Big Yellow Self Storage in Cheltenham, England, recently teamed up with the Cheltenham Association Football League (CAFL) as well as Bristol Street Motors and GMB Union to donate £3,956 across three charities. The Butterfly Garden, Cheltenham Spo…
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Inside Self-Storage 2016 BoatRV Digital Issue Now Available for Free Download
Inside Self-Storage (ISS) recently released its 2016 Boat/RV Digital Issue, which includes in-depth articles about building and operating a vehicle-storage business. Available for free download, the PDF publication addresses a wide range of issues rele…
StorageVault Uses Stock to Buy Self-Storage Facility in Alberta, Canada
Update 10/20/16 – StorageVault has closed on its self-storage acquisition in Calgary. The 12.5 million common shares issued as part of the deal have a hold period that expires on Feb. 18. The asset will be the sixth StorageVault location in Alber…
England-Based Access Self Storage Launches Valet-Storage Service in London
England-based Access Self Storage, which operates more than 50 facilities throughout the United Kingdom, has added valet-storage service in the Greater London area. Called “Box Storage For Me,” the offering provides an online platform throu…
Second Hong Kong Self-Storage Fire Brings Intensified Industry Scrutiny
Government officials have intensified their scrutiny of the Hong Kong self-storage industry after a fire ignited yesterday inside a storage unit on the eighth floor of the Cheong Fat Industrial Building on Un Chau Street. Two teenage siblings were hosp…
Australia Self-Storage Operator National Storage REIT to Acquire 30 Facilities for $301M
Australia-based self-storage operator National Storage REIT (NSR) has agreed to acquire 30 facilities in multiple deals for a combined $301 million. The primary purchase is the 26-property portfolio operated under the Southern Cross Storage Group inves…
My Self Storage in Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada, Hosts Garage Sale to Benefit Cat Rescue
My Self Storage of Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada, is partnering with Dickie’s Cause 4 Paws Rescue, a nonprofit cat-rescue organization, to host a multi-family garage sale tomorrow at the storage facility. The event at 337 Townline Road, 8 a.m. …
Self-Storage Operator Storage King USA Raises $450 for Humane Society of Harford County, MD
Storage King USA, which operates 23 self-storage facilities in seven states, hosted a charity yard sale on June 25 at its Belcamp, Md., site and raised $450 for the Humane Society of Harford County Inc., a nonprofit animal rescue. The event at 1339 Bel…
Tornado Rips Off Roof at Durand, WI, Self-Storage Facility
A tornado ripped off the roof of a self-storage building at Durand Mini Storage in Durand, Wis., on Tuesday, leaving 25 storage units open to wind and rain. Tenants reported significant damage to stored belongings. The storm also tore rooftops off of n…
Morningstar Properties Buys Self-Storage Facility in Spring Hill, TN, for $9.1M
Morningstar Properties LLC, which operates self-storage facilities under the Morningstar Mini-Storage brand, has acquired a facility in Spring Hill, a suburb of Nashville, Tenn., for $9.1 million, or about $102 per square foot. The property is along a …