SiteLink, which provides facility-management software and payment-processing services for self-storage operations, has launched a proficiency certification program for users worldwide and integrated credit-card processing for users in the United Kingdo…
Guardian Storage Hires New VP of Operations
Guardian Storage, which operates 19 self-storage facilities in Colorado and Pennsylvania, has hired David Decker as vice president of operations. In this role, Decker will help guide the company’s property-management program and operations to a m…
Penn Valley, CA, Self-Storage Facility Hosts Community Shred Day for Charity
Penn Valley Mini Storage in Penn Valley, Calif., will host its seventh annual Community Shred Day on Oct. 21 to support a local first-aid training program. The self-storage facility at 17714 Penn Valley Drive will welcome individuals, families and busi…
Planning Your Self-Storage Security Budget
All too often we hear about break-ins and theft at self-storage facilities across the country. The sad fact is vandalism, arson and theft from tailgating are easily avoidable problems when proper security precautions are taken from the start. That&rsqu…
3 Provisions to Consider When Updating Your Self-Storage Rental Agreements for 2018
As self-storage operators review their rental agreements for possible 2018 updates, the three hottest issues revolve around consent for text communication, arbitration to resolve disputes and mandatory tenant-insurance requirements.
Expansion Plans Approved for Village Self-Storage in Mattapoisett, MA
The Mattapoisett, Mass., Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a zoning request last month for the expansion of Village Self-Storage. The property owner requested a special permit and a variance to construct a 60-by-20-foot storage building…
Derrels Mini Storage Seeks to Build Self-Storage Facility in Visalia, CA
Derrel’s Mini Storage is seeking approval to build a new self-storage facility in Visalia, Calif., but because of the location of the proposed site, it will require approval from the county as well as the cities of Tulare and Visalia. The 14-acre…
Pac-Comm Launches Self-Storage Data & Mapping Solutions Subscription Service
Self-Storage Data & Mapping Solutions (SSDMS), a cloud-based self-storage tracking service, is now available by subscription. Launched by data-driven marketing company Pac-Comm, the offering gives subscribers access to a database that tracks self-s…
Urbis Releases Index Tracking Self-Storage Demand and Facility Performance in Australia, New Zealand
Urbis Pty. Ltd., an Australia-based public-policy evaluation and consulting firm, has published its latest Urbis Storage Index (USI), which tracks self-storage demand, rental rates, occupancy and revenue along the East Coast of Australia and in Aucklan…
Leon Capital Self-Storage Site in Portland, OR, Hit With Graffiti, Vagrants
Update 1/8/18 – Leon Capital has begun demolishing the former nursery on its 1.41-acre lot on Powell Boulevard in anticipation of receiving final approvals from the Portland Bureau of Development Services (BDS) for its three-story self-storage fa…