Full Circle Digital Magazine March | April 2014 | Page 26

BUSINESS PROFILE - UNIT SELF STORAGE UNIT SELF-STORAGE Tarryn Unite-Penny has followed in the footsteps of her father, Peter Unite of Storageland, and her uncle, Denzil Penny, in setting up a new storage facility in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town.” Tel [phone] Mobile [phone] Email [email protected] Web unitstorage.co.za ‘follow us on Facebook and win storage space’ B ehind Unit Self Storage, the new, upmarket self-storage facility recently opened in Ottery, lies an unusual family heritage in the self-storage industry which spans over thirty years. Tarryn Unite-Penny has followed in the footsteps of her father, Peter Unite, and her uncle, Denzil Penny, in setting up a new storage facility in Cape Town. old fashioned values of personal attention, combined with friendly and efficient service. In the building of Unit Self Storage, time and care have been given to incorporating gables and beautiful mouldings, adding a fountain and creating a garden for customers to enjoy. By going the extra mile and adding architectural touches to ensure that the buildings are visually pleasing, It was in 1981 that Denzil Penny started the first self-storage Tarryn is communicating the attention to detail which you facility in South Africa, called Mini Storage (now Extra Attic), can expect from this storage facility. near Cape Town airport. Having come across self-storage in On a practical level, Unit Self-Storage has also put special his travels in the USA, Denzil cleverly recognised the potential effort into creating spacious, dry, storage units (bigger in for self-storage in South Africa and volume than an average garage) with brought the concept home. No longer “Time and care have been given smooth floors. The zincalume garage with us, he would have been surprised doors are secure, yet light enough to incorporating gables and to know that members of his family are to be easy for anyone to handle. beautiful mouldings, adding still following his example today, some Furthermore, extra attention has three decades later. been paid to providing state of the art a fountain and creating a In 1991 Storageland was started security with twenty-four hour on-site garden for customers to enjoy” guarding, beams, cameras and armed by Peter Unite, Denzil Penny’s young brother-in-law. Today Storageland is one of Cape Town’s response, since Tarryn believes that storage and security are biggest self-storage facilities, with branches in Westlake, synonymous. Ottery and Sunvalley. There are a variety of store sizes available and, while even In 2014 Tarryn Unite-Penny has, independently, continued the standard rates are the most competitive around, the in this family tradition, opening her own southern suburbs current opening specials – valid for the first six months rental storage facility, Unit Self-Storage. Although not affiliated period - are an offer not to be missed. to either Storageland or Extra Attic, it offers the public a With the expertise gathered through the generations, you modern version of the original user-friendly storage model can certainly trust that at Unit Self-Storage all your storage with ‘drive-to-your-store access’, while also retaining the needs will be met. “I have been looking for something as exceptional as Unit Storage, I am thrilled with the facility and the service!” - Amanda Powell 26 FREE SUBSCRIPTION March | April 2014