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How Long Should You Hire Cold Storage For? A Business Owner’s Guide

If your business needs to store perishable or temperature-sensitive goods, you’re probably already looking into cold storage hire. But how long should you hire a unit for? A week? A month? Six?

It’s a deceptively simple question—and getting the answer wrong can cost you more than just money. Let’s go through how to choose the right hire duration based on your operations, budget, and future plans.

Step 1: Know What You're Storing

First, consider what kind of items you’ll be storing. A bakery storing butter and cream has different needs from a laboratory storing...

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How Long Should You Hire Cold Storage For? A Business Owner’s Guide

Matt hopes to be a cut above

Resounding success for Exeter PA event

Funding available for SW tech businesses

Sandy Park to launch revolutionary App for the Meetings Show

BAM to build £50m research centre

Michelmores lawyers ‘Leaders in their Field’

Michelmores celebrates Best Companies Award

Independent brewery takes special delivery

Tourism businesses invited to Devon's Crealy

As Nisa day approaches, don’t forget the rest of the tax ‘jigsaw puzzle’, says Brewin Dolphin

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