What happens if you need to file a claim under your self-storage business insurance policy? This article addresses what you, the policy holder, need to do, the information you’ll have to provide to the insurance company, how you can maximize your…
Understanding Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Its Importance to Your Self-Storage Business
Accidents can occur at even the safest self-storage facilities. Workers’ compensation insurance is a vital protection for businesses. Coverage is designed to ensure that employees who are injured or disabled while on the job receive proper compen…
Being Prepared to Sell: Managing Your Self-Storage Facility Toward Maximum Value
Even if you aren’t currently planning to sell your self-storage facility, it makes sense to manage the property as if you were going to sell it tomorrow. Why not ensure its maximum value at all times? Consider these “best practices” t…
Year in Review: 2015’s Hottest Sellers in the Inside Self-Storage Store
In the tradition of annual year-end lists and rankings, here is a look at the hottest-selling products this year in the ISS Store. The list reflects the heavy development and investment activity that continues to propel the self-storage industry and pr…
U-Haul Offers Free Self-Storage to Victims of Texas Tornadoes
The U-Haul Cos. of East and South Central Dallas are offering 30 days of free self-storage or U-Box container usage to people who’ve been affected by the tornadoes in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, region. Families who need more information can co…
Pegasus Group/Central Self-Storage Acquires Castle & Cook Self-Storage in Mililani, HI, for $14.5M
Pegasus Group, a real estate investment and management company that owns and operates 48 self-storage facilities in 11 states under the Central Self-Storage brand, has acquired Castle & Cook Self-Storage in Mililani, Hawaii, in Central Oahu for $14…
U-Haul Offers Free Self-Storage to Flood Victims in Illinois
The U-Haul Co. of Illinois is offering 30 days of free self-storage or U-Box container usage to people who’ve been affected by the severe storms and flooding in Central and South Illinois. Families who need more information can contact the U-Haul…
Storage Giant Uses Bikini-Clad Boxer to Promote Self-Storage Facilities
What does a bikini-clad kick boxer have to do with self-storage? We’re not sure, but in the non-sequitur tradition of commercials from Wales-based self-storage operator Storage Giant, this one fits right in with the company’s offbeat collec…
Storage Giant Uses Bikini-Clad Boxer to Promote Self-Storage Facilities
What does a bikini-clad kick boxer have to do with self-storage? We’re not sure, but in the non-sequitur tradition of commercials from Wales-based self-storage operator Storage Giant, this one fits right in with the company’s offbeat collec…
Altercation Leads to Shooting at Public Storage Facility in Lawrenceville, GA
A man was shot on Monday during an altercation at a Public Storage facility in Lawrenceville, Ga. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, a 95-year-old woman was at the self-storage facility with her son and daughter when an unknown man par…