Understanding the Mobile Storage Unit

Storage units are spaces that are rented out to people who need to keep their important goods and valuables, so they can access them in future. These spaces can come in the form of lockers, rooms or even shipment containers. Mobile self-storage means a movable unit that you are serving your own self, and no one else can be able to access the unit without your consent. All right of access to the unit is guaranteed to you the owner. Even the administrators have no right to access the storage unit. This brings out the main difference between warehouses and self-storage unit.

The History

It is believed that these storage units started in the 1960s, whereby the individual right ownership was enforced. Its demand in America greatly supersedes the level of demand from other parts of the world. It is estimated that over 80% of the self-storage units are situated in United States of America. The first storage units company was founded by Collum family in the year 1958, and they named it Lauderdale storage after a name of a town. The ones that are being used today have retained the model of the ancient storage units.

The demands for storage units were at first low, because people could not trust putting their valuables away from their gaze. Though the demand took off in the mid-1900s, as people acquired more wealth and properties, from then they started trusting the services of these storage units. There after the demand for storage units out matched the supply, introducing the proprietors to rush in and fill the gap. This led to construction of over 3000 storage units annually between the year 2000 and 2005.

As at now there are over 6000 storage facilities all over the world today. Of all these facilities 5000 are in the U.S and the rest scattered across Britain, Russia and Australia. The demand for storage units has seen many companies offering the service thus the skyrocket.

Variety

There are different types of storage containers to choose from as well as a variety of sizes. The size is always the determining factor when one is choosing these units. What you want to keep in these units will always find a place to fit in. These units have different measurements, but the standard measures 10 feet by 10 feet and the height is 1.5 meters. These units are ideal for storage of documents, furniture and small appliances. Though there are other bigger units which measure 15 by 20 feet and this gives room for storage of larger commodities such as container shipments. Such storage devices can hold big out door facilities, bid enough to hold trailers and boats.

Security

Storage unit business is a multi-billion industry, and the units are of value to any successful administrator. Access area is limited to clients only. There are various security measures set to make sure that the client valuables are safe.  Precautions include; computer access system, security cameras, security guards and even climate control which is ideal for preservation of valuables inside.