Shipping container business secures planning consent for A66 site

A North East shipping container business has secured planning consent for a new development on the A66 between Teesside and Darlington.The three-acre site will become the main location for Parsons Containers Group, from where it will operate both of its key services, of container sales, and self-storage under the brand U Hold The Key.Parsons bought the site on the westbound A66 in 2015, which at the time also included a service station and on-site workshop. The service station was sold on and reopened, while the workshop was sold to one of the group’s suppliers, Readman Fabrications.The new planning consent will enable the company to revive the commercial site and support its long-term business strategy. Three existing Parsons staff will initially be based at the new site, with headcount expected to grow as demand for sales, conversions and maintenance increases.In 2018, Parsons Containers Group secured investment of £825,000 from Maven Capital Partners through the Fiannce Durham Fund and the North East Development Capital Fund to support the expansion of its operations across the UK.