U-Haul Has New Hub for Repair Shop, Regional Offices in Glenwood

GLENWOOD, Ill., Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® is now operating out of a new repair shop at the former Walmart® store at 103 W. Holbrook Road.

Glenwood Repair is a maintenance hub where regional U-Haul equipment is serviced. The shop is tasked with assembling and maintaining engines, transmission, rear axles and more.

The property encompasses 23.27 acres and 162,690 square feet. U-Haul acquired the property in December 2017 and opened the repair shop this year.

"This property brought with it so much opportunity," stated Craig Wilson, U-Haul Company of N. Indiana and S. Cook County president Craig Wilson. "With a property this size, we are able to have our repair shop here, as well as our regional marketing company offices and a full-service U-Haul store ? all in one place."

Adaptive reuse of the Walmart store produced about 700 indoor self-storage units with climate-control options and advanced security features. Customers have access trucks and trailers, U-Box® portable storage containers, towing equipment and professional hitch installation, propane and much more.

Contact U-Haul Moving & Storage of Glenwood at (708) 441-4511 or stop by to visit general manager Penny Duso and her 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.

Acquisition of the 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.

"We're bringing jobs to the community, and we're excited to be part of Glenwood's growth," Wilson added. "It is just a 30-minute drive from Chicago, and is one of the many flourishing suburbs in Illinois. Our neighbors deserve a high-quality moving and self-storage product. We're pleased to provide that."

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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 167,000 trucks, 120,000 trailers and 43,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 697,000 rooms and 60.7 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: [email protected] 
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com

SOURCE U-Haul