Safestore Holdings plc is a self-storage company. The company is headquartered in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire and currently employs 800 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-03-09. The firm is engaged in the provision of self-storage accommodation and related services. The firm's segments include United Kingdom, Paris in France, and Expansion Markets (Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany). The company has approximately 205 stores, comprising 139 in the United Kingdom (including 78 in London and the Southeast with the remainder in key metropolitan areas such as Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle, and Bristol), 30 in the Paris region, 16 in Spain, 14 in the Netherlands and six in Belgium. In addition, it operates seven stores in Germany under a Joint Venture agreement with Carlyle and 10 stores (and two under development) in Italy under a Joint Venture agreement with Nuveen. The company has significant numbers of sites inside the M25, United Kingdom and central Paris, France. The company provides storage to both personal and business customers.