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From -20 in Sweden to wind force 11 in France

From -20 in Sweden to wind force 11 in France

We recently completed a container park in the northern French town of Valenciennes. This involved a park for Carrébox, owned by the family business Coisne, a household name within the French storage market. By 2020, we had delivered the first park for Carrébox. This took place during the first period of the European lockdown, the week of March 16, 2020. With a lot of effort from all parties, it was then possible, with remote guidance from us, to build the park as planned.

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May we introduce?

May we introduce?

USC continues to grow. We regularly introduce a new employee to you.This time we turn the spotlight on…

“My name is Danny Schmidt. I have been working for USC since September 2021. But before that, I was already involved in the company. Prior to that, I spent my graduate internship here. And even before that period, for the purpose of a study tour of the University of Twente, I also carried out an assignment here.”

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Quickly adjust rental units? No problem!

Quickly adjust rental units? No problem!

One Friday, our engineer Danny was asked if he could create new container layouts for a French customer. This one preferred to be able to offer storage units with different interior dimensions. This would allow him to meet the rental sizes commonly used in France.

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Delivery of containers to Bideford, England with hurdles

Delivery of containers to Bideford, England with hurdles

Almost all our containers go from the factory by ship to Rotterdam and then by truck to Deventer. Our logistics partner De Roos takes them out of the ISO container, in which they are transported, and then performs a kind of pre-assembly. On a project, they depart again from Deventer to the location in the Netherlands or elsewhere in Europe where they are expected.

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Houses no longer have basements

Houses no longer have basements

Houses no longer have basementsPre-war houses and houses built in the 50s, 60s and 70s often still have a mature basement floor under the entire surface of the house. When you descended the stairs, you immediately noticed the difference in temperature with the rest of...

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USC builds two container parks in Sweden

USC builds two container parks in Sweden

After we had taken care of the construction of a container park in Norway earlier this autumn, it was now the turn of neighbouring Sweden. The plan was that we would build both parks, intended for the dynamic storage company Kontain, before October.

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Why is self-storage so popular?

Why is self-storage so popular?

Die externe Lagerung von Gütern, vorübergehend oder nicht, scheint für immer mehr Menschen ganz normal zu werden. Warum ist das so und was kann man damit machen?

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Salland Storage in Zutphen

Salland Storage in Zutphen

In addition to our existing collaboration with Opslagbox Zutphen, auto Zutphen-Lochem opened their storage location in Zutphen at the beginning of November.

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When do you give which discount?

When do you give which discount?

When do you give which discount?Offering discounts is a popular way for operators of self storage companies to bring in new tenants. The danger is that if you do that often, it can have a negative effect on profits in the long term. What kind of discounts can you...

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