ABINGDON SELF-STORAGE - Key Persons
Alfred Robinson, the current Chairman's grandfather, started out in 1895 as a coal merchant in Manchester but faced with stiff competition and an increasingly saturated market, Alfred decided to use his assets - his wagons and horses - to move in a new direction: removals.
This turned out to be a shrewd move, and by the mid-1920s Alfred had grown the business to four branches: one for each of his sons to manage in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London.