July 1, 2001

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Steel Storage Group

Steel Storage Group

A global player

Oneof the true international builders of self-storage facilities, the Steel StorageGroup is an award-winning global company currently experiencing strong growth inexports to international markets. From its head office and manufacturing plantin Brisbane, Australia, the company designs, manufactures and ships self-storagepartitioning systems and buildings to the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Portugal,France, Austria and other European countries, and most recently to Japan.

The Steel Storage Group has been involved in the construction andownership of self-storage facilities since the industry's early days inAustralia. The company now employs more han 40 staff members in offices inAustralia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and France. Collectively, thecompany's directors and managers represent more than 50 years experience in theself-storage industry. They are regarded by many as pioneers who have providedtraining based in design and construction.

Australia

Founding Director Brian Perry oversees the Australian operation, whichincludes the factory in Brisbane, a sales office in Melbourne and a proposedsales office in Sydney. Perry, with a background in architecture, has more than40 years experience in steel construction and 16 years experience in theself-storage industry. He is supported by a strong Australian team, includingManager Rodger Giles, who has more than 35 years experience in engineering andsteel construction and close to 12 years experience in self-storage.

In Australia, Steel Storage designs, manufactures and installs for companiessuch as Millers Self-Storage, Fort Knox, Storage King, Austcorp and many othersmaller groups.

United Kingdom and Europe

The London sales office opened in December 1996 under the management ofco-founding Director Jonathan Perrins, who has a strong background in sales andmarketing and 16 years experience in the self-storage industry. This was quicklyfollowed by a full manufacturing plant with two separate premises in Twickenham,United Kingdom. There is also a sales office in Paris and a proposed factory inthe planning stages in Lille, France.

The company now enjoys a market share of approximately 60 percent ofself-storage in the United Kingdom. It has recently designed and erected aself-storage building that is the single largest in the United Kingdom andEurope, and one of the largest in the world. The first stage of the facility,manufactured and exported from Brisbane and erected in Reading, United Kingdom,consisted of approximately 1,000 units. Initially constructed for the Hampsonfamily of British Self-Storage, the building is now owned by the Mentmore-AbbeyGroup and is currently known as Abbey Space Base.

In the United Kingdom and Europe, the Steel Storage Group designs,manufactures and installs self-storage for companies such as AccessSelf-Storage, Big Yellow, Mentmore-Abbey, Keepsafe with Home Box, City Box,Shurguard, Allsafe and others.

New Zealand

The New Zealand operation is run by a third director who manages the salesoffice in Auckland, covering both islands. Here the company's clients includeLock & Leave, National Self-Storage, Kiwi Self-Storage and Local Lockup. InNew Zealand, where occupancies are steadily increasing, nearly 50 percent ofself- storage is owned by large multifacility operators as opposed to singleoperators.

Asia

Steel Storage is currently finalizing negotiations to enter the Asian marketvia the design of facilities in Japan.

Award-Winning, World-Class Designs

Thanks to its ongoing commitment to research and development and itsinternational experience, the Steel Storage Group now enjoys approximately 60percent of the market both in Australia and the United Kingdom. In bothcountries, the company's designs have consistently won every major industryaward for facilities including proprietary products such as mezzanine floors,covered roadways and hallway-partitioning systems.

The company's building and partitioning systems are considered superior bymany overseas experts because they have been built specifically for theself-storage industry and can fit all roll-a-doors. The Steel Storage internalpartitions are adaptable, flexible and resistant to break-ins from adjoiningunits. They are also self-supporting and do not require obtrusive bracing.Hallway panels and soffiting systems are manufactured from a high-gloss,heavy-duty white coil manufactured exclusively for Steel Storage.

PTI Australasia

One of the companies in the Steel Storage Group is PTI Australasia, whichdistributes the products of PTI Access Control Systems, an American supplier ofself-storage security systems. PTI Australasia has been Australia's leadingsupplier of security and access control for more than 14 years. Manager RobertBroadbent's extensive technical background in the industry includes 20 yearsexperience in a number of roles including service, supervision, management andproject engineering.

Steel Storage Group

For United Kingdom/Europe, contact:
Steel Storage UK Ltd.
Jonathan Perrins
E-mail: [email protected] 
Phone: +44 (0) 20 87 44 94 44
Fax: +44 (0) 20 87 44 91 27

For Australia/New Zealand, contact:
Steel Storage Australia Pty Ltd.
Rodger Giles
E-mail: [email protected]  
Phone: +61 (0) 7 38 65 1600
Fax +61 (0) 7 38 65 1713

For France, contact:
Steel Storage France
Jonathan Perrins
E-mail: [email protected] 
Phone: +44 (0) 20 87 44 94 44
Fax: +44 (0) 20 87 44 91 27

For international, contact:
Steel Storage International
Brian Perry
E-mail: [email protected] 
Phone: +61 266 804 220
Fax: +61 266 804 221

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