The world-renowned adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes took a break from exploring the wide-open spaces of the Antarctic to join the celebrations marking Guildford-based Kelly’s Storage 80th birthday on 22 September.

Kelly’s has been a familiar name in Guildford for 80 years and, although exploring Kelly’s vast storage area wasn’t as taxing as some of his adventures, Sir Ranulph was highly impressed with the facility, as well as the Business Storage and Records Management services.

Sir Ranulph was joined by many influential leaders in business and charity including the Mayor of Guildford, Nigel Manning. Kelly’s started life in 1937 as a removals company, moved into international shipping, and is now a leading storage and records management company.

The celebrations saw a stream of enthusiastic guests. The birthday event was kicked off with a speech by Paul Martin, Managing Director of Kelly’s Storage, followed by David Martin, Director of Kelly’s Storage.

Paul said, “By designing a service around what customers need, we have established Kelly’s as one of the leading innovators in the storage market. We are a family run company with strong values that place people and innovation first - and that will ensure we stay ahead for the next 80 years to come.”

Photo: Paul Martin with Sir Ranulph Fiennes