Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has opened the voting for its 2017 Best of Business reader-choice poll, in which self-storage professionals identify their favorite product and service suppliers in more than 35 categories. Voters can choose their favorite com…
Self-Storage Facility Planned for the East Side of Phoenix Anthem Community
Site grading began last week for a new self-storage facility in Anthem, a master-planned community in North Phoenix, nine years after storage was first proposed for the 7.5-acre parcel. Storage at Anthem LLC purchased the property on Gavilan Peak Parkw…
Top Self Storage Three Seeks Approval for 3-Story Facility in Pompano Beach, FL
Top Self Storage Three LLC is seeking approval to build a three-story self-storage facility in Pompano Beach, Fla. The city’s development-review committee will consider the application for the 7.24-acre site at 1501 Hammondville Road on June 7, a…
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Self-Storage Operator StorageMart Hires New HR Director
StorageMart, which operates more than 190 self-storage properties across Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, has appointed Lise Nyrop as director of human resources (HR). A veteran of HR initiatives, Nyrop will support the company’s…
Self-Storage Technology and Regulatory Compliance: Laws for a Digital Age
As technology becomes a larger part of the self-storage world, not only must owners and managers adjust their operation to accommodate these changes, they must address related issues of legal compliance. Here’s how to stay within the law when usi…
Animal Services Finds 42 Snakes Inside Arroyo Grande, CA, Self-Storage Unit
San Luis Obispo County, Calif., Animal Services officers found 42 ball pythons inside a self-storage unit on Wednesday at an unidentified facility in Arroyo Grande, Calif. Authorities responded to a report of an abandoned animal at the storage property…
Barnes Independent Developers Gets Self-Storage Zoning Change in Belton, TX
Real estate developer Barnes Independent Developers LP received zoning-change approval on May 23 for two parcels in Belton, Texas, on which the company intends to build a mixed-use development featuring self-storage and retail. The storage facility wil…
Kiosks 101: Using Self-Service Technology in Self-Storage
Kiosks are an efficient solution for many industries, including self-storage. Here’s how this technology can improve facility revenue, enhance customer service and reduce overhead.
U-Haul to Convert Former Montgomery Ward Store to Self-Storage in Lower Burrell, PA
Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage locations across North America, has received initial approval to convert a former Montgomery Ward store in Lower Burrell, Pa., to self-storage. The property in the Bur…