Features/Columns


  • Catch the Wave
    Self-Storage Security Systems offer facilities not only protection, but marketing as well By Tom Brecke Everyone wants to be safe and secure, right? Of course. And tenants at a self-storage facility are no different. Locks for units are an industry standard, but more and ...More
    June 1, 1998 Tom Brecke
    Posted in Articles
  • The Records Management and Storage Market
    The Records Management and Storage Market Industry-Specific Services By Cary F. McGovern Abstract: Positioning your records-storage business may depend on the make-up of the industries in your community. You may provide services to a specific industry, such as ...More
    May 1, 1998 Cary F. McGovern
    Posted in Articles
  • Hurricane Coverage
    Hurricane Coverage What Every Facility Owner Should Know By David Wilhite During the months of June through November in any given year, an average of three hurricanes will strike the United States. In 1995, hurricanes accounted for more than 100 deaths and caused billions ...More
    May 1, 1998 David Wilhite
    Posted in Articles
  • Self-Storage SoftwareFacility management becomes automated and auspicious
    Self-Storage SoftwareFacility management becomes automated and auspicious By Teri L. Lanza Next year is 2000. A new millennium begins. Didn't you think, when you were a kid, that by the time the year 2000 rolled around, we'd be flying around in hover crafts, robots would ...More
    May 1, 1998 Teri L. Lanza
    Posted in Articles, Technology
  • How does your software feel about......the year 2000?
    How does your software feel about......the year 2000? By Ramona Taylor "The Millenium Bug." That's what they call it in Australia. And they're just as worried about it as we are about our "Year 2000 Bug." Almost any software problem that pops up these ...More
    May 1, 1998 Ramona Taylor
    Posted in Articles, Technology
  • Creatures Running Everywhere
    Creatures Running Everywhere Dear Waldmans: I own a storage facility and have an insect problem. I think the little guys know when I am trying to rent a unit because all of a sudden they show up with their siblings and parents, too. It's embarrassing, especially when I ...More
    May 1, 1998
    Posted in Articles
  • Facility Management Software
    Facility Management Software A Great Idea Gets Better By Jeff Sacks There's a helpful tool out there called the computer, and if you're not using one to run management software designed to take care of many of your daily tasks and make your life easier, you may be more ...More
    May 1, 1998 Jeff Sacks
    Posted in Articles, Technology
  • Selling Your Self-Storage Facility
    Selling Your Self-Storage Facility By Michael L. McCune Selling a storage facility is a complex task, and one that is not a frequent course of business for the average self-storage operator or owner. The process can be confusing, frustrating or even seemingly hopeless, yet, ...More
    May 1, 1998 Michael L. McCune
    Posted in Articles
  • PhasingWhen and when not to delay construction
    PhasingWhen and when not to delay construction By John Wilson Phasing, as defined in terms of construction of self-storage projects, means delaying the start of one or more parts of a project beyond the earliest possible completion. When utilized properly, this technique ...More
    April 1, 1998 John Wilson
    Posted in Articles
  • Inside Self-Storage Magazine
    By David Wilhite What do you think is the most common natural disaster occurring in the United States today? Judging by the popularity of such recent blockbuster films as Twister, Volcano and Dante's Peak, one might easily guess that 200-plus mile-per-hour tornadoes ...More
    April 1, 1998 David Wilhite
    Posted in Articles