SSAA PRINCIPAL PARTNER – STORCO

This year the SSAA celebrates 30 years since it’s foundation and is proud to have worked with other companies who have been around for a long time and have become (literally) the foundations of the self storage industry.

SSAA Principal Partner STORCO, is one of them and they are celebrating their 40th birthday this year. It all started in 1980 when the multi-generational family-owned business opened its doors in Orange New South Wales.

As we all know storage at that time was in its infancy, and the family saw an opportunity to work and develop a range of storage solutions for self storage sites both nationally in Australia and internationally in New Zealand.

Australian manufacturing has changed over the years, and the team at STORCO have adapted and grown with the self storage industry. The most recent COVID-19 pandemic saw many businesses close or slow down as they could not access products that are manufactured overseas. Throughout it all STORCO stayed strong as they manufacture locally, supporting not only the self storage industry but also the Australian manufacturing sector. Their manufacturing capability provides a greater level of flexibility in design and delivery which meet the Australian manufacturing and building standards and are all warrantied.

As everyone in the industry knows, manufacturing is key to any great product range and functional systems. That is

SSAA Principal Partner STORCO, is celebrating their 40th birthday this year. It all started in 1980 when the multi-generational family-owned business opened its doors in Orange New South Wales.

why STORCO manufactures a range of products designed to produce the highest quality product for self storage.

There are many reasons they continue to manufacture in Australia which has held them in good stead for the last 40 years. They can offer the storage industry a minimised supply chain which reduces costs to the enduser, being produced in Australia ensures greater control over the quality, plus shorter lead times.

The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t seen many changes in the way STORCO works. Having a primarily Australian based supply chain with Australian steel gives them the ability to continue manufacturing their products as usual during the pandemic time. The biggest challenges for STORCO during the pandemic has been the management of their projects across Australia and New Zealand. They overcame these challenges by having some employees work from home and utilise rescources such as zoom across the business. During this time, they continuously worked with their clients, suppliers and staff to develop and evolve the products and business, which ensured that the quality and expectations were met locally and on a global level. This is part of their ongoing philosophy which has helped them become the manufacturer of choice for producing specific products designed around creating the ultimate self storage facility.

You don’t last in an industry for 40 years unless you are doing something right and STORCO Storage Systems have spent decades consistently delivering quality self storage facilities both domestically and internationally. STORCO focus on a full range of operators from small independent regional operators to large national players. They work with builders to develop small to multi level sites which utilise their fitout system, mezzanine floor systems and building frame. This is all performed under the watchful eye of a team of trained professionals who are continually innovating and developing new methods for extracting the full nett lettable area out of a building footprint. l