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Armadillo Self Storage Holds Rugby Match to Raise Funds for Cancer Patient

Armadillo Self Storage in Hull, England, held a rugby-league match last month to raise funds for Jasmine Jones, a local girl diagnosed with cancer. Organized by Life For a Kid, the game raised £1,500 for Jones' ongoing medical and transport costs, £50 of which was donated ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News
U.K. Auto-Service Station to Add 40 Self-Storage Units in York, England

Inner Space Stations, a business network of gas and automobile-service stations in the United Kingdom, has invested £40,000 ($60,500) to add 40 self-storage units to Hull Road BP Service Station, the company’s flagship location in York, England. ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News
The Jenkins Organization Buys Self-Storage Facility in Mansfield, Texas

The Jenkins Organization Inc., a self-storage operator, developer and management company, has purchased Texas Best Self Storage in Mansfield, Texas. The 39,000-square-foot facility will be expanded to 79,000 square feet this spring. It will be renamed Mansfield Self ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News, Construction, Development, Real Estate
Sovran Self Storage Announces First Quarter 2013 Dividend, Reinvestment Plan

Amherst, N.Y.-based real estate investment trust Sovran Self Storage Inc., which operates the Uncle Bob’s Self Storage brand, will pay its shareholders a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share of common stock for the first quarter of 2013 that ended March 31. The dividend ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in News, Finance
Self-Storage Operator Stor-All Systems Hires ‘Area Coach’ for South Florida Facilities

Stor-All Systems Inc., which operates self-storage facilities under the Stor-All Storage name, has hired industry veteran Janet Howard as its area coach in Florida for Dade County and South Broward County. Howard will supervise 18 facility managers and oversee the daily ...More
April 2, 2013
Posted in News, Management
Canadian Self-Storage Operator Speaks Out Against Illegally Operating Businesses

Mike Whaling, owner of Airport Mini-Storage in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada, is tired of other local small-business owners who do not pay their fair share in property taxes, licensing fees or zoning fees. While Whaling said he pays nearly $30,000 a year in property taxes, he ...More
April 2, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues
‘A Place to Stick My Stuff’ By Fortress-Secure Mini-Storage

This humorous facility tour at Fortress-Secure Mini-Storage is led by a golf cart-driving youngster. The precocious kid discusses unit sizes and storage security with his would-be renter, an equally entertaining youth. ...More
April 1, 2013
Posted in Videos, Management, Marketing
Self-Storage Pioneer, Philanthropist Don Temple Dies at 85

Don Temple, a self-storage industry pioneer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who is credited with opening the first self-storage facility in Los Angeles County in 1968, died on March 15 of heart failure. Temple had been hospitalized since Jan. 30 after suffering a heart ...More
April 1, 2013
Posted in News
A-1 Self Storage to Build New Facility on Historic Site in San Capistrano, CA

A planned self-storage facility by California operator A-1 Self Storage will be built on a historical site in San Capistrano, Calif. The property was once owned by John “Don Juan” Forster, who was one of the state’s largest landowners during the mid-1800s. A-1 is waiting ...More
April 1, 2013
Posted in News, Construction, Development
Safeguard Self Storage Buys Property in Brooklyn, NY, for 65th Location

Safeguard Self Storage has purchased property in Brooklyn, N.Y., where the company intends to develop its 65th location. The facility will comprise 50,000 square feet in 786 units and offer security features and other amenities. The company currently has 20 self-storage ...More
March 28, 2013
Posted in News, Development, Real Estate

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