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Energetic Manager Invites Patrons to Visit Main St. Self Storage
This fun commercial from Main St. Self Storage in Greenwood, Ind., features Debby, the facility’s enthusiastic manager. With a smile, she offers a fast-paced property tour highlighting unit sizes, a kiosk, security features and retail supplies fo…
2 Tenants Reported Missing During Fire at Self-Storage Facility in Portland, OR
Two self-storage tenants who were reported missing shortly after a fire began Monday at Money Saver Mini Storage in Portland, Ore., were found uninjured offsite. The customers had visited the office at 7702 S.E. 92nd Ave. before the fire began, the sou…
Man’s Body Found During Fire at Storage Post Self Storage in Pompano Beach, FL
A man’s body was found inside a burned self-storage unit on Monday as firefighters put out a fire at a Storage Post Self Storage facility in Pompano Beach, Fla. The blaze was contained to two units after the fire was reported at 1000 S. Dixie Hig…
UK Self-Storage Operator Smart Storage Deploys Expansion Plan With Funding From Seneca Partners
Smart Storage Ltd., a Liverpool, England-based self-storage operator, recently acquired two properties and announced improvements to an existing facility as part of a £2.65 million expansion plan funded by U.K.-based investment-management firm Se…
Employee Pinned by Car for 5 Hours at Somerville, Australia, Self-Storage Facility
A woman was recently trapped for more than five hours between her car and a wall at the Somerville, Australia, self-storage facility where she works. The unidentified worker reportedly became wedged when trying to re-enter the car, which was next to a …
Parker, AZ, Considers Zoning Change to Bar Boat/RV Self-Storage From Commercial Property
The Parker, Ariz., Town Council is considering a zoning ordinance that would prohibit new self-storage facilities that offer boat and RV storage from being built on general commercial property. The zoning change, tentatively approved last month during …
U-Haul Converts Decatur, GA, Building to Self-Storage
Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc. has converted a building in Decatur, Ga., into a self-storage facility. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Avondale has added 646 indoor, climate-controlled units to the property.
Horizontal Lift Introduces New Attachment Method for Portable-Storage Containers
Horizontal Lift Co., manufacturer of the patented Horizontal Lift System for portable-storage containers, has introduced a new container-attachment method. The company’s receiver attachment uses a container’s existing receivers, traditional…
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