INDUSTRY NEWS 1Q 2022


AZSA Reinstates District Liaison Program The Arizona Self-Storage Association (AZSA) is reinstating its District Liaison program to adequately


represent its


AZSA Executive Director Amy Amideo (right) meets with Rain Hall, manager of Granite Dells Storage in Prescott, Ariz.


members in the outlying rural areas of Arizona such as Flagstaff, Yuma, Lake Havasu, and the White Mountains. District Liaisons will serve as an extension of the AZSA board, addressing regional issues while maintaining the integrity of the self-storage industry through col- laboration. As AZSA celebrated its 25th anniversary, Amy Amideo, the associa-


tion’s executive director, visited Arizona’s outlying areas to meet owners and managers, build relationships, and seek potential District Liaisons. “The District Liaison will have direct access to a designated board member,” says


Amideo, who explains it will be a mentor role for the AZSA board member. Additionally, AZSA is optimistic that the program will foster future leaders for the association.


Stuf Hits LA Stuf Inc. has set up shop in Los Angeles and plans to expand in the region. The company partners with commercial real estate owners, turning vacant spaces on their properties into storage units to monetize underutilized real estate. Stuf’s first two locations in L.A. County are: 3,500 square feet in Carthay and 5,700 square feet in Glendale. Stuf’s goal is to have 10 to 15 locations in L.A. in 2022.


Lock Check Leads To Arrest A safety check of a unit at a Public Storage facility in Bloomington, Minn., led to the arrest of a 32-year-old Bloomington man. A facility employee called police after the man pointed a gun on her for opening his closed, unlocked storage unit door. The suspect, who also had two warrants, was booked on suspicion of second-degree assault as well as being a felon in possession of a weapon and narcotics possession.


Storage Authority Awards Franchises Storage Authority recently announced that it has awarded six new franchises. In addi- tion, two franchisees’ land offers have been accepted and their facilities are under design. Storage Authority’s franchise model and Dynamic Ease Series offers a seamless bridge from finding land, designs, approvals, construction, and operations to sales and marketing.


MCG Creates New Affiliate Madison Capital Group (MCG) has created a new affiliate to pursue what it hopes will be a lucrative extension of its self-storage business: stand-alone storage facilities exclusively for boats, RVs, and other vehicles that owners don’t want to park in their driveways. The Charlotte, N.C.-based firm has developed or purchased more than 70 self-storage facilities since its founding in 2013. It now has more than 10 deals in the pipeline to buy or build new storage complexes for boats and RVs via its recently launched BlueGate Boat and RV Storage. BlueGate announced the closing of one of those deals Nov. 22: the purchase of The Boat Rack, a 108,000-net-rentable-square-foot facility in Nashville, Tenn. The company has three other deals progressing in the Nashville market and aims to invest more than $100 million in the emerging storage subsector by the end of 2022.


New Year, New Brand Effective Jan. 1, 2022, Steel Storage Asia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary, now operates as Janus International (Storage Solutions) Asia Pty Ltd. The firm’s


rebranding under the Janus


International brand is pursuant to con- tractual arrangements associated with its acquisition by Janus in 2020. As a leading global manufacturer and turn-key building solutions


supplier of


and access control technologies for self- storage, Janus leverages its international network, solid industry expertise, and advanced technology to drive the devel- opment of the sector in the region. An active member and title sponsor of the Self-Storage Association of Asia (SSAA), Janus considers Asia an important geo- graphic focus as it grows its global foot- print. Janus’s regional hub will remain in Singapore.


Clement New SA Director Storage Authority (SA) has


appointed


Ed


Clement to the role of franchise director. He has over 30 years of


experience in real estate, investment banking, and management consulting. Clement began his career at Proudfoot, a major international consulting firm, where he was responsible for technical analysis and the implementation of man- agement information systems to reduce costs and improve productivity. He is a registered real estate broker in Florida and Georgia.


Capco Sponsors Angel Tree For the fifth year in a row, Capco spon- sored an Angel Tree for the Salvation Army of San Antonio. The goal of this program is to ensure that all of San Antonio’s children ranging from newborn to 12 years have a gift underneath their tree on Christmas morning. After helping 100 children in 2020, Capco had a goal of sponsoring 125 children in the 2021 holiday season.


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