When people think about storage containers, images of industrial vessels with steel boxes stacked on top of each other may come to mind. These containers, also known as intermodal, ocean, freight, or shipping containers, are made to transport goods long...

The moving industry and the storage industry have long been considered quite different from one another. One business moves goods and the other stores goods. The emergence of the portable storage and the moving industry over the past ten years has...

The self-storage industry continues to be one of the fastest growing segments of the commercial real estate industry in North America. The industry flourished in the 1990s with demand outpacing supply. From 2000 to 2005, there were over 3,000...

How very interesting our industry has become. Gone are the days of drive-up only storage developments as we say hello to a multitude of specialty storage products and types. Even amenities have gone upscale as we see an ever-changing landscape of...

Accommodating A Growing Millennial Market

If you’re tired of hearing about Millennials–the generation born between 1981 and 1997–and their impact on segments of the economy, including the portable storage business, you’re out of luck. The generation...