• July 12, 2025

News and Announcements

News & Announcements

REIT REPORTS

12 Jul, 2025

REITs Set Dates For Q2 2025 Earnings Reports

Mark your calendars: The "Big Four" REITs—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage, National Storage Affiliates Trust, and Public Storage—have announced the...

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12 Jul, 2025

SAM & SAM-Managed Stores Raise Over $8K for Wounded Warrior Project

Storage Asset Management (SAM), the third-largest third-party self-storage management company in the U.S., is proud to announce a total of $8,222.23...

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swift storage

10 Jul, 2025

Barings Takes Control of Australia’s Swift Storage in $130M Deal

US-based investment firm Barings has waded into Australia’s growing self-storage market, acquiring a controlling stake in Brisbane-headquartered...

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10 Jul, 2025

Steel & Metal Systems Introduces New Product Line

Steel & Metal Systems Inc. (SAMS) has introduced a new product line and announced several staff promotions and charity initiatives. SAMS launched...

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metro storage storagemart

10 Jul, 2025

StorageMart/MMS Now Managing 27 Former Metro Storage Locations

StorageMart and Manhattan Mini Storage’s Third Party Management division has announced a major portfolio expansion with the onboarding of 27 self...

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chris sonne book

9 Jul, 2025

Appraisal Institute Releases 2nd Edition of Self Storage Economics and Appraisal

The Appraisal Institute has released a second edition of Self Storage Economics and Appraisal by R. Christian Sonne, MAI, with contributing author...

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ron desantis

9 Jul, 2025

DeSantis Signs Bill Eliminating Lease Tax For Self-Storage Businesses

On June 30, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 7031 (HB 7031) into law, thus eliminating the state’s lease tax for commercial...

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storage post

8 Jul, 2025

Storage Post To Manage Three New Self-Storage Properties

As of July 1, three Sofia Storage properties in Brooklyn and Manhattan are now under the management of Storage Post Self Storage. With Storage Post...

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u-haul

7 Jul, 2025

U-Haul Offers Texas Flood Victims 30 Days Free Storage

U-Haul® has expanded an existing disaster relief offering in metro San Antonio to include its Company centers across metro Austin, where Central...

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stolen drums

7 Jul, 2025

Man Arrested For Stealing $40K in Music Gear from Storage Facility

A man has been charged with burglary after Metro Nashville Police say he made off with more than $40,000 in music equipment from a storage locker in...

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job fair

7 Jul, 2025

Capco General Contracting To Host Career Fair This Weekend

Capco General Contracting, which has provided vertically integrated self-storage construction with steel services for over 39 years, is currently...

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sbs construction

7 Jul, 2025

SBS Construction Announces Major Acquisition by BCT Capital LLC

Stephen S. Schiffman, President and Chairman of the Board of SBS Construction (SBS), has announced a strategic acquisition by BCT Capital LLC (BCT),...

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Sam Kennard

1 Jul, 2025

Kennards Self Storage Acquires National Mini Storage

Sam Kennard CEO Kennards Self Storage and Caroline Plowman CEO National Mini Storage outside NMS Newmarket centre in Auckland. Australian...

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self storage fire

27 Jun, 2025

Tenants Blame E-Bike Business For Major Self-Storage Fire

A large Storage King facility went up in flames in Burpengary, north of Brisbane, Australia, last week. The fire tore through approximately 120 units...

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go store it heartland storage

27 Jun, 2025

Go Store It adds Heartland Storage portfolio to management platform

Go Store It Self Storage, one of the largest and fastest-growing privately held self-storage companies in the United States, has added the Heartland...

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northeast

26 Jun, 2025

NeSSA Surpasses Membership Goal, Eyes Merger with NHSSA

Jessica Lamoureux, President of the New England Self Storage Association (NeSSA) has announced a major milestone—surpassing its 2025 membership goal...

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mobile office

26 Jun, 2025

Star Storage Solutions Introduces Mobile Offices

Star Storage Solutions has unveiled a redesigned mobile office unit engineered specifically for the demands of fast-moving job sites—with several...

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26 Jun, 2025

Affinius Capital Originates $33M Loan For 10 Federal

Affinius Capital LLC announced today the origination of a $33.5 million refinancing loan for a 10 Federal self-storage portfolio of 13 self-storage...

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UK Flag

25 Jun, 2025

Harrison Street Enters UK Market Through Joint Venture

Harrison Street has entered the European self-storage market with a focus on the United Kingdom through a newly formed joint venture with Pacific...

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access self storage

25 Jun, 2025

Access Self Storage Unlocks Units For Cancer Research

In celebration of the UK’s first ever Self Storage Week, Access Self Storage unveils a partnership with Cancer Research UK (CRUK), hosting a...

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Self Storage Awards

21 Jun, 2025

MSM Accepting Entries For Facility And Manager of the Year

MSM is now accepting entries for both 2025 Facility of the Year (FOY) and Manager of the Year (MOY).

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self-storage fire

21 Jun, 2025

Storage Facility Fire Burns For three Days

A storage facility near Manchester, England that was severely damaged in a large fire earlier this week will be demolished, fire officials have...

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self-storage theft

21 Jun, 2025

Reddit User Documents Theft At Public Storage Facility

A post on Reddit this week has been garnering a lot of attention. On Wednesday, Reddit user "Gravy_On_Toast" called out a Public Storage facility in...

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self-storage ban

20 Jun, 2025

Alabama Town Bans Self-Storage Developments

Prattville, Alabama officials have approved a temporary halt on the development of mini warehouses and self-storage facilities within city limits.

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self=storage partners

18 Jun, 2025

6Storage and Calcumate announce New partnership

6Storage, a global self-storage management software provider trusted by operators in over 25 countries, and Calcumate, the world’s leading 3D storage...

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SElf Storage Week

18 Jun, 2025

Self Storage Week Launches In the UK Next week

In celebration of the UK self storage industry, Access Self Storage, the high street self-storage business with 57 sites across the UK, has created...

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