PTI Security Systems, a provider of access-control and security solutions to the self-storage industry, has become a licensed provider of products from FLIR Systems Inc. PTI will offer several of the company’s items including Internet protocol (I…
Big Yellow Self Storage Sponsors Youth Dance Show to Support Make-A-Wish
U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow Group PLC is sponsoring a youth dance show on July 2, with all proceeds to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. More than 100 children and teenagers from the London dance school Fancy Footwork will perform “Al…
Storage Authority Launches Self-Storage Franchisee Partnership Program
Storage Authority LLC, which operates self-storage facilities in Connecticut and offers franchise opportunities, has launched a match program designed to partner developers and investors who are interested in joining the company as a franchisee but lac…
AA Self Storage to Be Part of Mixed-Use Development in Leland, NC
AA Self Storage is building an 84,000-square-foot facility that will be part of a mixed-use development in Leland, N.C. The property will comprise 300 climate-controlled units, 47 traditional units and 77 covered boat/RV spaces. Weather has forced cons…
Real Estate Roundup: Self-Storage Transactions June 2017
Self-storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Many are covered in detail on the ISS website and available for viewing on the “Real Estate” topics page. Fol…
Tips to Easily Create and Maintain a Quality Website for Your Self-Storage Business
Are you looking to create a quality website for your self-storage business? Here’s how a little research and planning can help you easily build and maintain one.
Self-Storage Marketplace SpareFoot Gets ‘Cheeky’ With S&M-Themed Ad
Online self-storage marketplace SpareFoot is often irrepressible when it comes to humorous advertising. The company is back with another creative spot called “Dark Secret,” in which a kinky older couple into S&M suddenly needs stor…
6 Strategies for Dealing With Tough Self-Storage Tenants
As a self-storage operator, you’ll regularly encounter tenants who are difficult, rude and just plain wrong. Rather than lose your cool, try these six strategies to turn a negative situation into positive one.
Big Yellow Self Storage Offers Free Space to Cotswold Downs Syndrome Group
Big Yellow Self Storage of Cheltenham, England, a member of the Big Yellow Group PLC family of storage properties, is providing free storage space to Cotswold Downs Syndrome Group (CDSG) – Friends of Daniella, which supports individuals and famil…
Sansone Group/NorthPoint Development Propose Self-Storage Facility for Sunset Hills, MO
NorthPoint Development, which launched the Beyond Self Storage brand and a multi-facility development initiative last year, is aiming to build a new self-storage facility as part of a mixed-use development in Sunset Hills, Mo. The 2.5-acre project, pit…