Australasia

Kennards Self Storage, which operates more than 80 self-storage facilities in Australia and New Zealand, is set to open a new facility in St. Marys, Australia, on Nov. 25. The property was originally supposed to open in October. It will offer...

Update 11/9/16 – Caroline Campbell, 56, the woman who was trapped inside an elevator at a Guardian Secure Self Storage facility in Auckland, New Zealand, last February, is accusing the storage operator and lift-maintenance engineer of negligence...

Storage Protectors LLC, a Phoenix-based business specializing in contents insurance and damage-waiver coverage for portable-storage businesses, has launched a program for facility operators in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and...

Produced by Inside Self-Storage, the 2016 International Digital Issue includes articles highlighting the development and operation of self-storage facilities around the world. This issue examines the industry's progression in Africa, Asia, Europe...

Storage King Group, an Australasia-based self-storage operator, has joined the Air New Zealand “Airpoints for Business,” program in which members can earn points when leasing a storage unit or purchasing packaging materials. Members of the program...

Rent a Space, which operates 12 self-storage locations in and around Sydney, recently opened a newly constructed facility in Gregory Hills, New South Wales, Australia. Completed in May, the property at 25 Lasso Road is just off Camden Valley Way...

Fort Knox Self Storage has completed construction on a new purpose-built facility in Keysborough, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The site was chosen due to the growing population and high number of new houses near the property at 1 Southpark...

Australia-based self-storage operator National Storage REIT (NSR) has agreed to acquire 30 facilities in multiple deals for a combined $301 million. The primary purchase is the 26-property portfolio operated under the Southern Cross Storage Group...

Bunker Storage has opened its first self-storage facility in Wallerawang, Australia. The site opened with 100 units, which is the first of four planned development phases for the property at 37 Brays Lane. Subsequent additions will include vehicle...