Growing Marietta: U-Haul Adding New Self-Storage, Jobs with Roswell St. Acquisition

MARIETTA, Ga., June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A state-of-the-art moving and self-storage facility is coming together at 900 Roswell St. in Marietta thanks to U-Haul® Company's recent acquisition of a 58,551-square-foot building.

U-Haul at Roswell Street opened its temporary showroom in September and is offering truck and trailer sharing, towing equipment, moving supplies and more. There are also 33 self-storage rooms for rent. Once the property is fully repurposed, it will offer an additional 400 climate-controlled self-storage rooms.

"Marietta is growing so U-Haul needs to follow," U-Haul Company of Atlanta West president John Hairston said. "We are eager to finish renovations so we can offer our community the high-quality self-storage and self-move services they require."

Contact U-Haul at Roswell Street at (770) 428-6220 or stop by to visit general manager Deondrey Gardner and his team. Hours of operation are 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. Reserve equipment at uhaul.com or contact Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.

In the coming year, U-Haul plans to complete a 5,000-square-foot warehouse space for U-Box portable moving and storage containers. Propane will also be available soon.

Hairston will maintain a staff of eight Team Members when the facility is fully operational. U-Haul will look to hire locally to promote job growth within the Marietta community.

"I ask almost every customer who comes in if they're looking for work," Gardner said. "My face is often the first face people see when they move to Marietta and I want them to be welcomed and know they have a trusted neighborhood business."

The recent acquisition of the Roswell Street property was driven by U-Haul Company's Corporate Sustainability initiatives: U-Haul supports infill developments to help local communities lower their carbon footprint. Our 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.

The arrival of U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 is revolutionizing the moving industry through its more convenient, more secure way to pick up and return a truck. U-Haul live verification technology allows rental transactions to be carried out entirely on a smartphone at any hour ? day or night. There are no membership fees. Simply visit uhaul.com to create an online account.

For self-movers who aim to keep their costs low but need extra hands to help with their move, MovingHelp.com has been successfully pairing customers with reliable Moving Help® Service Providers for more than a decade. The online marketplace lets customers shop and compare local moving companies that provide labor services including: loading and unloading, packing and unpacking, cleaning, and U-Box pick up/delivery. Unedited customer reviews, transparent pricing and payment release subject to customer approval have led to 93 percent of Moving Help users rating their experience four stars or higher.

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the self-service options on their internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to more than 150,000 trucks, 112,000 trailers and 40,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 581,000 rooms and more than 51 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: [email protected]
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com

SOURCE U-Haul