Category Archives: Self Storage

Self-storage is often targeted by criminals, but two facilities weren’t going to stand by and take it. A manager at American Self Storage Center in Louisville, Tenn., is helping police bust up a credit card scam, while the owner of Ceres Self Sto…

Self-storage is often targeted by criminals, but two facilities weren’t going to stand by and take it. A manager at American Self Storage Center in Louisville, Tenn., is helping police bust up a credit card scam, while the owner of Ceres Self Sto…

Safestore Holdings PLC, which operates 131 self-storage facilities in France and the United Kingdom hosted a photography exhibit earlier this month at its facility in Old Trafford, Manchester, England. The presentation featured photos from four Un…

Orchard Park Road Storage LLC, a New York-based investment group, is building a new self-storage facility on the site of a former Dodge car dealership it purchased in Seneca, N.Y., last fall. Expected to open this month, the property at 1510 Orchard Pa…

Update 6/22/16 – Safestore will move forward with its acquisition of Space Maker Stores (SMS) now that conditions for the purchase have been met. The transaction will be funded from Safestore’s existing debt structure, with £45 millio…

Bin It, a startup business specializing in valet self-storage and moving-bin rentals, has launched service in Nashville, New York City and Philadelphia. The company uses a mobile app and online platform that allows customers to schedule item pickup, ma…

For 25 years, the ISS World Expo has been the place to learn about the latest trends in the industry while discovering new products and services to start or grow a self-storage business. Join us April 25-28, 2016.

With an average daily user count of 1.36 million and a demographic that shares close similarities with self-storage renters, Pinterest could be a powerful social network for self-storage operations. Here’s how to use it effectively.

Self-storage developments have been classified as “no-brainers.” If that were so, you wouldn’t expect very many mistakes to be made, but nothing could be further from the truth. Here are three key areas in which developers can avoid c…

Change can be tough. The degree of discomfort it causes has a lot to do with whether it happens by choice. We all face difficult decisions at some point during our career. If you’re facing a change in your self-storage position or staff, whether …