Founding Director
CurrentFamily Run Boatyard & Beach Café at the end of Abersoch beach. Cafe now run by The Little Tea Rooms with the boatyard retained.
Jun 2015 - Present
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Andrew Donaldson Email & Phone Number
Founding Partner of Rent-A-Space, BiG Storage, Active Supply & Design, Climbing The Walls, Storage World and Mickey's Boatyard & Beach Cafe
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Mickey's Boatyard & Beach Cafe
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Founding Partner of Rent-A-Space, BiG Storage, Active Supply & Design, Climbing The Walls, Storage World and Mickey's Boatyard & Beach Cafe
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Chester, England, United Kingdom
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Andrew Donaldson is listed as Founding Partner of Rent-A-Space, BiG Storage, Active Supply & Design, Climbing The Walls, Storage World and Mickey's Boatyard & Beach Cafe at Mickey's Boatyard & Beach Cafe, a company with 3 employees, based in Chester, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at btinternet.com and a matched LinkedIn profile for Andrew Donaldson.
Andrew Donaldson previously worked as Founding Director at Mickey'S Boatyard & Beach Cafe and Social Entrepreneur at Various Charities. Andrew Donaldson studied at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.
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About Andrew Donaldson
THE HARDER YOU WORK THE LUCKIER YOU GETStorage & the Self-Storage industry has been my life for all of the 31 years of my working life. In fact I have now been running my own businesses for well over half of my life! Anything you want to know about self storage & storage then I'm your man. I'm respected in the industry as one of the leading self-storage entrepreneurs in the UK.All time favourite quote, Prince Charles, "Andrew Donaldson is a prime example of the virtuous circle I had always hoped the Prince's Trust would create."I am proud to have won 21 business awards in my 31 years of business trading, 6 of which have been won by BiG Storage.I set-up Active Supply and Design with a £2000 loan from the Prince's Trust - Active sold over £300,000,000 of product before it’s sale in 2018 to Janus International, the world leading self-storage fit-out contractor. Now that’s what I call a return on capital.I am a great believer in putting something back in to society and the local community and have worked hard over the last three decade by investing my business expertise and intellectual capital in to making things happen in the sub-region of Cheshire & Warrington, and by also helping as many local good causes as possible.
Listed skills include Start Ups, Business Strategy, New Business Development, Entrepreneurship, and 32 others.
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Mickey'S Boatyard & Beach Cafe
14 roles
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Social Entrepreneur
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Various Charities
I support and have worked with the Prince's Trust, Livewire, Young Enterprise, Cheshire Business Leaders, Cheshire & Warrington LEP, Cheshire West & Chester Council, High Sheriff of Cheshire, University of Chester, Cheshire East, Chester FC, Warrington Wolves Foundation, Hospice of the Good Shepherd, Save the Family, Cancer Research and Claire House
Jan 2000 - Present
Founding Director
Climbing The Walls Limited
3rd Generation Climbing and Activity Centre. Sold to Boulder Hut in March 2021.
Feb 2017 - May 2021
Founding Director
Self-Storage and Business Generation Centre Venture. Opened in Liverpool in Autumn 2015 and sold to Armadillo Self Storage in July 2019. Opened in Shrewsbury September 2016 and sold to Heitman/Space Station in May 2021. New design and build site in Winsford, Cheshire - broke ground in June 2022 and sold completed development to Swiss Life Asset.
Jun 2015 - May 2021
Chairman & Chief Executive
Active Supply & Design (Cdm) Ltd
Founder of Active Supply and Design UK - Self-Storage fit-out company - market leader in the UK. From a £2,000 Prince's Trust loan to £350,000,000 total turnover! Prince Charles quote "Andrew Donaldson is a prime example of the virtuous circle I had always hoped The Prince's Trust would create". I have now been in business for half of my life! Acquired by.
Jul 1991 - Dec 2018
Chairman
Cheshire Phoenix Basketball Club Cic
I am proud to have helped rescue what was the Cheshire Jets from extinction in October 2012. It was my ultimate responsibility to rebuild the club as a not for profit venture with solid financial foundations to secure its long term future for the benefit of the local community and I am extremely proud to have achieved this. Although I am no longer a.
Nov 2012 - May 2015
Founding Partner & Chairman
Self-Storage company in Cheshire & Lancashire & North West England providing self-storage rooms for domestic house movers and self storage lock-ups and business units for business customers. This 5 store chain was acquired by Big Yellow PLC and their Armadillo brand in January 2015.
Sep 2005 - Jan 2015
Chairman
Celebrate Cheshire
Private Sector Chairman of the Celebrate Cheshire event of 2011 on behalf of the Marketing Cheshire & Cheshire Business Leaders. Also chairing Celebrate Cheshire on tour events in 2012
Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
Founding Partner, Shareholder & Director
Storage World Limited
The 2nd chain of self-storage warehouses developed the superstore concept in the industry and was sold to Safestore PLC in August 2005. Our Trafford, Manchester store opened in November 2002 and our Reddish, Stockport store opened in 2004.
Nov 2002 - Aug 2005
Founding Partner, Shareholder & Director
Rent-A-Space Limited
My first ever chain of self-storage warehouses was sold to Mentmore Abbey PLC in September 2002. Bolton, our first store was acquired from Booker PLC in 1999, with a second site opened in Warrington in 2000 and a third site in Oldham as a joint venture with Bruntwood the following year. Mentmore was subsequently acquired by Safestore PLC.
Mar 1999 - Sep 2002
National Sales Manager
Stag Fabrications Limited - Storage Equipment Manufacturer
UK National Sales Manager
Sep 1989 - Dec 1990
Regional Sales Manager
Rackline Limited - Mobile Storage Manufacturer
Mobile shelving manufacturer
Sep 1988 - Sep 1989
Sales Office Manager, Production Manager, Regional Sales Manager
Advanced Storage Systems Limited - Storage Equipment Manufacturer
At the age of 21 I ran the factory with 60 employees and doubled output in 3 months! Set up and ran the Distributor Sales Office. Developed the South East market as Regional Sales Manager
Oct 1986 - Sep 1988
Estimator, Sales Co-Ordinator, Sales Representative
Bel Industries Limited
First ever job and ended up selling mobile shelving in central London (EC1-4, WC1-2) at the age of 19!
Sep 1984 - Oct 1986
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Andrew Donaldson education
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
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Andrew Donaldson is listed as Founding Partner of Rent-A-Space, BiG Storage, Active Supply & Design, Climbing The Walls, Storage World and Mickey's Boatyard & Beach Cafe at Mickey's Boatyard & Beach Cafe.
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Andrew Donaldson is based in Chester, England, United Kingdom while working with Mickey's Boatyard & Beach Cafe.
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Andrew Donaldson has worked for Mickey'S Boatyard & Beach Cafe, Various Charities, Climbing The Walls Limited, Rent A Space (Self-Storage) Limited, and Active Supply & Design (Cdm) Ltd.
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Andrew Donaldson studied at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.
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Andrew Donaldson is listed with skills including Start Ups, Business Strategy, New Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Self Storage, Leadership, and Negotiation.
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