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Publisher’s Letter
Maintenance Matters!
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appy fall y’all! Did you know that autumn is a busy time for facility maintenance? There are leaves to rake and gutters to empty, plants to trim and heating systems to ready, and winter maintenance supplies to inventory and restock before ice and snow become a concern once again.

Of course, there are many other daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance tasks that must be completed to ensure your self-storage facility continues to run smoothly for the safety of your customers and staff members. Since no operator can afford to neglect these important duties, MSM has partnered with Universal Storage Group to produce a brand-new publication for facility operators: the Maintenance Guide for Self-Storage.

This inaugural edition provides a wealth of expert-level information about keeping your facility in excellent shape, from setting up a year-long maintenance program and creating checklists, to step-by-step maintenance for everything from the asphalt in your parking area and fire extinguishers to elevators, security systems, and rental trucks. Which maintenance test should be kept in-house, and which should be outsourced? How do you maintain your smart locks? Which reports do you run for maintenance and why? Those are just a handful of questions answered in this 100-page publication.

We want to extend a very special thank you to Sarah Beth Johnson and Lou Barnholdt of Universal Management Group for helping us pull this project together, which started with The Hat Lady of Self-Storage, M. Anne Ballard, over a year ago. Thank you both for making this happen!

If you need a top-shelf tool to help you create an excellent maintenance program for your facility, order a print or digital copy of the Maintenance Guide for Self-Storage today by visiting shop.ModernStorageMedia.com.

As always, feel free to contact me at Poppy@ModernStorageMedia.com if you have any questions, and enjoy this newest issue of Messenger!

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Poppy Behrens
Publisher
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Hot off the presses, the Maintenance Guide for Self-Storage is sure to become an invaluable staple in your library of MSM resources!
Maintenance Matters!
H

appy fall y’all! Did you know that autumn is a busy time for facility maintenance? There are leaves to rake and gutters to empty, plants to trim and heating systems to ready, and winter maintenance supplies to inventory and restock before ice and snow become a concern once again.

Of course, there are many other daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance tasks that must be completed to ensure your self-storage facility continues to run smoothly for the safety of your customers and staff members. Since no operator can afford to neglect these important duties, MSM has partnered with Universal Storage Group to produce a brand-new publication for facility operators: the Maintenance Guide for Self-Storage.

This inaugural edition provides a wealth of expert-level information about keeping your facility in excellent shape, from setting up a year-long maintenance program and creating checklists, to step-by-step maintenance for everything from the asphalt in your parking area and fire extinguishers to elevators, security systems, and rental trucks. Which maintenance test should be kept in-house, and which should be outsourced? How do you maintain your smart locks? Which reports do you run for maintenance and why? Those are just a handful of questions answered in this 100-page publication.

Poppy Behrens headshot
Hot off the presses, the Maintenance Guide for Self-Storage is sure to become an invaluable staple in your library of MSM resources!
We want to extend a very special thank you to Sarah Beth Johnson and Lou Barnholdt of Universal Management Group for helping us pull this project together, which started with The Hat Lady of Self-Storage, M. Anne Ballard, over a year ago. Thank you both for making this happen!

If you need a top-shelf tool to help you create an excellent maintenance program for your facility, order a print or digital copy of the Maintenance Guide for Self-Storage today by visiting shop.ModernStorageMedia.com.

As always, feel free to contact me at Poppy@ModernStorageMedia.com if you have any questions, and enjoy this newest issue of Messenger!

Poppy Behrens signature
Poppy Behrens
Publisher