Moving and Storage Business News

The News Review:

- Big Yellow to set up region’s 2nd largest self-storage facility…
- Eco-friendly tips for small businesses
- Green storage gains ground

Big Yellow to set up region’s 2nd largest self-storage facility…
ameinfo.com – Jun 21, 2007
We are looking at a phased expansion of our business in the region over the next few years. ‘The facility will not only cater to the needs of companies in Bahrain and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, but also the residential communities. The storage facility is expected to open in March 2008, and regular updates on the building process will be on the company website www. comRyan Cornelius, Chairman, Big Yellow B. C said: ‘The key ingredient for success in the storage industry is location and service standards.

Eco-friendly tips for small businesses
Accountingweb.com – Jun 21, 2007
“We kind of approach it with an attitude of there are no bad ideas. “Employees are now trying to find ways to recycle bats and gloves, and looking to switch their packaging to potato skins, a more biodegradable option for wrapping their products for shipping. John Puscheck CEO of Prager Moving and Storage Co. in Naperville (IL) found that once he took the initial steps to going green, one thing led to another, but at first he was only interested in cutting costs. “From our standpoint, we use a lot of fuel,” he said, according to the Business Ledger of suburban Chicago. “One thing we could do was lessen our fuel use and help save money right away. He purchased generators that could help heat a truck at night without having to run it in idle.

Green storage gains ground
Search Storage – Jun 21, 2007
Hewlett Packard Co. (HP), Pillar Data Systems Inc. and Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) all announced “green” storage products in recent weeks. The green twist comes from the addition of thin provisioning, which lets administrators earmark more capacity than has been physically reserved on an array to delay storage purchases until absolutely necessary.