When it comes to packing and moving, many people throw all their belongings in big boxes and stack them haphazardly in their self-storage unit. But this disorganized method often leads to frustration when they can’t find their important belonging…
Self-Storage Building Manufacturer BETCO Launches Steelrollupdoors.com
BETCO Inc., a manufacturer of metal buildings and components for the self-storage industry, has launched Steelrollupdoors.com, a website offering steel roll-up doors and related mechanisms at factory-direct prices to self-storage manufacturers and busi…
Strategic Storage Growth Trust Acquires 4 Self-Storage Facilities for $39M
Update 1/11/16 – Strategic Storage Growth Trust Inc. (SSGT) has closed on the fourth property that was part of the Arrington Self-Storage portfolio acquired last month. The San Antonio facility at 875 E. Ashby Place was purchased for $12.3 millio…
Dealing With a Crisis: Sound Advice for Self-Storage Facility Managers
For self-storage managers, knowing how to respond swiftly and professionally to a crisis situation is imperative. Follow these guidelines so you’ll know how to react in case an injury, natural disaster, crime or other unexpected incident happens …
AmeriStore Self Storage in Killeen, TX, Hosts ‘Santa Paws Holiday Market’ to Support Emancipet
AmeriStor Self Storage in Killeen, Texas, hosted local residents and their four-legged friends for some holiday shopping on Saturday during an event designed to benefit Emancipet, an organization launched in 1999 to make spay/neuter services and preven…
Devon Self-Storage in Lexington, SC, Seeks to Donate Abandoned School Desks
Devon Self-Storage in Lexington, SC, is seeking a home for hundreds of school desks the operator found in two abandoned storage units on the property.
ISS News Desk: Denver Self-Storage Startup GrowSpace Launches to Help Tenants Cultivate Marijuana
As marijuana laws continue to change in many states, some self-storage operators are seeing the reform as a business opportunity. This News Desk takes a look at Denver startup GrowSpace Storage, which has opened a facility designed specifically to help…
MCSS Self Storage Expands Development Reach in South Florida
Update 2/14/17 – MCSS has purchased a property in Davie, Fla., on which it plans to build a self-storage facility. The parcel at 5678 S. University Drive is the 12th development site in South Florida the company has acquired, according to a press…
Scunthorpe Self Storage Completes Warehouse Conversion in Scunthorpe, England
Scunthorpe Self Storage has opened in the Skippingdale Retail Park in Scunthorpe, England. The 20,000-square-foot facility, which was converted from a former warehouse, features indoor units and automated services with 24-hour access, as well as wareho…
Budget Self Storage in Temple, Hills, MD, Sold for $4.25M
Budget Self Storage, a 64,440-net-rentable-square-foot facility in Temple Hills, Md., recently sold to a growing self-storage investor with properties in Maryland and Pennsylvania for $4.25 million.