CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 14,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul®
announced plans to utilize an existing building to house portable
storage containers after its acquisition of a nearly 2.6-acre
property at 1721 Central Ave. in Chattanooga.
The 76,890-square-foot building, formerly a paper recycling
center, will be repurposed for a U-Box® warehouse. The
building will provide space to store hundreds of mobile containers
and enable U-Haul to better meet demand for its storage products in
Hamilton County.
The property, now U-Haul Storage at Central Avenue, was acquired
on Jan. 2.
"Tennessee ranked in the top
five again on the U-Haul Growth Index, meaning the Volunteer State
continues to be a very attractive place to live," stated
Clay McQuade, U-Haul Company of
Knoxville president. "Every day
people are moving to Tennessee. To
manage increased demand for our storage products, we needed this
extra space to expand operations."
Reserve a U-Box container on the U-Haul app or contact
Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
U-Box containers provide 257 cubic feet of storage and one-ton
capacity. This generous space enables furniture, boxes and other
belongings from up to one-and-a-half rooms (on average) to be
shipped and stored safely inside each container. Customers can
order as many containers as they need and only pay for what they
use.
Customers can have the containers shipped to their door or have
them stored in a secure U-Haul facility until they know where they
are going and when they are needed. If plans change, U-Haul never
charges a fee to alter the date or cancel a reservation.
"U-Box provides an easy and secure moving and storage solution,"
McQuade added. "Portable moving containers are increasingly
popular. U-Haul customers crave convenience. That's what we're here
to provide."
Acquisition of the U-Haul Storage at Central Avenue property was
driven by U-Haul Corporate Sustainability initiatives: U-Haul
supports infill developments to help local communities lower their
carbon footprint. The adaptive reuse of existing buildings reduces
the amount of energy and resources required for new-building
materials and helps cities reduce their unwanted inventory of
unused buildings.
U-Haul continues to benefit the environment through its
shared-use business model. Truck and trailer sharing enables
communities to share moving equipment so that families and
individuals don't need to own large-capacity vehicles to transfer
belongings. Sustainability initiatives like U-Haul Adaptive Reuse
(the preserving and repurposing of existing buildings for new
stores), truck modifications to improve fuel economy, and plastic
Ready-To-Go Boxes® that are shared hundreds of
times before being recycled are among the many ways U-Haul
promotes green business. U-Box Load Share, the Company's latest
sustainability program, was just named the 2023 Best in Biz gold
winner for the Most Environmentally Friendly Service of the
Year.
About U-HAUL
Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers with more than 23,000 rental locations across
all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The enhanced U-Haul app
makes it easier for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to
access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and self-return
options on their smartphones through our patented Live Verify
technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet
to grow to 192,200 trucks, 138,500 trailers and 44,500 towing
devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in
North America with 967,000
rentable units and 83.3 million square feet of self-storage space
at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of
propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer
hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app
from the App
Store or Google Play.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
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