TS EN 14873-1

TS EN 14873-1 addresses the facilities and service arrangement used to store furniture and personal effects belonging to private individuals. In practical terms, it focuses on the minimum characteristics expected of the storage provision itself, rather than on the movement of goods, making it relevant to removal-related storage services and similar custody arrangements.

The scope recognises that storage may be delivered through different containment methods, so the standard is not tied to one packaging or unit-load solution. It also makes clear that, while the primary focus is private individuals, the same storage principles may also be applied to furniture held in other ownership. From a general technical perspective, this kind of standard helps align the physical storage environment, access conditions, and service organisation around a common baseline.

Storage facility versus customer service provisions

A useful way to read this standard is to distinguish the storage facility from the related service provision. The facility concerns the physical place and conditions of storage, while the related service covers how items are received, placed, managed, and made available within the service framework. The scope also notes that Part 2 deals with customer-oriented service activities, which means Part 1 is centred on the storage facility and the associated storage provision.

• Furniture and personal effects belonging to private individuals
• Minimum characteristics of the storage facility and related provision
• Applicability across different containment methods
• Potential use for furniture under other ownership
• A separate Part 2 for customer-oriented service activities