Mobile Storage

Optima Self Store has opened in Stamford, England, using portable metal shipping containers as storage units. The property on Uffington Road is behind Moles Country Store and near Morrisons supermarket, according to a press release.

The 80-year-old manager of the U Hold The Key Self Storage in Newcastle, England, is retiring and handing over the reins to his 64-year-old successor. Peter Robson has been employed by the facility, which is owned by the Parsons Containers Ltd....

BOS Container USA, a provider of German-manufactured, quick-build, portable-storage containers, will now stock inventory at five U.S. locations. The move is designed to speed up delivery of the company’s products to customers and enable them to...

RedBin, a valet self-storage operator based in Brooklyn, N.Y., has hired Pete Warhurst, founder of the portable-storage company PODS, to its executive team. Warhurst will “spearhead commercial growth, raise capital and drive expansion,” according...

Self-storage has become a highly competitive market, so it’s imperative that your property provide aesthetic appeal. Consider these facility-renovation projects to create greater revenue, entice and retain tenants, and even beckon a facility buyer.

Canadian self-storage operator StorageVault Canada Inc. has agreed to buy four self-storage facilities and a portable-storage business either owned or related to Access Self Storage Inc., one of its major shareholders, for nearly $48 million. The...

BOS Container USA, a manufacturer of quick-build storage containers, has expanded its staff with the addition of two new product development managers, Steve DelBene and Jim Purgatorio. DelBene will be responsible for the Northeast states from...