PR Newswire
WEBSTER, Mass. , Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul ® will soon be operating at the former Kmart ® store at 74 Worcester Road, and is adding more than 750 indoor climate-controlled self-storage rooms to the Webster facility.
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Route 12 aims to begin serving customers in October. Available services will include truck and trailer sharing, and a retail showroom featuring boxes, moving supplies, towing equipment and more.
Adaptive reuse of the 125,737-square-foot property will soon render a variety of self-storage units with high-tech security features at affordable price points. Storage customers will have extended hours access. U-Haul acquired the property on June 18 .
"We're investing in Webster , and we look forward to serving customers in this community for years to come," said Jerry Ouellette , U-Haul Company of Western Mass and Vermont president. "There is a need for our climate-controlled storage options in Webster . We are excited to meet that need and be a leading self-storage provider in this market."
U-Box ® portable storage containers, professional hitch installation and propane will also be available on the store's 9.5-acre lot in the future.
Contact U-Haul Moving & Storage of Route 12 at (508) 943-5628 or stop by to see our progress. Current hours of operation are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday . Reserve equipment at uhaul.com or contact Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
Acquisition of the property was driven by U-Haul Corporate Sustainability initiatives: U-Haul supports infill developments to help local communities lower their carbon footprint. The adaptive reuse of existing buildings reduces the amount of energy and resources required for new-building materials and helps cities reduce their unwanted inventory of unused buildings.
"U-Haul has been repurposing old buildings for decades in order to eliminate blight and benefit the communities we serve," Ouellette added. "We're pleased to showcase our sustainability model in Webster . Our goal is to provide residents with the best moving services and a clean, dry and secure facility where they will want to store their belongings."
Ouellette plans to employ at least 12 Team Members once the store is fully operational. U-Haul will look to hire locally to support job growth within the Webster community. U-Haul, honored as a "Best for Vets 2020" leading veteran-friendly employer by The Military Times, actively recruits veterans and gives them preference in the hiring process. Find U-Haul careers at uhauljobs.com .
As an essential service provider, U-Haul continues to serve communities during the COVID-19 recovery while offering contactless business programs and enhanced cleaning protocols, including added steps for sanitizing equipment between customer transactions. U-Haul products are used daily by First Responders; delivery companies bringing needed supplies to people's homes; small businesses trying to remain afloat; college students; and many other dependent groups, in addition to the do-it-yourself household mover.
About U-HAUL
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 176,000 trucks, 126,000 trailers and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 825,000 rentable storage units and 71.6 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America . U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
SOURCE U-Haul