Square One
Square One I recently returned from a positively awesome trip down to Supai, the Havasupai Indian Reservation located just southwest of the Grand Canyon. It's an eight-mile hike down to the village from Hualapai Hilltop, and another two miles down to the sacred Havasu ...More
July 1, 2000 Teri L. Lanza
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CCTV Security and Your Bottom LineKeeping crime at bay and money in the bank
CCTV Security and Your Bottom LineKeeping crime at bay and money in the bank By Arden Thoburn The self-storage industry is growing at such a rapid rate, crime can hardly keep up. As the industry grows, so grow the many ways for criminals to take away from your bottom line. ...More
June 1, 2000 Arden Thoburn
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Artistic Builders Inc.Following in its sister's footsteps
Artistic Builders Inc.Following in its sister's footsteps By Barry Morris Most people in the self-storage business are familiar with Capco Steel, which has designed, engineered, constructed and erected steel self-storage buildings for 15 years. The name Artistic Builders ...More
June 1, 2000 Barry Morris
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Records Management in Self-StorageSo misunderstood!
Records Management in Self-StorageSo misunderstood! By Cary McGovern After almost three years of writing columns in Inside Self-Storage, I continue to get questions from owners and operators that show a degree of misunderstanding about how to operate records management in a ...More
June 1, 2000 Cary McGovern
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Self-Storage Security and InstallationThe final frontier
Self-Storage Security and InstallationThe final frontier By Lance Comstock You have read the magazines, gone to the trade shows, and even visited your competitors' facilities to see what they have to offer. You have finally made the decision as to what type of security ...More
June 1, 2000 Lance Comstock
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Self-Storage Citadel
Self-Storage Citadel While recently attending the Southwest Self-Storage Conference and Trade Show, presented in Phoenix by the American Mini Storage Association, my curiosity was piqued by one of their choices of speakers. The association had brought on board a Crime ...More
June 1, 2000 Teri L. Lanza
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Customer Storage InsuranceHelp protect yourself against litigation
Customer Storage InsuranceHelp protect yourself against litigation By David Wilhite Every self-storage facility owner/operator is subject to litigation from tenants who have suffered damage to their goods while in storage. Fortunately, our courts have generally held that ...More
June 1, 2000 David Wilhite
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Thoughts From the Road
Thoughts From the Road By Jim Chiswell I had the recent honor of speaking at the very first conference of the Illinois Self Storage Association (ISSA), which is now just over a year old. The association is off to a good start, with 70 owners/operators and vendor members. I ...More
June 1, 2000 Jim Chiswell
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Who Wants to Just Persevere?
Who Wants to Just Persevere? By Harley Rolfe Note: The views expressed in this column are not intended to represent the opinions of Inside Self-Storage or members of its staff. We invite any comments and will present them in a subsequent issue, if appropriate. Are there new ...More
June 1, 2000 Harley Rolfe
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Security and the Self-Storage EnvironmentHardware, software and other options
Security and the Self-Storage EnvironmentHardware, software and other options By David Reddick Planning the security systems for your self-storage facility has become a rather complex task. The long and short of it is that there are a lot of choices and you will have unique ...More
June 1, 2000 David Reddick
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