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Natural Disasters

Self-Storage Auction Company Raises $3K for Colorado Wildfire Relief Fund

By working with storage-auction buyers and adding donations from its own sales commissions, Schur Success Auction & Appraisal raised $3,000 for the Red Cross 2012 Colorado Wildfire Relief Fund over the last quarter. "With all the destructive fires we had in Colorado ...More
October 3, 2012
Posted in News
Self-Storage Facility Offers Free Space to Hurricane Isaac Victims in Mandeville, La.

HWY 190 Mini Storage, a self-storage facility in Mandeville, La., is offering a month of free storage to local residents and businesses who have been adversely affected by Hurricane Isaac. ...More
September 4, 2012
Posted in News, Management
U-Haul Offers Free Self-Storage to Alabama, Florida Storm Victims

The U-Haul Co. of Southern Alabama is offering 30 days of free self-storage, as well as U-Box pod moving and storage, to residents of Alabama and Florida who have been affected by recent torrential thunderstorms and flooding. ...More
June 15, 2012
Posted in News, Management
Access Self Storage Hosts Cookout for Texas Tornado Victims

Access Self Storage and other businesses in Lancaster, Texas, banded together April 7 to host a cookout for the victims of tornadoes in the area. ...More
April 25, 2012
Posted in News, Management
Self-Storage Media Coverage in 2012: Make a Resolution to Be Proactive and Transparent

Media coverage in an electronic age is far more impactful than in the past, when messaging was limited to small, defined market areas. In self-storage, press can be dangerous if it promotes an incident such as a fire, flood or theft. In 2012, resolve to be proactive and ...More
December 16, 2011 By Teri Lanza
Posted in Blog, Management
U-Haul Centers Offer Free Self-Storage to Victims of CA Windstorms

U-Haul self-storage facilities in eastern Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Fernando Valley are offering 30 days of free self-storage to residents whose homes or businesses have been damaged by the recent windstorms in Southern California. ...More
December 6, 2011
Posted in News, Management
Coastal Mini Storage Offers 30 Days Free Storage to Hurricane Irene Victims

Coastal Mini Storage in North and South Carolina is offering one month of free self-storage and the use of the company’s moving truck to people affected by Hurricane Irene. ...More
September 26, 2011
Posted in News, Marketing
StorageMart Supports Victims of Texas Wildfires With Safe Spot Program

StorageMart is assisting Texas residents being displaced by wildfires with an offer of highly discounted self-storage space to store their possessions or home-reconstruction materials. ...More
September 19, 2011
Posted in News, Management
Fort Knox Self Storage Offers Two Months Free Self-Storage to Hurricane Irene Victims

Fort Knox Self Storage is offering two free months of self-storage to victims of Hurricane Irene. The self-storage business operates facilities in Matamoras, Pa., Montague, N.J., Monroe, N.Y., Port Jervis, N.Y., and Middletown, N.Y. ...More
September 7, 2011
Posted in News, Management
No More Floating Along: Disaster Planning in Self-Storage

Hurricane Irene flounced through the East Coast this past week, and though this Category 1 event could have done greater damage, it’s reminded self-storage operators in many areas of two things: the importance of emergency preparedness, and the role compassion plays in the ...More
September 2, 2011 By Teri Lanza
Posted in Blog, Management

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