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Change always has an impact on your business. Whether it’s the introduction of a new client or losing a valued employee, it’s important for your organization to roll with the punches. If your office is in the process of relocating, it can be a sign that your business is growing and a milestone of your success, but a move can also be a big disruption. You want to make certain your office relocation is as organized as possible so you can shut down your old location and get things going in your new location without a hitch. At A.B. Richards, we’re experts at helping you get organized. While we’re not a moving company and we can’t move your portable storage containers when they’re full, they’re perfect for your storage needs before or after any move. We can deliver your empty storage units to wherever you need them. We want your move to be smooth so we want to offer you some tips on packing for relocation.

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Food lovers can find just about any type of dish at take-out joints all around the world, but in many cases, the restaurant itself is a “take-out.”

That’s because entrepreneurs in the food industry have figured out creative ways to please hungry customers, even if they have limited space. They’ve repurposed mobile storage containers into eateries. The Tampa Bay Times called the idea  “The coolest trend in restaurants.” The idea has created hundreds of businesses from small mom and pop food counters to famous chains and multinational corporations. A.B. Richards is a storage container rental company, so we can’t let you turn one of ours into the neighborhood’s honest new bistro, but we wanted to let you know about this trend, to give you a sense of just how useful storage containers are.

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Happy 2017! We hope the new year will bring you happiness and good health and A.B. Richards also knows that the new year is often a good chance to have a fresh start. People make all sorts of New Year’s resolutions like promising to lose weight or exercise more. One big resolution a lot of us make is to get organized. We all would like to get better control of things in our home or on the job, and very often the key to organization is having enough storage space. If you have organization issues related to storage space, A.B. Richards can help. We rent portable storage containers that can help you get a handle on what you need to do to make 2017 a banner year.

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There are countless uses for portable storage containers from A.B. Richards and we think of new uses all the time. Our products are useful, and they help keep you organized, but a little organization before you use one of our storage units can also make them even more useful. Cleaning and preparing your storage containers can help you get the most out of our products and give you peace of mind. So we want to give you some tips on how to clean and prepare a portable storage container so you’ll be ready to use them for all of your organization and storage needs.

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Moving day brings a whole lot of emotions. You can be filled with joy or trepidation. Sometimes both. Even if you think of moving day as a happy event, it’s likely going to be filled with stress. A big source of that has to do with the fact that no matter how hard we try to organize, there’s a good chance that something important will be forgotten. At A.B. Richards, we help people get organized by renting portable storage containers to give our customers more storage space and flexibility. We often have customers who are in the process of moving or organizing a move, so we want to help you get ready by offering tips on the 7 most common things people forget when they move.

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Holding an estate sale can be difficult for many reasons. First and foremost, dispersing the estate of a loved one can be painful on an emotional level and if you’re the executor of the estate it can sometimes be hard to separate your feelings from what needs to be done. On top of all this, organizing an estate sale can be difficult. There are many things that need to be sorted out and that can be an overwhelming experience. At A.B. Richards, we help people get organized. We have portable storage units for all types of storage needs. Whether you have a large estate or a small one involved in your sale, we can help make sure things are distributed smoothly. So we’d like to give you some tips about handling an estate sale and how our portable containers can help you.

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Sometimes business success can be a double-edged sword. You may have a growing business, but you also have growing pains. While it’s great to have increased revenue and an expanding customer base, delivering for those customers can become more difficult. Your inventory may be expanding more than you realized and you may find your office starting to become crowded and disorganized. You may have developed tricky logistical issues and even though you may be growing your business, you might not be maximizing its potential. A.B. Richards knows that many problems related to a business’s growing pains are often the result of a need for a better organization which is often directly related to a need for more storage space. So we’d like to let you know how renting a portable storage container for business from us will help ease some of those growing pains.

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If that restaurant you just drove by seems familiar, look closer. It may very well have a similar look to the portable storage container you’re renting from A.B. Richards. That’s because restaurants, businesses, homes, and other structures are being built out of recycled storage units throughout the US and around the world. If you’ve ever noticed some of these buildings, you’ll be amazed at how creative the architecture is. It goes to show that there are countless uses for the extra space that portable storage containers can give you. So while we’re a storage container rental company and we can’t let you convert an A.B. Richards portable storage unit into a new home, we thought it would be fun to take a look at this growing phenomenon.

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If you’re driving around a residential neighborhood it’s not unusual to see a portable storage unit in your neighbor’s driveway, in front of their home or somewhere else on their property. More and more, portable storage containers are being used for residential purposes for a variety of reasons. At A.B. Richards, we’re storage experts and we’ve long known about the many uses for these units. We want to help you get the most out your storage container. So we’ve put together some residential uses and packing tips for your portable storage units.

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Moving can be sad and stressful at any time during the year, but it can be particularly difficult during the holiday season. There’s even a famous Christmas song about it. The holiday standard “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was introduced in the 1944 film “Meet Me in St. Louis,” when a character played by Judy Garland sang the song to cheer up her young sister over an impending move from St. Louis to New York. If you’re faced with the prospect of moving during the holidays, A.B. Richards would like to offer some helpful hints. And if you need extra storage because of a potential move, A.B. Richards has portable storage containers available for rent at a price you can afford.  Here are 3 tips for moving during the holiday season:

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