Collections is an integral part of every self-storage manager’s job, but it’s often the least liked responsibility. While aggressive tactics work, an effective, new-school approach retains customers’ dignity by treating them like adul…
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The New-School Approach to Self-Storage Collections
Collections is an integral part of every self-storage manager’s job, but it’s often the least liked responsibility. While aggressive tactics work, an effective, new-school approach retains customers’ dignity by treating them like adul…
Preventing Personal Injury at Your Self-Storage Facility
Avoiding incidents of personal injury at your self-storage facility requires planning and common sense. Here’s insight to reducing exposure, handling any events that do occur and obtaining the proper insurance coverages.
Adios 2016! Get Your Self-Storage Operation Ready for the New Year
The new year is just a few weeks away, are you ready? Now’s the time to start thinking about your strategies for a more successful self-storage operation in 2017. This includes your budget, marketing, sales approach and more.
Ziff Properties Acquires Absolute Storage in Simpsonville, SC, for $4.5M
Real estate developer Ziff Properties Inc. has acquired Absolute Storage in Simpsonville, S.C., for $4.5 million from Absolute Storage LLC, a locally owned business. The property at 412 Scuffletown Road comprises 45,530 square feet of storage space. Zi…
Former Car Wash Converted to Self-Storage in Rantoul, IL
A former car wash in Rantoul, Ill., is being converted to self-storage. Owners Ron and Michelle Goin are transforming Big R Car Wash at 1436 E. Grove Ave. into Deluxe Storage. The property will contain 49 units, 10 of which have already been completed,…
SJM Partners Files Application for 6-Story Self-Storage Facility in NYC’s Upper East Side
Real estate developer SJM Partners Inc. has filed plans to build a six-story self-storage facility on the Upper East Side of New York City. If approved, the building on East 92nd Street would be 85 feet tall and comprise 44,432 square feet of floor spa…
Dog Playfully Keeps Balloon Afloat in Video From Turkey Self-Storage Operator Rent a Depo
How much fun can a dog have keeping a balloon afloat in a hallway lined with self-storage units? Thanks to this cute clip from Rent a Depo in Istanbul, you can watch for yourself.
Australia Self-Storage Operator Kennards Seeks to Expand in Castle Hill, New South Wales
Kennards Self Storage, which operates more than 80 facilities in Australia and New Zealand, is attempting to expand a facility it operates in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia. The 5.4-acre site currently houses several buildings, including three…
Australia Self-Storage Operator Kennards Seeks to Expand in Castle Hill, New South Wales
Kennards Self Storage, which operates more than 80 facilities in Australia and New Zealand, is attempting to expand a facility it operates in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia. The 5.4-acre site currently houses several buildings, including three…