either way you get a VAT invoice.

We use these details to process your application and, once you are a member, to run your listing. See privacy.

Questions about joining

Who can join the CSTA?

Operators of container self-storage facilities, container sales and trading companies, innovators in container design and technology, and suppliers of equipment, systems and services to the industry, in the UK or anywhere else in the world, whether newly started or long established. Every member agrees to follow the CSTA Code of Conduct.

What does membership cost?

£295 a year, or €355 or US$365. UK companies pay VAT on top. Join now and the rest of 2026 is free: membership runs to 31 December 2027. Pay by card when you join, or ask for an invoice.

Is VAT charged?

Companies in the United Kingdom pay UK VAT at 20% on top of the fee. Businesses elsewhere pay no UK VAT and their invoice notes the reverse charge. Add your VAT number on the form or at checkout and it is printed on your VAT invoice.

Can we pay by invoice or bank transfer?

Yes. Choose “Send us an invoice” and we email a VAT invoice with 30 days to pay, online by card or by bank transfer. Add your accounts team’s email and a purchase order number if you need them on it. Membership starts as soon as the invoice is paid.

How soon is our listing live?

Straight away if you pay by card: your company appears in the member directory and on the map, and we email a link to choose your password for the members’ area. By invoice, the listing goes live the moment the invoice is paid.

What is the Code of Conduct?

The standards every member agrees to (October 2026 edition): fair contracts and clear prices, safe sites and containers, insurance, legal compliance and how complaints are handled. The person applying signs it for the company; the signed declaration is kept in the members’ area.

What is in the members’ area?

Your listing and logo, your sites on the member map, the enquiries customers send you, the Accredited Member logo and your membership certificate, 82 members-only documents (technical guidance, the Code of Practice and presentations from CSTA events), and details of members’ webinars.

Something else? Ask the secretariat.