England self-storage operator Storage King is sponsoring the local Shrewsbury Recreational Rounders League, a women’s sports group. As part of the agreement, the company has supplied the team with peacock-blue shirts and hoodies for its uniforms….
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Self-Storage Components Manufacturer MBCI Launches Online Product-Ordering Tool
MBCI, a manufacturer of building components for self-storage and other industries, has launched online ordering tool to streamline the sale of its products. Shop.MBCI.com was developed with a focus on mobile-first design, a platform that allows custome…
Southern Self Storage Acquires Store Safe in Fountain Hills, AZ
Southern Self Storage, which operates facilities in Georgia and Florida, has expanded its portfolio to include Arizona. The company recently acquired Store Safe Self Storage in Fountain Hills, Ariz., for approximately $6.2 million through its affiliate…
Access Storage Now/Progressive Investment Co. Acquires Self-Storage Facility in Jasper, IN
Progressive Investment Co. LLC (PIC), a real estate development firm that operates self-storage facilities under the Access Storage Now brand, has acquired Southgate Storage in Jasper, Ind., from Jasper Southgate Industries Inc. The property at 428 N. …
ShareLet Peer-to-Peer Storage Service Launched in New Zealand
ShareLet, a Christchurch, New Zealand-based startup, has launched a peer-to-peer marketplace for self-storage services in the region. Similar to other shared-economy networks, the company provides an online platform where people in need of storage can …
Building Neighbor-Friendly, Mixed-Use Self-Storage Developments
Adding self-storage as an anchor to a mixed-use real estate project offers many benefits to developers and the community. Here are some of the features and complexities of these in-demand projects.
3-Story Access Self Storage Facility Planned in Bristol, England, Despite Residential Opposition
Access Self Storage, which operates more than 50 facilities in the United Kingdom, is aiming to build a three-story project in Bristol, England, on a site that housed an iconic art-deco building for 70 years. Though the former Cruickshanks Mercedes Gar…
New Zealand Self-Storage Operator National Mini Storage Offers ‘Man on the Street’ Interviews
In the first episode of the “Storage TV” series from New Zealand self-storage operator National Mini Storage, the host takes viewers on a virtual tour of the facility. He also does his best “man on the street” impersonation by a…
U-Haul Converts Former JCPenney and Kmart Stores to Self-Storage in 5 States
Update 8/15/17 – U-Haul is also converting a former Kmart in Baltimore. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Eastpoint at 222 N. Point Blvd. has opened a temporary showroom offering truck and trailer rentals, moving supplies, and portable-storage conta…
Self-Storage REITs Schedule Conference Calls to Discuss 2Q 2017 Financial Results
The five largest publicly traded, U.S.-based self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs)—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., Life Storage Inc., National Storage Affiliates Trust and Public Storage Inc.—have announced when and how th…