Storsmart Insurance Co., a provider of tenant insurance for the self-storage industry, has promoted Damon Emerson to the position of partner. Since joining the company in 2011, Emerson has made significant contributions to sales growth and the overall …
Ramser Development to Open Self-Storage Facility in Fountain Valley, CA
Ramser Development Co., owner of Boat Storage Depot, RV Storage Depot and other commercial real estate properties, plans to build a new self-storage facility in Fountain Valley, Calif. The property at 16842 Harbor Blvd. is the former site of a used-car…
Fuquay-Varina, NC, Approves Self-Storage Facility Despite Opposition From Residents
John Auton, owner of commercial construction company Imperial Design Builders, has received zoning approval to build a self-storage facility in Fuquay-Varina, N.C., despite opposition from residents. About a dozen people from the South Lakes master-pla…
Armed Man Arrested After 3-Hour Standoff at Medford, OR, Self-Storage Facility
A man wielding a large knife at Airport Mini Storage in Medford, Ore., was arrested on Friday after a three-hour standoff in which he refused to exit his camper-van. Jerry Lee Kithcart, 61, allegedly threatened another man with a kitchen knife in a dis…
StorageVault Uses Stock to Buy Self-Storage Facility in Alberta, Canada
Update 10/20/16 – StorageVault has closed on its self-storage acquisition in Calgary. The 12.5 million common shares issued as part of the deal have a hold period that expires on Feb. 18. The asset will be the sixth StorageVault location in Alber…
England-Based Access Self Storage Launches Valet-Storage Service in London
England-based Access Self Storage, which operates more than 50 facilities throughout the United Kingdom, has added valet-storage service in the Greater London area. Called “Box Storage For Me,” the offering provides an online platform throu…
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Fortifying a Self-Storage Facility for Security and Marketability
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Second Hong Kong Self-Storage Fire Brings Intensified Industry Scrutiny
Government officials have intensified their scrutiny of the Hong Kong self-storage industry after a fire ignited yesterday inside a storage unit on the eighth floor of the Cheong Fat Industrial Building on Un Chau Street. Two teenage siblings were hosp…
Australia Self-Storage Operator National Storage REIT to Acquire 30 Facilities for $301M
Australia-based self-storage operator National Storage REIT (NSR) has agreed to acquire 30 facilities in multiple deals for a combined $301 million. The primary purchase is the 26-property portfolio operated under the Southern Cross Storage Group inves…