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- Why is Self Storage an
integral part of modern life-styles
... ?
- What is the Concept of
Self Storage ... ?
- Why is it better than a
Removalist storing my assets ... ?
- How does AAA Storage
Apartments differ from other Self Storage facilities ... ?
- What is the advantage
of being next to Hobart’s CBD ... ?
- Has AAA Storage
Apartments a commercial loading bay ... ?
- Is the AAA Storage
Apartments loading bay protected from the weather ... ?
- What equipment is
available to transfer or move goods to my Unit ... ?
- Can I access my goods
whenever I want to ... ?
- Does AAA Storage
Apartments also offer Data and / or Document Storage ... ?
The reasons people use Self Storage are many. For
most people and businesses Self Storage is the solution to the problem of lack
of space, where extra space is either a prohibitive cost or not an option.
We would all love extra space for all the items we have collected over the
years. Some items are useful, some are kept because they are valuable as
memorabilia or for sale. To keep all the things people want to keep, but don't
necessarily want to keep all together at the same time.
For example: if you are being relocated to another state or country for a year
and want to rent out your house unfurnished, self storage is a good solution to
the problem of what to do with your furniture in the meantime. Another example:
son or daughter moves out but all their accumulated possessions don't
necessarily follow them -- and you had your eye on their old bedroom! Because
you know you, "don't dare get rid of any of their old treasures" Self
Storage is the perfect solution.
A Self Storage facility is a building or
buildings containing lockup rooms which can be hired to use for storage. Self
Storage differs from warehousing in that you, the owner of the goods, retain
total control over your goods after you have put them into storage. You lock
your storage unit with your own padlock, and have free access to your goods at
all times during the business hours of the storage facility and other times by
arrangement.
Naturally you pay a fee to use the storage space and are subject to the
necessary regulations of the storage facility, but you pay no extra fees to get
to your goods whenever you want to. You can put extra items in, take items out,
move everything to a smaller or larger unit if you want to - you have genuine
flexibility with Self Storage.
Nil or limited removalist costs. When a
removalist stores your assets, you have to pay for their labour costs to remove
your assets and at a later stage return your assets to the same location or to a
new location. Self Storage immediately saves you money in two ways (1) you can
save on labour costs as you move all your assets so no labour costs are
involved. (2) Alternatively you can save significant labour costs by moving all
your lighter assets and have the removalists only move the larger, heavier
assets to the Self Storage facility.
Your assets are securely under your control. At a Self Storage facility, your assets
are securely locked in a unit that you have the only key to. Therefore there is
no need for any of your assets being moved to accommodate other people's needs to
get to their own assets. Unfortunately, most removalists do not have separate
secure storage space for your goods and often to make room or to get at other
stored goods, your assets are regularly moved, therefore increasing the risk or
potential for damage.
Removalists are not set up to allow
owners of assets to access stored goods as the need arises. Access is normally
only available when the stored goods are delivered. Self Storage on the other
hand are facilities deliberately designed to provide regular access to your unit
and therefore your assets. As you rent the unit and not the number or volume of
assets stored, nor access rates, you can access your unit as many times as you
want, taking items away or storing more without incurring extra costs.
· Location: AAA Storage Apartments are located on
the Cnr of Campbell and Melville Street Hobart adjacent to the Hobart CBD. The
alternative facilities of similar standard are located 13 to 15 km round trip
from the CBD and designed on a ‘Broad-Acre’ format. A ‘Broad –Acre’ design has
advantages in the storing of a vehicle, boat or trailer as the usual concept is
single level ‘car-port’ style configuration. Unfortunately ‘broad-acre’ design
requires space therefore storage needs to be located on the fringe of built-up
areas. Broad Acre design has little protection from the weather when
transferring goods into or out of storage and despite good lighting, visiting
your unit after dark on a cold winter's night can be anything but a pleasant
experience.
· Apartment Configuration: Unlike its competitors, AAA Storage Apartments are
configured within a multi-story building located next to the CBD. Security, fire
and weather protection is at the highest level and the time of day or night or
weather conditions have no bearing on the ease of access and use.
· Commercial Loading Bays: Irrespective if the client drives a motor-bike or
semi-trailer truck, the undercover commercial loading bay and loading platform
ensures minimal physical effort in transferring items to and from delivery
vehicles. The provision of a wide range of load handing equipment ensures
minimum effort in moving items from the loading bay to your unit.
· No Hidden Costs: AAA Storage Apartments does not have any additional costs
such as a booking fee, administration fee etc. The only costs are rental of your
Unit and a small refundable deposit for your EASI-Key to encourage its return at
the end of a rental period.
Time is a hidden cost of any storage. Because
self-storage units are accessible both to commercial and Residential clients,
actual efficient use is often governed by travel time to and from the facility.
By being next to the CBD, Commercial and Residential clients can easily access
their units throughout the day or on their way to or from their work place.
For example let us compare AAA Storage Apartments with a competitor in the
suburbs. For this exercise we will use a fictional Commercial Client located in
or near the CBD and an individual living in an older style house in the Newtown-
North Hobart area or a new high-rise apartment in Wapping.
The Commercial Client: This client has a small storage area and a medium size
retail shop front.
Before AAA, this retail client had to decide well in advance what stock was
required for the day, because it was a 13km round trip to the storage facilities
in the suburbs. Depending on the time of day and weather conditions, the
client’s driver was limited to a maximum of 2 perhaps 3 trips a day to the
storage unit if the driver did not have other duties. As the driver has to make
deliveries as part of his duties this retail client could usually only access
his storage area once a day, therefore can only guarantee his customers next day
delivery to the store or to his customers home.
Now with AAA Storage Apartments, the same retail client can access his storage
unit within 30 minutes turn-around time from his shop., which includes travel
time and loading his goods. He is therefore able to promise his customers same-day delivery for all purchases prior to 3.00pm and his driver resources for
other duties are not limited by the time required to travel to and from storage
facilities in the suburbs.
The Individual Client: This client whether he lives in an older style home or a
high rise apartment has the same problem. The design of the accommodation
provides insufficient storage space. Consequently every nook and cranny quickly
attracts items that cannot be disposed of because they are required occasionally
throughout the year; or are a family memento, that was passed on and it would be
hurtful, or undiplomatic, to sell, give-away etc. The end result is the spacious
home which once was open and airy suddenly takes on the characteristics of
being ’too small’ for comfort.
Now anything and every thing that is not
required to be available immediately can be stored within 5 minutes drive and
accessible as required. Therefore when winter arrives, instead of keeping the
bikes and canoes in the garage and the car on the street, they are stored just
up the road and accessible as required. Similarly during the summer, winter
clothes and sports equipment are stored in the storage unit and the bikes are at home to
take advantage of the good weather and daylight saving.
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Yes, this loading bay has a raised ramp, both for
commercial users and individuals and provides the most efficient and safe
method of loading and unloading vehicles. The loading ramp has a range of
handling equipment to minimise the effort of transferring goods to your storage
unit.
Yes, Our clients do not have to take the weather
into consideration when considering accessing their unit.
See information on our
Individual Storage Page
Yes. AAA Self Storage Apartments is centrally
located to provide easy customer access to their goods throughout normal
opening hours. During week days normal access time is from 7.30 am to 6.30 pm.
On Saturdays from 12.00 Noon to 5.00 pm. By negotiation other access times can
be made available.
Yes. AAA Storage Apartments offer
state-of-the-art Document and Data Storage Services.
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