Steel Storage look to the sky for solutions

Steel Storage helps Storage Choice look to the sky for solutions

With the Australian self storage market entering its fifth decade, and the continued growing demand for more space, the construction of new facilities is at a premium.

Savvy storage operators are considering the alternative of upgrading older existing facilities, taking the opportunity to breathe new life into assets, adding net lettable area (NLA) while maintaining existing operating costs and customer base. Storage Choice seized the opportunity to do exactly that at several of their facilities with Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast being their latest project.

THE CHALLENGE

Storage Choice set out to maximise the potential of their current Maroochydore facility for the greatest return of unused space. One of the biggest challenges faced involved carrying out the construction and renovation while the facility remained open to existing customers.

“Operationally, it was important to ensure we could continue servicing our existing customers and maintain our income during the construction phase,” said Brendan Legg, General Manager Storage Choice.

“Carrying out the R3 Project on a fully operational facility presented a number of challenges, with OHS and customer safety in the live environment being our main priorities throughout the project,” said Mike Lay, Project Manager Steel Storage.

THE PROCESS

Storage Choice partnered with Steel Storage and made the most of all three aspects of Steel Storage’s R3 offering – restore, rebuild and replace.

IMPACT

Building over existing drive-up units and a central driveway provided additional NLA, and a full makeover to the existing ground floor units gave a new modern look to a facility that was originally built in the 1980s. BEFORE

Due to the huge success of the first stage of the R3 build, the second stage was completed within the year. Stages 3 & 4 are to be built together with in-ground preparation work currently underway and construction of the superstructure to commence in February 2022. l

About Steel Storage

If you’d like to know more about Steel Storage and how our R3 solution (Restore, Rebuild, Replace) could maximise the value of your asset, reach out to the team at steelstorage.com.au today.

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