International

The self-storage industry continues to blossom around the globe as demand for the service drives growth. Maturing and new markets face a number of challenges including barriers to entry, consumer ignorance, lack of land or funding, and others. However, operators worldwide are finding a foothold and celebrate many successful business ventures.

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U-Haul Self-Storage Customers Donate $507K to Tree Canada Nonprofit

Sep 10, 2019

U-Haul moving and self-storage customers in Canada have donated $507,000 to Tree Canada, a nonprofit dedicated to planting and protecting trees, the company recently reported. Since partnering with U-Haul International Inc. in 2011, Tree Canada...

Asia Self-Storage Operator Storefriendly Opens Robot-Enabled Facility in Singapore

Sep 10, 2019

Store Friendly Management Pte. Ltd., which operates the Storefriendly self-storage brand in Asia, has opened a new location in Paya Lebar, Singapore. The facility features technological amenities including “GObots,” pallet-like robots that...

Northern Ireland Self-Storage Operator StoreStuff Celebrates Opening With Concert, Fundraiser

Sep 06, 2019

StoreStuff Ltd. is celebrating its grand opening in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland this month by hosting a fundraiser as well as a concert by Irish singer Daniel O’Donnell. The free event, 5-7 p.m. on Sept. 21, will be held at the self...

England Self-Storage Operator My Secure Receives Investment from Venturian Funding

Sep 05, 2019

England-based My Secure Self Store has received a six-figure investment from Venturian Funding & Investment Group, a family-owned private-capital firm, which it used to build its first self-storage facility. Ongoing capital infusions from...

Australia REIT Abacus Property Raises $250M to Pursue Office, Self-Storage Opportunities

Sep 04, 2019

Update 9/4/19 – Abacus has agreed to purchase four Storage King self-storage facilities and a development site for $57 million. The acquisitions are in Perth, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand. The land parcel in Sydney, Australia, will...

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Gets Its First Self-Storage Facility

Aug 29, 2019

MyStorage, the first self-storage facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has opened in a refurbished building in District 2. In addition to climate-controlled units and lockers, the business offers valet-style pick-up and delivery services using...

English Self-Storage Operator Tewkesbury Space Program Takes Flight With Themed Commercial

Aug 28, 2019

Tewkesbury Space Program offers a “whole new world of self-storage” at its four space-themed locations in England. In this marketing spot, “Mission Controller Neil” introduces the brand’s offerings, which include traditional and container storage...

U.K. Self-Storage Operator Safestore Forms JV to Enter the Dutch Market

Aug 20, 2019

U.K.-based self-storage operator Safestore Holdings PLC, with facilities in France and the United Kingdom, has launched a joint venture with global private-equity firm The Carlyle Group to acquire the M3 Self Storage portfolio in The Netherlands...

Shurgard Self Storage Europe Releases Financial Results for Second-Quarter 2019

Aug 15, 2019

Shurgard Self Storage Europe SARL, the European affiliate of U.S.-based real estate investment trust Public Storage Inc., has released interim financial results for the second quarter that ended June 30. In general, the company showed gains in key...

Enjoy Jocular Narration With New Zealand Self-Storage Operator National Mini

Aug 14, 2019

Remember those dreadful narrated videos you were forced to sit through in health class? Well, so does New Zealand self-storage operator National Mini Storage! Company spokesperson Leigh Hart strikes at your funny bone in this spoof, in which he...