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MP Praises Poole Business



Poole MP Neil Duncan-Jordan visited Hamworthy business Store & Secure – a huge yellow-coloured facility in Hamworthy – and praised the service they offer.


Run by ‘storage sisters’ Lucy and Sophie Maidman and father Brian, the business provides all types of self-storage as well as serviced offices. Lucy said:

“It was kind of our local MP to take the time to visit us and listen to what we had to say. We discussed the economy and the challenges we face as a business and Neil listened to what we had to say."

“The storage sector is an important indicator of the state of the housing market. We are currently seeing fewer people moving house, but more people making improvements and having extensions built."


“And many people are still using our facility to store stock for their online businesses; we take in deliveries and enable traders to work a full time job while running their e-commerce enterprises in the evenings and at weekends.” Neil said:

“It was a pleasure to meet Brian and the team at Store and Secure last week. They’re offering a great service to local residents. I also know how difficult the financial picture looks at the moment – and we want to do what we can to support rather than stifle these family businesses.”

Photo: (l-r) Kavan Wood, Lucy Maidman, Brain Maidman, Neil Duncan-Jordan MP

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