New Showroom Opens at U-Haul of Moving & Storage of Lawrence

Large Retail Space to Enhance Customer Experience for DIY Movers

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Oct 01, 2018, 10:33 ET

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® is now welcoming customers in Lawrence to its new retail showroom at 6800 Pendleton Pike, site of a former home improvement center that is being repurposed as a state-of-the-art self-storage facility.

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Lawrence welcomes customers to its new 2,500-square-foot retail showroom at 6800 Pendleton Pike in the eastern suburbs of Indianapolis.

The opening of the retail showroom marks the latest phase and most recent addition to U-Haul Moving & Storage of Lawrence. The showroom is approximately 2,500 square feet, or triple the space of the closing retail showroom at the much smaller U-Haul Storage of Lawrence, a nearby facility at 8550 Pendleton Pike that will continue to serve self-storage customers but will be run remotely by the new store.

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Lawrence was acquired in December 2017. When adaptive reuse of the property is finished, it will offer 919 self-storage units with high-tech security features and indoor climate-control options. There will also be exterior drive-up self-storage available.

"The customer experience at this new store will be unmatched," said Anthony Jones, U-Haul Company of Central Indiana president. "We have a customer waiting area; model self-storage rooms; state-of-the-art security; more products and boxes on display; a wider variety of bike racks and accessories; updated walls showcasing our many hitch options; and much more."

Jones expects to hire a staff of 15 or more Team Members when the facility is fully operational – about double the number that were employed at U-Haul Storage of Lawrence prior to the close of its showroom. U-Haul will look to hire locally to promote job growth within Indianapolis.

"We have also acquired the former lumber yard next door," Jones noted. "That 3.8-acre property will allow us to soon offer customers covered RV, boat and vehicle storage."

The arrival of U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 is revolutionizing the moving industry through its more convenient, more secure way to pick up and return a truck. U-Haul live verification technology allows rental transactions to be carried out entirely on a smartphone at any hour – day or night. There are no membership fees. Simply visit uhaul.com to create an online account.

For self-movers who aim to keep their costs low but need extra hands to help with their move, MovingHelp.com has been successfully pairing customers with reliable Moving Help® Service Providers for more than a decade. The online marketplace lets customers shop and compare local moving companies that provide labor services including: loading and unloading, packing and unpacking, cleaning, and U-Box pick up/delivery. More than 1.5 million unedited customer reviews, transparent pricing and payment release subject to customer approval have led to 93 percent of Moving Help users rating their experience four stars or higher.

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the self-service options on their internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 161,000 trucks, 118,000 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 632,000 rooms and 55.2 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry and is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S.

Contact:

Jeff Lockridge|
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com

SOURCE U-Haul