U-Haul Company of Western Florida Expands U-Haul Self-Storage Operations With the Purchase of North Port Self Storage

NORTH PORT, Fla., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul Company of Western Florida today announced that it has expanded the U-Haul network of self-storage locations with its purchase of North Port Self Storage, located at 5055 Pan American Blvd. This storage facility boasts 517 storage units, throughout nine single-story storage buildings with more than 44,400 square feet of storage. With the recent addition of North Port Self Storage, the U-Haul Company of Western Florida now has eight company owned facilities, seven of which offer self-storage, and more than 40 U-Haul Dealers that also offer self-storage throughout Western Florida communities.

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The U-Haul Center of North Port will feature 24-hour security with electronically controlled access, state-of-the-art digital video surveillance, your lock/your key, both climate- and nonclimate-controlled storage rooms, FREE use of storage carts, no deposit or administration fees, a convenient credit-card payment plan and available low-cost Safestor Protection to help safeguard customers' personal possessions.

"We are pleased to be expanding our presence in North Port, and look forward to continuing our long-standing relationships with local communities throughout Florida," stated Dave Thompson, president, U-Haul Company of Western Florida. "Moreover, with the expansion of U-Haul self-storage operations, we are better equipped to meet our customers' current and future needs. Families needing the finest in moving services now will have increased convenience and a shorter distance to travel when moving and storing their goods, which not only will make their move easier but also will have the positive effect of reducing the amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere," Thompson said.

The North Port U-Haul Storage facility will be selling a wide variety of environmentally friendly packing supplies: boxes made out of recyclable materials, 100 percent biodegradable packing peanuts and moving pads made from recycled denim. Also on site will be a Take A Box/Leave a Box display, which allows customers or anyone in the community to leave moving boxes or unwanted electronics boxes for another customer to reuse for free, instead of throwing them away or recycling them.

This facility will also soon have available a propane tank that will provide alternative fuel for vehicles and propane for barbecue grills.

Customers who rent a U-Haul moving van or trailer for a one-way move can receive one month of free storage before or after their move.

Customers can rent storage from more than 1,100 U-Haul owned storage facilities across the United States and Canada by calling their neighborhood U-Haul center, visiting www.uhaul.com or contacting the U-Haul national reservation system, at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.

About AMERCO Real Estate Company

Since 1989, AMERCO Real Estate Company, an affiliate of U-Haul International, Inc., has been responsible for providing real estate services to AMERCO subsidiaries that include more than 1,350 U-Haul moving and storage centers throughout the United States and Canada.

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the best choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 15,800 locations in all 50 United States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 101,000 trucks, 76,000 trailers and 34,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 395,000 rooms and approximately 35 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,100 owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the consumer's number one choice as the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. As one of the nation's largest retailers of propane, U-Haul supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues.

U-Haul was founded by a Navy veteran who grew up during the Great Depression. Tires and gas were still rationed or in short supply during the late 1940s when U-Haul began serving U.S. customers. Today, that background is central to the U-Haul Sustainability Program: "Serving the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Our commitment to reduce, reuse and recycle includes fuel efficient moving vans, neighborhood proximity, moving-box reuse, moving pads made from discarded material, and packing peanuts that are 100 percent biodegradable.  Learn more about these facts and others at www.uhaul.com/sustainability.

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