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If you’re starting a brand new business, congratulations! You’re contributing to our economy, putting people to work and you’re likely to be fulfilling some dreams and ambitions. Now comes the hard part. Starting a business means keeping track of a thousand little details and a whole bunch of big picture items. There’s also a lot of organizing and logistical issues to take care of. And very often that also creates storage needs. If you’re moving into your new building or offices, there may be a lot of items or materials you’ll need to store before you open up shop. That’s why you’ll need A.B. Richards.

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It’s the perfect time of year to start thinking about a garage sale. There’s plenty of reasons why spring yard sales are popular. The weather is getting nicer and that means it’s an excellent time of year to organize and clean your home. If you’re going to throw a bunch of items out anyway, why not make a profit on them instead?

Organizations often hold garage sales as a fundraising opportunity and if you are in charge of a school organization or team, it might bring in some funds before the end of the school year. Or you might simply want to make some money. Whatever the reason, A.B. Richards can help you prepare for your garage sale.

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A.B. Richards makes storage convenient for so many reasons and for so many ways. We can help your business store records or find a place to put seasonal furniture or extra inventory. We can get you ready for a garage sale, home renovation or store uniforms and equipment for a sports team.  But one of the most useful ways you can use a ground level storage container from A.B. Richards is to use it to store tools and equipment at a job site. If you’re a contractor or if you work for a construction company, you don’t have to carry equipment or materials across town to the job every day. A.B. Richards storage containers are also sturdy and secure.

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There are many ways that A.B. Richards can make your life more convenient. From giving your business extra room for inventory to storing seasonal furniture, A.B. Richards can make things convenient and help you get organized. But there’s some organizing you’re going to have to do before your ground level storage container arrives. A little prep work can go a long way and we want you to get the most out of our portable storage units. So we want to give you some advice on what to do even before your storage containers are delivered.

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Reading is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Some people like to do their reading on a tablet or a smartphone, but for many people, there’s nothing like going “old school” and curling up for hours with a good book. These bibliophiles are proud of their book collections and want to take absolute care of them. In addition to collectors, libraries and merchants also want to make certain their books are in excellent condition. Whether you’re having a garage sale or doing a home renovation or preparing for a move you want to store your books as carefully as possible. A.B. Richards can help you do that.

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If you’re a college student or if you have a son or daughter who is about to pack up for an institution of higher learning, this is the time of year when you should start thinking about organization. This is also true if you’re in charge of a fraternity or sorority or if you’re an administrator involved in dorms or other on and off-campus housing. Over the next few months, things are going to be moving fast in terms of logistics and organization.

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We’ve made it to the homestretch! Winter is going to end in a few weeks and that means you should start thinking now about how to transition from colder weather to warmer days. Whether you operate a business or own a home, you’re going to need to get organized, and very often that means that you’ll have a need for extra storage. At A.B. Richards it’s our business to help you get it together and make finding that extra storage as easy as possible.

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America loves its household appliances. They make life convenient and they’re part of the American Dream. For generations, home appliances have made things more convenient or enjoyable for homeowners and they are among our most beloved possessions. So when you have to put those appliances into storage you want to treat them with TLC. Whether you’re doing a home renovation or planning for an upcoming move, you want to make certain that your appliances come out of storage in the same shape they were when they went in. A good first step is to use A.B. Richards as your storage container company.

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Consider the peanut. From George Washington Carver to Jimmy Carter they’ve been an integral part of American history. But there’s one type of “peanut” that’s made a major impact on America and around the world and it isn’t a legume.

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At A.B. Richards, we know how having extra storage space can make your life so much easier. It’s why we rent portable storage containers. We have the storage rentals to help you get organized, whether you’re keeping clothes stored away until they come back in season or if you need to keep records for your business. The more organized you are the less stress you have.

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