Door to Door Storage explained

Door to Door Storage
Type:Private
Foundation:Kent, Washington, United States (May 1996)
Founder:Tim Riley

Door To Door Storage was a self-storage company which provided a self-storage box service for customers to fill at their premises. It was acquired in May 2017 by U-Haul.[1] The company delivers the storage boxes which customers load and then ships the boxes to their storage facilities.[2]

Door To Door Storage was founded in Kent, Washington, in May 1996 by Tim Riley,[3] a first-time entrepreneur who had previously worked for Shurgard Storage Centers. The company has locations in metropolitan areas all across the U.S., from Washington to Florida and California to New Hampshire.

The containers are tall and measure 5x.[4] Each will typically accommodate one to one-and-one-half rooms of household goods. They stand about above the ground and are made of pressure-treated 3/4" plywood with a weather-resistant cover.

Notes and References

  1. U-Haul Bolsters Position in Portable Moving and Storage Market with Door to Door Container Acquisition .
  2. News: In America, you are what you keep . della Cava . Marco R. . 25 February 2003 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102095438/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/2003-02-24-stuff-cover_x.htm . 2 November 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: Founder/CEO exits Door to Door . Lang Jones . Jeanne . 20 November 2003 . Puget Sound Business Journal . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025185719/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/12/01/story5.html . 25 October 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Storage and moving company just keeps growing . Genna . Chris . 23 October 2005 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113235652/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2005/10/24/focus33.html?page=all . 13 November 2012 . dead .