Update 3/29/17 – The number of U.S. markets on SpareFoot.com that consumers can search for valet self-storage services has increased in the last year to nearly 50. In the 12 months consumers have been able to use the website to locate on-demand...

The New Mexico Legislature has passed Senate Bill 301 (SB 301), which would allow self-storage operators in the state to sell tenant insurance to customers. The measure would grant operators a limited-lines license to sell only policies covering...

Progressive Investment Co. LLC (PIC), a real estate development firm that operates self-storage facilities under the Access Storage Now brand, intends to add two new facilities to its portfolio in the coming months and expand three existing...

Storage Quarters Records Management Inc., a New York-based self-storage operator specializing in records-management services, has launched Box&Co as its valet-storage division. The company uses an online platform that allows customers to schedule...

Spacer.com.au Pty. Ltd., an Australia-based peer-to-peer self-storage marketplace, has acquired U.S.-based Roost Shared Storage Inc. and will rebrand the business as Spacer.com. The deal includes Roost’s customers, database and technology platform...

The communities of Dryden and Lansing, N.Y., have seen an uptick in self-storage development due to local demand for climate-controlled units and a reduction in available building space in nearby Ithaca, N.Y. There are at least five projects...

Storage Share B.V., a Dutch-based peer-to-peer self-storage marketplace, will launch service this year in the United Kingdom, according to a press release. Similar to other shared-economy networks, the company provides an online platform through...

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....