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Monthly Archives: September 2016

Customer-Centric Sales Techniques for Self-Storage Managers

Becoming successful in self-storage used to be about effectively marketing products and services, but today’s consumers are already well-educated about the industry. Here are some customer-centric sales techniques that can pay dividends for your …

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ISS News Desk: .storage Web Domain Now Open for Self-Storage Industry Registration

Self Storage Company LLC, a subsidiary of publicly traded real estate investment trust Extra Space Storage Inc., is in the third of four registration phases offering the new Web-domain extension .storage to storage-related businesses and the general pu…

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Mixed-Use Self-Storage Project Considered for Charlotte, NC

Real estate developer The Berry Cos. LLC has submitted a rezoning application for a 0.8-acre parcel on Johnston Road in Charlotte, N.C. The company has planned a mixed-use project featuring up to 100,000 square feet of self-storage, a 1,000-square-foot…

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New Alliance Ltd. Builds Eco-Friendly Self-Storage Facility in Burlington, Ontario, Canada

New Alliance Ltd., a construction and engineering firm, is nearing completion on an environmentally friendly self-storage facility in its home base of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Branded as All Pro Storage, the facility will comprise 675 units and is …

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New Alliance Ltd. Builds Eco-Friendly Self-Storage Facility in Burlington, Ontario, Canada

New Alliance Ltd., a construction and engineering firm, is nearing completion on an environmentally friendly self-storage facility in its home base of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Branded as All Pro Storage, the facility will comprise 675 units and is …

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Berlin Valet Self-Storage Startup ‘Box at Work’ Expands Service to Paris

Box at Work GmbH, a Berlin-based startup specializing in valet self-storage and moving-bin rentals, will expand service to Paris beginning on Oct. 15. The move comes after the company raised €5.5 million in investment money in June, which it said …

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New Jay Bonansinga Horror Novel Set in Self-Storage Facility

Author Jay Bonansinga, best known for penning the official “The Walking Dead” novel series, has written a psychological-horror book titled “Self Storage.” The story centers on John Fitzgerald, an artist and heroin addict who get…

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Police Discover Baggies of Synthetic Marijuana at Brooklyn, NY, CubeSmart, Arrest 2

Investigators arrested two men last week after uncovering tens of thousands of bags of synthetic marijuana inside a unit at a CubeSmart self-storage facility in Brooklyn, N.Y. Josean Torres, 35, and Jesus Martinez, 30, were stopped by police on Sept. 1…

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Portable-Storage Provider BOS Adds Staff

BOS Container USA, a manufacturer of quick-build storage containers, has expanded its staff with the addition of two new product development managers, Steve DelBene and Jim Purgatorio. DelBene will be responsible for the Northeast states from Maine to …

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Guardian Storage Expands Self-Storage Facility in Monroeville, PA

Guardian Storage, which operates 15 self-storage facilities in Colorado and Pennsylvania, will begin construction this week on a large expansion project at its property in Monroeville, Pa. The company is adding 83,525 square feet of storage space to it…

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