At A.B. Richards, we’re very proud of how we help our customers use portable storage containers to improve their lives. We help people get organized, and get ready for moves. We assist businesses by giving them extra space for their inventory and store seasonal items. We make it convenient to keep needed equipment on a work site.
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It’s one of the great pleasures of summer. Taking a dip in your pool is one of the best ways to enjoy the season. It’s a great way to relax after a long day and week of work and it’s a wonderful way to spend more time with your family. If you own a commercial pool facility, your mission is to help a lot of families enjoy the warm weather. Owning a pool can be a lot of work. You have to do maintenance and you need to buy equipment and furniture to keep the fun in the sun running smoothly.
At A.B. Richards, we’re always happy when our customers use our portable storage containers to solve problems. For those who rent our storage units, that usually means solving issues related to logistics, lack of storage or organization. But we also know that there are people using storage containers for all sorts of unusual reasons.
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Have you ever asked yourself “How do I rent a storage container?”
There are many reasons why you might need to rent a portable storage container from A.B. Richards. You might be renovating your home or planning a move. You might own a seasonal business and need to store your office supplies and furniture. You could have extra inventory stored or need to move equipment to a work site.
Summer is here in full swing and for many of us that means, it’s time for vacation. Some of us take trips and some of us are making plans that are more long term. That means renting a vacation home. Whether you’re looking for a summer getaway for weekends or if you plan to go away for several months, owning or renting a vacation home involves a lot of organization.
If you rent a portable storage unit from A.B. Richards, you’re making sure your belongings are safe and secure. All of our containers are weather proof and they’re sturdy. A.B. Richards storage units are made of 14-gauge steel with a high quality lock. We keep our units secure because we know what you store is often valuable. Among the pricey things that are often stored in one of our portable containers are carpets and rugs.
At A.B. Richards, we’ve been in the business of helping people get organized and making good use of extra storage space since 1982. We’ve seen our customers rent portable storage units for all sorts of reasons. Some need to organize their home or get ready for a move. Others need space for their business inventory or might need to store equipment at their work site.
Small business is big! According to the Small Business Administration, there are 28 million small businesses in the U.S. and they count for 54 percent of all sales and 55 percent of jobs in this country. It’s also a growing sector with the number of small businesses increasing by 49 percent since 1982. Home-based businesses are a big part of that with Forbes saying that 52 percent of small businesses are home-based as of 2013.
Imagine getting into your car, stopping for your morning coffee and breakfast, getting on to the highway and driving to your job that happens to be inside a storage container. It’s not as far-fetched as you think. More and more builders are erecting offices and work facilities made from storage units. At A.B. Richards, we’re a rental company so we can’t let you set up an office park with one of our portable storage containers, but we’re constantly fascinated by the many uses people find for them, so we want to take a look at storage container offices and tell you about how useful and easy it is to rent a storage container from A.B. Richards.
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You may be planning the vacation of a lifetime or you may be taking a temporary job far from home. Or you could be staying with a family member for a long time. There are plenty of reasons you might be taking a long trip, but whatever has you packing, a long-term trip is going to present a number of challenges from financial to logistic problems.
