SMARTBOX Opens Raleigh Self Storage Franchise

RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 15, 2006 – SMARTBOX, a leader in the portable self-storage industry, today announces it is bringing its simple and smart storage solutions to the Raleigh, N.C., market. Owners John Coor and Clark Glave have opened a franchise at 1220 Transport Drive.

“People all across the country are turning to portable storage to meet their storage and moving needs,” said Michael Lowe, president and CEO of SMARTBOX. “We’re here to bring our easy-to-use storage solution to Raleigh.”

SMARTBOX offers residential and commercial customers affordable and convenient storage and moving solutions. Customers contact SMARTBOX, which delivers its storage containers directly to their door. Users then pack and load their Smartboxes on their own time, and when they’re finished, they either keep the Smartboxes at their existing site or call SMARTBOX to pick up the containers to store at one of its secure, climate-controlled storage centers. The firm also offers SMARTCARE, a service that provides users a long-distance moving alternative.

“SMARTBOX eliminates the hassle of locating a rental truck, packing and loading it, driving it to storage, unloading it, racing to return it on time and paying for gas and insurance,” Coor said.