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In Memoriam: Robert Bret, FSSA

Robert Bret, executive director of the Florida Self Storage Association (FSSA), died June 7 while vacationing in Jamaica. He was 40. ...read more

5 Tips for Succession Planning

All family businesses should have a solid succession plan in place, one that helps the senior generation leave with ease while welcoming the ...read more

A Little Summertime Storage Reading

Do you remember celebrating summertime as a kid, spending days lazing around doing the things you loved? For me it was lounging by the pool with my ...read more

The Great Bollard Debate

See what Self-Storage Talk members have to say about advising a manager who needs to replace the bollards at his facility due to damage caused by ...read more

Planning Your Self-Storage Exit Strategy

This webinar will teach you some approaches to planning your business exit strategy, including when to divest yourself from the asset, determining ...read more

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The Self Storage Legal Network

The Self Storage Association and attorneys D. Carlos Kaslow, Joseph D. Joiner and Scott Zucker are embarking on their third year of providing one of the most valuable resources to self-storage professionals, the Self Storage Legal Network (SSLN). The SSLN is a hotline ...More
December 1, 2001
Posted in Articles
Talking Tongues

In the October issue, I shared in my letter about my experience living abroad in Siena, Italy during college. Although I won't say I was perfectly fluent in the language upon returning to the States, I did acquire a reasonable working knowledge of the native tongue. I ...More
December 1, 2001 Teri L. Lanza
Posted in Articles
Program Partners Shurgard With Independent Operators

ISS: We understand you have been meeting with independent operators at recent tradeshows. What have you learned? Independent operators are keenly concerned about ways to improve their competitiveness and remain independent. They want to be able to compete effectively in ...More
December 1, 2001
Posted in Articles
Eastlake's Newest and Best

The coastline of southern California has provided many opportunities for developers over the past century. In San Diego County, the five-year-old economic recovery has brought tens of thousands of new jobs into the area and has resulted in an unprecedented need for housing. ...More
December 1, 2001
Posted in Articles, Development
Promoting Self-Storage in European Markets

Over the last three years, it's been fascinating to watch and be part of the change to first the United Kingdom self-storage sector and now that of Europe. When our fit-out company stumbled across the self-storage industry in 1998, there were approximately 130 facilities in ...More
December 1, 2001 Andrew Donaldson
Posted in Articles
Landmark Interest Corp.

The history of Landmark Interest Corp. and its president/owner, M. David Boothe, began 40 years ago in the residential, multifamily, commercial and industrial construction markets. Seven years ago, Landmark's focus changed with Boothe's first self-storage project. Since ...More
December 1, 2001
Posted in Articles
The Humanized Computer

Those of you familiar with the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey will remember HAL 9000, the computer that was an interesting combination of trusted servant and omnipotent master. Although portrayed as ludicrously futuristic, the day of the HAL-9000 computer is rapidly ...More
December 1, 2001 Doug Carner
Posted in Articles, Technology
Thoughts From the Road

As I write this column, I have just completed my eigth airplane trip since our national tragedy on Sept. 11. At the end of my flight from San Diego to Philadelphia, a flight attendant got on the public-address system and sang "God Bless America." The applause from the ...More
December 1, 2001 Jim Chiswell
Posted in Articles
Facility Maintenance

As the fall and winter months approach, it is not only time to think about outdoor maintenance of your facility, but also maintenance of your office entry and area. The office is the first point of appeal a prospective tenant will see. It is imperative it be neat, tidy and ...More
November 1, 2001 Pamela Alton
Posted in Articles
Containerization: A New Marketing Edge

The simplest and most profitable type of self-storage operation is one that operates as a commodity. It offers conventional self-storage units with no bells or whistles. If an owner can operate that way, stay full and apply steady rate increases over time, he is in ...More
November 1, 2001 Harley Rolfe
Posted in Articles