KEENE, N.H., Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® is
repurposing a former beverage distribution center to provide
Keene with a full-service moving
and self-storage facility at 472 Winchester St.
U-Haul Moving & Storage of South
Keene will present customers with truck and trailer sharing,
indoor climate-controlled storage units, U-Box® portable storage
containers, towing equipment, professional hitch installation,
propane and much more.
A new retail showroom will feature hitch accessories, specialty
boxes, tape, propane tanks, bike racks and additional moving
supplies. A U-Haul Re-Use center for gently used household goods to
be shared amongst the community will be available on site, as well
as the ecofriendly Take A Box, Leave A Box program.
U-Haul acquired the 34,304-square-foot building, former site of
Clarke Distributors, Inc., on Aug.
26.
"Our goal is to provide the community with residential mobility
and a clean, secure facility for storing their belongings," said
Jerry Ouellette, U-Haul Company of
Western Massachusetts &
Vermont president. "This is a
convenient and accessible location for our neighbors in and around
Keene. We're eager to get to work
on this reuse project."
The 30,172-square-foot main building was originally constructed
in the mid-1960s. Several additions have been made over the years.
A smaller maintenance building was added in 1975.
Acquisition of the 7.51-acre property was driven by U-Haul
Corporate Sustainability initiatives: U-Haul supports infill
developments to help local communities lower their carbon
footprint. The adaptive reuse of existing buildings reduces the
amount of energy and resources required for new-building materials
and helps cities reduce their unwanted inventory of unused
buildings.
While U-Haul Moving & Storage of South Keene is being renovated, nearby U-Haul
facilities and neighborhood dealers are available to serve
customers. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Keene at 199 Marlboro St is open 7
a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday and
Saturday; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday;
and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
Ouellette plans to hire 15 Team Members to staff the
South Keene facility. U-Haul will
look to hire locally to support job growth within the Keene community. Veterans receive preference
in the hiring process. Find U-Haul career opportunities
at uhauljobs.com.
"Keene is moving in the right
direction and we're thankful for the opportunity to be part of this
growth," Ouellette added. "More people are moving to Keene every day and our expansion is
fundamental. Growing populations equate to more self-move and
self-storage needs. And as a college town, Keene is always fluctuating and busy."
As an essential service provider, U-Haul has remained open
throughout the COVID-19 outbreak while offering contactless
programs and enhanced cleaning protocols, including added steps for
sanitizing equipment between customer transactions. U-Haul products
are used daily by First Responders; delivery companies bringing
needed supplies to people's homes; small businesses trying to
remain afloat; college students; and countless other dependent
groups, in addition to the household mover. Please visit
uhaul.com/announcement for more information on how U-Haul is
keeping its Team Members and customers safe.
About U-HAUL
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the
No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000
locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul
Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour
of every day through the customer dispatch option on their
smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our
customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to
approximately 176,000 trucks, 127,000 trailers and 41,000 towing
devices. U-Haul offers nearly 774,000 rentable storage units and
66.7 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed
facilities throughout North
America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent
trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry, and is the
largest retailer of propane in the U.S.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
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