International storage

Don’t Always Overestimate Self Storage Facility Standards

By Antony on November 7th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Don’t Always Overestimate Self Storage Facility Standards

Erik Braunitzer of Douglas Elliman Real Estate Company, agents for New York City Real Estate, offers interesting insights into self storage security in the USA, home of the world’s most developed self storage industry.

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Self storage across Europe: An update

By David on August 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Self storage across Europe: An update

According to the most recent newsletter published by FEDESSA (The Federation of European Self Storage Associations), self storage continues to make slow progress in its advance across Europe, as it struggles to shake off the impacts of the global recession and stoke consumer interest in its product.

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The language of self storage is English

By Antony on August 9th, 2011 | 1 Comment

The language of self storage is English

“La langue du ciel est anglais” announced a Montreal newspaper some years ago. What? They speak English in heaven as well? How do they know? Given this, it may seem less of a surprise that English is also the international language of the self storage industry too, especially when it comes to brand names.

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Self storage spreads to the Philippines

By David on August 2nd, 2011 | 4 Comments

Self storage spreads to the Philippines

Residents of Taguig City in the Philippines recently witnessed the opening of the country’s first American-style self storage facility, according to an online article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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FEDESSA Conference, Portugal, June 2011

By Paul on July 13th, 2011 | No Comments

FEDESSA Conference, Portugal, June 2011

Paul Barber, representing Storage.co.uk, attended this year’s conference of the Federation of European Self Storage Associations. Here is his report.

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US storm disaster: self storage lends a hand

By David on May 17th, 2011 | No Comments

US storm disaster: self storage lends a hand

Self storage companies have been helping victims to recover from recent storms in the Southern US.

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Cavale: a European leader in steel self storage fit-outs

By Antony on March 1st, 2011 | 5 Comments

Cavale: a European leader in steel self storage fit-outs

For more than 15 years, the innovative Belgian-based company Cavale has been designing, building and fitting out self storage facilities right across Europe.

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Throw away the key: Self storage and crime

By David on January 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

Throw away the key: Self storage and crime

It’s no secret that the private, clandestine nature of self storage means it can sometimes present criminals with the perfect cover for getting up to no good.

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How has the recession affected European self storage?

By David on December 28th, 2010 | 1 Comment

How has the recession affected European self storage?

As everyone knows, these are challenging economic times. The recession that began in 2007 has left people across Britain and Europe with lower disposable incomes, as unemployment has increased, salaries have remained static, and credit has become scarcer.

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Boat storage: the Boatel and dry stacks

By Antony on November 17th, 2010 | 3 Comments

Boat storage: the Boatel and dry stacks

When I was in the USA in the 1990s I visited the Lynnhaven Marine Boatel and was impressed by this ingenious solution to a problem. Then disaster struck…

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