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With all the things you need to clean and organise within your home and garden, you never know when extra storage might come in handy. Be prepared and equip your home with the perfect storage solutions... you’ll begin to wonder how you ever managed without them! Solent Plastics’ products are robust and lightweight, making them the perfect additional storage facilities for your home:  ...

Humans are unique in that our need for storage has evolved. Growing beyond our basic need for storing food, we began to store belongings and personal possessions out of sentimental value. As we have become a society with ever more consumer needs, so our need for storage has become more pronounced. Storage has become a market in its own right, with an increasingly 24 hour, 7 day a week economy m...

Given that we are a business that focusses on storage and storage space, the question of how businesses utilise their space is one that we are always thinking about. Every business must consider the following when planning office space. How will it impact on your staff, i.e in terms of comfort, access, and how they get to work. How you will handle logistics such as broadband access, tel...

Our close ties with the manufacturer ensured we were able to procure the entire stock of a cancelled order that was designated for JCB. We can now offer extra low prices on these excellent containers, with a huge quantity in stock. These 62.7 Ltr 600x400x320mm size Euro containers are the most popular size and ideal for any storage application. They benefit from extra reinforcement on the ba...

Very few people know how much it costs to move house. The figure is probably a lot higher than you realised, especially seeing as the cost of moving house has risen consistently over the last ten years. There are several things you need to fork out for when moving house which ranges from things like stamp duty to removals. This infographic gives you a breakdown of the estimated cost of each ...

The Plastics Industry quite simply offers a huge source of jobs, growth, innovation and sustainability. Over the past 10 years, many industries are becoming increasingly more reliant on these materials, and this is clearly backed up in the infographic below. Take a look at the plastics industry facts, figures and future here. The Plastics Industry quite simply offers a huge source of jobs, g...

Solent Plastics are delighted to have been named Small Business of the Year at the Test Valley Business Awards 2015. Directors Chris and David Butcher received the award from Nicholas Parsons at the Gala Awards Ceremony in Andover. We are all thrilled at the recognition from the local business community and this also comes at a time when the business is rapidly expanding following our mov...

We have been announced as a finalist for the Test Valley Business Awards Small Business of the Year! We are all thrilled at the company getting this recognition and are looking forward to attending the Gala Dinner soon. Thanks to the Judges and to all our Staff, Customers and Suppliers who have helped and supported us.

Our Latest infographic gives you a glossary of plastic storage options: there uses, standard sizes, best applications etc to help you decide the most appropriate solution, along with a few tips on why plastic really is the way to go:

We have sourced another large quantity of used crates to take over from the used container offer we sold out of last year. Again these Heavy Duty 65 Ltr Crates were used by a high street retailer for distribution and are dry and in good condition. Crates are stackable and nestable and have handholes for easy carrying. We have large stocks available over the long term, available from on...