Awards/Recognition

The Self Storage Association of Australasia (SSAA) announced the winners of its annual awards at its recent convention, Nov. 9-11, at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The SSAA Awards for Excellence Gala...

Update 10/7/22 – Five self-storage operators were named among “America’s Best Customer-Service Companies” for 2023 by “Newsweek” magazine and data-research firm Statista. Extra Space Storage Inc., Life Storage Inc., SmartStop Self Storage, Storage...

During its recently concluded annual conference and tradeshow in Quarteira, Portugal, Sept. 27-29, the Federation of European Self Storage Associations (FEDESSA) announced the winners of its annual awards. A commemorative dinner had more than 420...

Katharine Lau, CEO and co-founder of Stuf, a startup business that partners with commercial-property owners to convert unused space to self-storage, has been named to “Inc.” magazine’s fifth annual “Female Founders 100” list. The list honors women...

SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. (SSSR), a self-managed real estate investment trust, has been named the top-performing “lifecycle REIT” by “The IPA/Stanger Monitor,” a quarterly report sponsored by the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA)...

Update 8/19/22 – Spartan has once again been named to “Inc.” magazine’s list of 5,000 fastest-growing private companies for 2022, ranking at No. 128. The firm’s three-year growth trajectory hit 3,539% this year, according to a press release...

Update 7/25/22 – Storage Giant received two Global Business Awards from “Corp Today” Magazine, which focuses on emerging and fastest growing companies. The honors included “Most Outstanding Commercial & Domestic Self-Storage Facilities 2022 –...