U-Haul Company of South Houston Expands U-Haul Self-Storage Operations with the Purchase of 1st Choice Self-Storage
BEAUMONT, Texas — (Nov. 2, 2012) U-Haul Company of South Houston recently announced that it has expanded the U-Haul network of self-storage locations with its purchase of an existing Texas self-storage facility located at 7910 & 8161 Eastex Freeway in Beaumont, Texas. The new U-Haul Moving and Storage of Eastex Freeway features five single-story self-storage buildings offering more than 425 storage rooms, with more than 40,250 square feet of net rentable self-storage.
U-Haul Moving and Storage of Eastex Freeway features indoor, climate-controlled self-storage as well as outdoor drive-up, and boat and RV storage. The facility also will feature U-Box containers for moving and self-storage. With a U-Box container, you can conveniently pick up our custom-designed trailer and take your U-Box container with you. After you fill up the U-Box container, we can store it for you in our secure warehouse or deliver it to a location of your choice.
“We are excited to have the opportunity to expand our presence in Beaumont and look forward to continuing our long-standing relationships with local communities throughout our state,” stated Matt Merrill, president, U-Haul Company of South Houston.
“With the opportunity to expand U-Haul self-storage operations, we are better equipped to meet our customers’ current and future needs,” Merrill continued. “Families needing the finest in moving services now will have increased convenience and a shorter distance to travel when moving and storing their goods, which not only will make their move easier but also will have the positive effect of reducing the amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere,” he noted.
The new U-Haul Moving and Storage of Eastex Freeway will showcase 24-hour security with electronically controlled access, state-of-the-art digital video surveillance, your lock/your key, FREE use of storage carts, no deposit or administration fees, a convenient credit-card payment plan and available low-cost Safestor Protection to help safeguard customers’ personal possessions.
U-Haul Moving and Storage of Eastex Freeway also will be selling a wide variety of environmentally friendly packing supplies: boxes made out of recyclable materials, 100 percent biodegradable packing peanuts and moving pads made from recycled denim. Also on site will be a Take a Box/Leave a Box display, which allows customers or anyone in the community to leave moving boxes or unwanted electronics boxes for another customer to reuse for free, instead of throwing them away or recycling them.
Customers who rent a U-Haul moving van, trailer or U-Box container or self-storage for a one-way move can receive one month of free self-storage before or after their move.
Customers can rent storage from U-Haul owned self-storage facilities across the United States and Canada by calling their neighborhood U-Haul center, visiting uhaul.com or contacting the U-Haul national reservation system, at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
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