Storage & Warehousing - Buyers Guide

Storage Units How to Choose

Storage units can be an excellent option for a business that needs additional office storage to keep materials or equipment. Deciding wisely on which storage company to use can not only save you money and frustrations, it can also prevent damage to or loss of your valuable possessions.

Several factors may affect which storage unit facility offers the most beneficial service. Many facilities that offer office storage units also have a managerial resident that resides at the site. This is an added security benefit for the consumers. This on-site manager is intimately familiar with the storage facility and is therefore more aware of attempted security breaches or thefts. Additionally, having such a person present on-site 24 hours-a-day, deters crime in general. Surveillance cameras and a monitoring station are also good for peace of mind. These technological resources help the staff verify that suspicious activity is investigated and prevented.

When you keep documents or material in a storage unit, you expect those items to remain in the condition you left them in upon their retrieval. As such, many storage facility companies offer climate-controlled storage units. Climate control keeps humidity from destroying documents and the additional materials you’ve placed in storage. This is a simple and very effective way to maintain your possessions. If you decide to use a facility that does not offer climate control for their storage units, be aware that the items you are storing may suffer some form of weather related damage.

Verify that the facility you decide on offers as many security-related and care-related amenities as you feel your possessions demand. You will most likely provide the lock on your items storage units, as such there is very little additional interaction provided by the storage facility company outside of these amenities.

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