Shurgard Self Storage Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, and operation of self-storage facilities for business and personal use. The company also offers various ancillary services at its self-storage facilities consisting of sale of storage products and provision of protection through an independent insurance company for customers' stored goods. The company owns and/or operates 267 self-storage facilities and approximately 1.4 million net rentable square meters in France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, and Denmark. Shurgard Self Storage Ltd was founded in 1995 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.