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We recently successfully completed two deliveries in Sweden at the Eskilstuna and Västerås sites. This was the second phase. We reported on the first phase earlier in our newsletter. At the request of client Kontain AB, our engineer Danny was present during the three weeks of delivery and erection of our Z-Boxes.

Last time we looked at the possible security measures you can take outside the self-storage location and around the entrance. This time it is the turn of the “inside,” again seen through the eyes of the customer.

AISI, the Italian association of self storage operators, again held its annual Self Storage Conference in Milan, with many operators from all over Europe in attendance. USC was there, of course, and Jan-Hein shares his experiences.

Maarten and Jan-Hein Streppel had planned many activities in England recently. After crossing the Channel by ferry, they visited customers, joined the SSA UK Networking Dinner in London and exhibited USC for the first time at the Movers & Storers Show in Warwickshire. A report.

We recently placed our Z-Boxes on the premises of Storage Zeeland, the storage company in Zierikzee owned by Martin van Rijn and Jascha de Jong. In addition to the existing storage shed, they can now offer outdoor storage, a long-held wish. We asked Jascha about her experiences with USC, the delivery process and initial customer feedback.

During the FEDESSA trade show, as ISS Award-winner “Best container,” we were honored to present the USC Innovation Award. We did so to DSOC, a promising English company that is developing site security, surveillance and facial recognition software and is already very successful. An enlightening interview with Ant Hebblethwaite, Sales Manager of DSOC.

Recently the newest branch of Salland Storage, in Almelo Aa-dorp, opened its doors. Maarten Streppel: “We are very pleased with this expansion. With this we were able to help a client to give a good use to a fallow industrial site. So our containers are ideally suited for that, the first reservations are already in.”

The way your self-storage park is secured plays an increasingly important role in a customer’s decision to use your location. Of course, you may well believe that your storage location is secure enough. What matters, however, is that the customer in particular feels that his or her stored items are in safe hands with you. Otherwise, the deal is off. And that’s the last thing you want….

An elderly center in Breda was looking for a new and safe parking spot for bicycles. We devised a solution for them by cleverly using the capabilities of our multi-purpose storage container.

Live to the conference! It had been a while since we could greet colleagues, associates and suppliers live again, so we were very much looking forward to that. And we were not disappointed. The interesting program and beautiful location on Portugal’s Algarve helped with that to the fullest.

The self storage parks we build for our customers are getting bigger and bigger. As a result, we increasingly get requests from customers to be present on site during delivery and construction. Our engineer Danny Schmidt, now quite experienced in the execution field, tells us more about it.

Inside Self Storage’s (ISS) annual reader survey once again produced several winners. What did not change was the winner of the Award for Best Portable Container. Because that is once again USC. And we are very proud of that again this year!

USC recently completed a self storage park for rentbox24. The location is the 4812 Erkelenz, Germany, not far from the border with Limburg. Alex Heuters, one of the owners, talks about the whole process from the first idea to the realization.

I am writing this vacation greeting on a late Tuesday afternoon in July. The industrial area here in Deventer is already starting to get quieter. No doubt this has to do with the vacations that have already started around us. After next week it will be quieter here too. Everyone will then be able to enjoy a well-deserved vacation. After all, doing business today, with all the hectic pace of the world, has not become any easier. Please allow me to take you through the USC highlights of the past six months.

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