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REITs Release 1Q 2013 Financial Results

The four U.S.-based self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs)—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., Public Storage Inc. and Sovran Self ...read more

Important Facility-Safety Practices

One of the basics of operating a successful self-storage facility is ensuring it's crime-free and safe for staff and tenants. By incorporating these ...read more

What Do Customers Think About You?

If you’ve never offered a survey to your self-storage tenants, now’s the time to try it. Surveying your customers can be an excellent way to gauge ...read more

How Do You Fill Up a New Self-Storage Facility?

An investor strongly considering self-storage wants to know the best ways to fill up a new self-storage facility. Join fellow Self-Storage Talk ...read more

Maximizing Your Sales Program DVD and Workbook

In this powerful training session, you'll discover better ways to educate customers about storage, set yourself apart from competition, generate more ...read more

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Self Storage Base Launches Storage-Comparison Website

After two years of preparation, Self Storage Base has launched its new website that will allow consumers to comparison shop available storage options. Selfstoragebase.com helps customers choose between self-storage, onsite mobile storage and warehouse-style mobile storage. ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News
Armadillo Self Storage Holds Rugby Match to Raise Funds for Cancer Patient

Armadillo Self Storage in Hull, England, held a rugby-league match last month to raise funds for Jasmine Jones, a local girl diagnosed with cancer. Organized by Life For a Kid, the game raised £1,500 for Jones' ongoing medical and transport costs, £50 of which was donated ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News
OpenTech Licenses Call-Center Technology to Self-Storage Operators

OpenTech Alliance Inc., a Phoenix-based provider of self-serve kiosks, call-center services and other technology solutions for the self-storage industry, is now licensing its LiveAgent! call-center software application and LivePhone! VOIP call-center phone service to ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News, Management, Technology
U.K. Auto-Service Station to Add 40 Self-Storage Units in York, England

Inner Space Stations, a business network of gas and automobile-service stations in the United Kingdom, has invested £40,000 ($60,500) to add 40 self-storage units to Hull Road BP Service Station, the company’s flagship location in York, England. ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News
The Jenkins Organization Buys Self-Storage Facility in Mansfield, Texas

The Jenkins Organization Inc., a self-storage operator, developer and management company, has purchased Texas Best Self Storage in Mansfield, Texas. The 39,000-square-foot facility will be expanded to 79,000 square feet this spring. It will be renamed Mansfield Self ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News, Construction, Development, Real Estate
Sovran Self Storage Announces First Quarter 2013 Dividend, Reinvestment Plan

Amherst, N.Y.-based real estate investment trust Sovran Self Storage Inc., which operates the Uncle Bob’s Self Storage brand, will pay its shareholders a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share of common stock for the first quarter of 2013 that ended March 31. The dividend ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News, Finance
Self-Storage Building Manufacturer ABC Hires North Georgia District Manager

American Buildings Co. (ABC), which designs, manufactures and delivers metal buildings and roofing systems for self-storage and other industries, has hired Chip Wilson as its new North Georgia District Manager. ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News
How to Submit Video to Self-Storage TV

Thank you for your interest in Self-Storage TV! To submit your self-storage video to this exciting new venture, see the instructions below. We are interested in content including: Facility commercials and promos Facility tours Community and company events How-to's Product ...More
April 2, 2013
Posted in Articles
Self-Storage Operator Stor-All Systems Hires ‘Area Coach’ for South Florida Facilities

Stor-All Systems Inc., which operates self-storage facilities under the Stor-All Storage name, has hired industry veteran Janet Howard as its area coach in Florida for Dade County and South Broward County. Howard will supervise 18 facility managers and oversee the daily ...More
April 2, 2013
Posted in News, Management
Canadian Self-Storage Operator Speaks Out Against Illegally Operating Businesses

Mike Whaling, owner of Airport Mini-Storage in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada, is tired of other local small-business owners who do not pay their fair share in property taxes, licensing fees or zoning fees. While Whaling said he pays nearly $30,000 a year in property taxes, he ...More
April 2, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues