28 | SSAA DINK CONVENTION 2019
HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD WINNERS This year the Judges of the SSAA 2019 Awards, were impressed with the high quality of entries and believe that these entries should not go unrecognised. As a result, the Judges have awarded Highly Commended Awards to these nominees who will receive a certificate. Congratulations go to:
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STORELOCAL CAMPBELLFIELD, VICTORIA
FACILITY OF THE YEAR 150 – 500 UNITS ALL SECURE SELF STORAGE PALMERSTON NORTH, NEW ZEALAND The facility commenced operations in October of 2018. Its first month yielded an impressive 61 move-ins. Paul and the team have kept the facility occupancy on a steady increase. In March of this year Stage-2 of the facility was completed and is being currently populated. The expansion into Stage-2 has increased the amount of higher rate larger sized storage units and also added several premium internal vehicle parking spaces.
To assist the community in meeting their daily religious duties, the team converted a large storage unit into a dedicated prayer room. Since its launch just in time for Ramadan, the StoreLocal prayer room has been very well received by the Campbellfield community and the Australian Muslim Council as a sign of positive inclusion, and is used each and every day by customers and community members alike as a practical service.
SERVICE MEMBER OF THE YEAR IBIDONSTORAGE, NEW SOUTH WALES
MANAGER OF THE YEAR NEIL D’SYLVA, STORAGE KING WINDSOR GARDENS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Neil has worked at the Facility for 18 months after previously working at the Good Guys. At Storage King he manages 506 units and since his commencement there has been a 15% increase in occupancy. With astute business acumen, Neil has taken ownership of the business, with a drive to continue to grow the business and exceed expectations.
INSIDER 109 OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2019
iBidOnStorage has helped the industry streamline its’ sell-up process which has, helped minimise the risks associated with auctioning customer goods. The industry no longer consists of operators all doing their own thing when it comes to auctioning delinquents. iBidOnStorage now has approx. 750 self storage locations all using their one platform. If an individual operator (using iBidOnStorage) is ever challenged about their process in the future, they will be able to (at least) prove they were following an industry standard practice. There is strength in these numbers.
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