Britannia Lanes
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| Industry | Removals and self storage |
| Founded 📆 | 1974 in Launceston, Cornwall, England |
| Founder 👔 | Mike and Sylvia Lane |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Truro, Cornwall , England |
Area served 🗺️ | South West England |
Key people | Mark Lane (managing director) |
| Services | Removals, storage, van hire, document shredding |
| Owner | Lane family |
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Britannia Lanes is a family-owned removals and self storage company based in Truro, Cornwall, England. It trades as Lane's Storage and Removals Limited and operates as a member of Britannia Movers International, a national network of independent removal firms.[1][2] The company works across South West England, principally Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, and provides domestic, long-distance and international removals alongside self-storage, van hire and document-shredding services.[1]
History
The business dates to about 1974, when Mike and Sylvia Lane bought a warehouse and eight cottages in Launceston. A plan to redevelop the property for housing was refused planning permission, and the site was instead used for storage, matching its existing permitted use.[1] The underlying company had been registered earlier, in 1967, under the name Lane's Garage (Mitchell) Limited, and was later renamed Lane's Storage and Removals Limited.[2]
The second generation of the family joined in 1978, when Mark and Robert Lane entered the business and removals operations moved to Threemilestone, Truro.[1] In 1986 the company converted an indoor riding school into a container-storage facility, and in the late 1980s it joined the Britannia Movers network, which gave it access to corporate contracts and international shipping.[1] A depot in Devon followed in 1992, and an operation in Somerset around 2000.[1][3] In 2001 the company opened what DRIFT Journal described as the first self-storage facility in Cornwall.[1]
The company redeveloped its Truro headquarters in 2003 into an integrated removals-and-storage site.[4] Mark Lane became managing director in 2007.[5] By the late 2010s the business employed around 84 staff and ran a fleet meeting Euro 6 emissions standards.[1] Ownership and management remain within the Lane family across three generations; Sarah Lane became a director in 2021 and Matt Lane in 2022.[5]
Self-storage expansion
Self-storage grew into a significant part of the group during the 2010s and 2020s. In 2016 and 2017 the company built a five-storey self-storage facility of about 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) on Hennock Road East in the Marsh Barton area of Exeter, at a cost of £2.2 million and with more than 700 storage containers; the contractor was Morgan Sindall.[3] The company's director Robert Lane said the Devon operation had traded since 1992.[3] A self-storage site in Falmouth opened in January 2023.[5] In 2024 the company refurbished a further site in Hayle, funded by a seven-figure "green" loan from Lloyds; the funding was reported in February 2025.[6][7]
Operations and services
Britannia Lanes operates from removals and storage facilities in Truro and Exeter, with coverage across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.[8] It provides domestic removals within and between the three counties and long-distance moves to or from South West England, carried out by its own crews within England, Scotland and Wales.[8] European moves cover destinations including France, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Italy and Ireland, and international removals are arranged through the Britannia shipping office to destinations including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.[8] Related businesses run under the Lanes name include self-storage, van hire (Lanes Self Drive) and document shredding (Lanes Shredding).[1]
Recognition
In 2018 the company's self-storage manager, Laura Johns, was a finalist for UK Self-Storage Manager of the Year in the Self Storage Association UK awards.[9] The wider Britannia Movers network, of which the company is a member, was named Best Removals Company at the 2024 What Mortgage Awards.[9] The company sponsors Perranwell AFC and has supported the RNLI and the Alzheimer's Society.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Warden, Dan (18 November 2019). "Moving with the times". DRIFT Journal. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lane's Storage and Removals Limited (company 00905182)". Companies House. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Construction Begins on New Britannia Lanes Self-Storage Facility in Exeter, England". Inside Self-Storage. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "About Britannia Lanes of Cornwall". Britannia Movers International. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The Team at Britannia Lanes of Cornwall". Britannia Movers International. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Covill, Rachel (18 February 2025). "Self-storage specialist secures seven-figure cash boost to open new site". TheBusinessDesk. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Self-storage specialist locks in growth with seven-figure funding boost, opens new site". Insider Media. 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Britannia Lanes Removals". Britannia Lanes. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "News, Britannia Lanes of Cornwall". Britannia Movers International. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
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