INDUSTRY NEWS 1Q 2022


Quick Build Containers BOS Construction Solutions currently has 28 Quick Build containers available on a short lead time: 14 7-by-7 units with a 45-inch-wide single door, 7 10-by-7 units with a 61-inch- wide double door, and 7 13-by-7 units with a 61-inch-wide double door. Otherwise, new factory direct orders ship in early March 2022. Financing options are available. Visit boscs- usa.com for details.


CEO Joe Margolis and CLO Gwyn McNeal present a donation check to Feeding America.


Extra Space Feeds Americans During the holiday season, Extra Space Storage employees from across the United States joined together to participate in a virtual food drive and raised over $50,000 in two weeks, with the company matching employee donations. The food drive was in partnership with Feeding America, a nationwide network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs. Feeding America has a food bank in almost every market where there is an Extra Space Storage facility. The donation will help provide at least 500,000 meals to neighbors in need.


SSA Offers eTest Program For owner-operators looking to hire new team members, SSA offers an eTest pro- gram. The pre-employment tests and assessments have been specially customized for evaluating potential self-storage facility managers. The SSA eTest will provide a fast, reliable, and cost-effective means of measuring common-sense traits linked to job behavior. Better hires result in reduced turnover and improved productivity by putting the right person in the right job. SSA’s eTest requires no setup or licens- ing fees, so administration is straightforward and easy to use. eTest was Designed by storage professionals for storage professionals. For additional information, visit www.selfstorage.org/Products-Services/Facility-Manager-Aptitude-e-Test.


Free Freight With Chateau Chateau Products is offering free freight on orders of five box bundles. Four bundle options are available: small boxes (20 pieces), medium boxes (15 pieces), large boxes (15 pieces), and short wardrobe boxes (three pieces with hanging bars). To place an order, call (800) 833-9296 or email orders@chateauprod- ucts.com.


BOS CS Offers New Product BOS Construction Solutions (BOS CS) has launched iLOQ, a new product that has transformed mechanical locking into a highly functional, programmable electrome- chanical digital access management system. iLOQ provides self-powered digital locking and mobile access management solutions without batteries or cables. For details, visit the company’s updated website, www.boscs-usa.com.


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The BSC Group Hires Sr. VP The BSC Group LLC has hired Drew Sikula as a senior vice president for the company’s Chicago head- quarters. He will be respon- sible


for managing opera- tions, building scalable infra-


structure, and driving profitable growth. His background in corporate finance and public accounting provide a strong foundation on which to help The BSC Group with its growth agenda. Previously, Sikula created and led Negotiation Matters Inc., an expense reduction consulting firm. This followed a decade in cor- porate finance and operations leadership posi- tions, including having served in CFO, VP, GM, director, and controller roles for private and public corporations. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.S. degree in accountancy and is a CPA.


IRE Promotes O’Neill Investment Real Estate, LLC (IRE) recently announced the promotion of Tiffany O’Neill from administrative assis- tant to transactions coordi- nator. O’Neill had been the administrative assistant the Investment Real Estate


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Group of Companies (IREGC) since December of 2019. In her new role, she compiles, manag- es, and analyzes due diligence in preparation of real estate closings; facilitates communication between the title company and attorneys for real estate closings; interacts with vendors to ensure delivery of third-party reports and pre- pare summaries of results; and drafts and files forms associated with borrowing and doing business for various entities.


FIRST QUARTER 2022


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