Storrage Inc., a Seattle-based business specializing in valet self-storage services, has changed its name to Livible Inc. and its app-based service to Livible.Space. The rebranding coincides with an escalation in service offerings beyond basic storage …
England Self-Storage Operator Stock N Lock Wins ‘Best UK Facility of the Year’ Award
Stock N Lock Self Storage of Worcester, England, won the award for the “Best UK Facility of the Year” from the Self Storage Association of the United Kingdom (SSAUK). It now qualifies for the Pan European finals, which will be held during t…
Storage By George in Napa, CA, Begins $2.5M Self-Storage Expansion
Update 9/14/17 – After nearly two years since he first applied for zoning approval, Cohen has begun his self-storage expansion project on Golden Gate Drive. Construction crews are currently grading the land and installing underground pipes, accor…
Public Storage Opens New Self-Storage Facility in Frisco, TX
Public Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT), opened a new facility this week in Frisco, Texas, its first in the Dallas suburb. The property at 8433 Legacy Drive is on 5 acres of land and offers more than 1,000 climate-contro…
ISS News Desk: Self-Storage Operator Derrel’s Mini Storage Offers Land for Animal Shelter
Retired self-storage owner Derrel Ridenour, whose family operates Fresno, Calif.-based Derrel’s Mini Storage Inc., has offered to donate land to Fresno County officials for the purpose of building a new animal shelter. Officials were forced to lo…
U-Haul Eyes Former Manufacturing Site for Self-Storage Conversion in Northborough, MA
Phoenix-based self-storage operator U-Haul International Inc. has applied for variances and special permits to convert a former manufacturing plant in Northborough, Mass., into a self-storage and truck-rental facility. The former Peterson Spring plant …
Inside Self-Storage Releases Slideshow on 2015 Top-Operator Data
Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has released a slideshow focusing on key data from its 2015 Top-Operators List, an annual compilation ranking the industry’s leading players by net rentable square feet. “The 2015 Top-Operators List: Expansion and Brand …
World Class Capital Group/Great Value Storage Acquires 3-Property Self-Storage Portfolio in Jackson, MS
Real estate investment firm World Class Capital Group LLC (WCCG) recently purchased a three-property self-storage portfolio in the Jackson, Miss., Metropolitan Statistical Area. The facilities will be rebranded and managed by Great Value Storage, WCCG&…
Metro Storage to Develop New Self-Storage Facility in Burnsville, MN
Metro Storage LLC, which operates the Metro Self Storage brand in 12 states, has acquired property in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville, Minn., on which it intends to develop a self-storage facility. Expected to open in spring 2016, the facility wil…
The Moving-Truck Loop: Marketing Your Self-Storage Truck So It Can Market for You
Just buying and wrapping your facility moving truck to advertise your self-storage business is only half the equation. Here are some methods used by other storage operators to actively market their trucks so their trucks market for them in return.