Roary, a startup business specializing in valet self-storage services, recently launched in Auckland, New Zealand. The company uses an online platform that allows customers to schedule item pickup, maintain a catalog of stored bins and bulky items, and…
Self-Storage Technology Provider OpenTech Releases Version 2.0 of XpressCollect
OpenTech Alliance Inc., a Phoenix-based provider of self-serve kiosks, call-center services and other technology for self-storage businesses, has released version 2.0 of INSOMNIAC XpressCollect, the company’s cloud-based text-messaging service th…
Real Estate Investor Faces DOT Dilemma After Buying Self-Storage Facility in Wilmington, NC
Commercial real estate developer and investor James Street recently acquired Mr. Store It in Wilmington, N.C., for $8.5 million, but the North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) wants to remove a portion of the self-storage facility as part of…
Self-Storage Management Firms Release Second-Quarter 2015 Operating Results
Self-storage property-management firms Absolute Storage Management (ASM) and Storage Investment Management Inc. (SIMI) have released operating results for the second quarter that ended June 30. Both companies showed improvement in same-store revenue ov…
Self-Storage Developer Seeks Rezoning for New Facility in Fairborn, OH
Self-storage developer Doug Degenhart is seeking to rezone a vacant 6-acre lot in Fairborn, Ohio, on which he plans to build an 88,900-square-foot facility. Degenhart is the owner of Beaver Valley Self Storage and Beaver Valley Construction LLC, also b…
DBCI Doors for Self-Storage and Other Industries Receive Wind-Rated Approval From Texas Department of Insurance
DBCI, a manufacturer of self-storage roll-up doors and other building components, received wind-rated approval for several models of doors from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), the agency that regulates companies that conduct insurance business…
Components of a Successful Self-Storage Website
Learn about all the components of a successful self-storage website, including aesthetics, functionality, performance tracking and more.
StoreLocal Launches Self Storage Standards Project, Partners With Storsmart Insurance to Create Tenant-Insurance Product
StoreLocal Corp., a co-op of private self-storage operators in Canada and the United States, has launched the Self Storage Standards Project (SSSP), an initiative to standardize industry terminology. The group also recently partnered with tenant-insura…
Extra Space Self Storage of Asia Enters Hong Kong with 2 New Facilities
Extra Space Self Storage of Asia, a privately owned business, expects to open two storage facilities in Hong Kong this month, expanding its operation to five Asian countries. The two new locations are in the Sai Wan and Tsuen Wan districts and will lay…
OpenTech Alliance and StorageMart to Merge Self-Storage Call Centers
StorageMart, a Columbia, Mo.-based self-storage operator with 165 facilities in Canada and the United States, has agreed to merge its PhoneSmart call-center business with the INSOMNIAC Live! call center operated by OpenTech Alliance Inc., a Phoenix-bas…