Self Storage is all about peace of mind, which is why both security and insurance are so important. Insurance is usually supplied by the operator of the storage centre but users can also insure themselves independently.
Archive Attic was set up in 2003 by George Matts’ father and uncle with the idea of supplying archive storage services (hence the name of their company), but they have broadened out to providing space for all sorts of items, mainly furniture and household goods.
Safestore are set on a steady expansion policy and have almost 100 self storage facilities in the UK – a target they’ve said they plan to reach during 2011.
In setting prices for storage rooms, a facility manager will be influenced by various factors including: their costs, their level of occupancy, local competition in the storage market and the characteristics of particular customers.
If you are moving house, but need to store your possessions between houses, should you choose the storage offered to you by the removals company, or self storage?
Public storage of the US is the mammoth storage company whose managers are well positioned to gauge the state of the self storage market with its 2,000 plus facilities, including 190 in Europe.
Switzerland is a small country (just under 8 million possible users of self storage), but it is wealthy and people are often short of space – so the demand for self storage is growing rapidly here.
A novel about self storage? Really? Genuinely set against the background of the self storage industry? Yes indeed, and Gayle Brandeis’s novel is written with considerable charm, verve, invention and skill.
Much has been written about the self storage industry. Here are some ‘sound bites’ that encapsulate an essential truth about self storage and attendant issues, such as decluttering.
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