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Portable on Demand Storage – A Brief History
The Portable on Demand Storage company was founded in January 1998 in Florida by Peter Warhurst, Roy Courtney, David Revelia and Bill Ash and thus PODS was born.
What happens with regard to portable on demand storage is that it is brought to the customer’s home where they load their belongings into and lock it themselves using their own padlock. The container is then collected and placed at a portable on demand storage warehouse until the customer requests its return. However, if the customer wishes the container can be kept at their property rather than having to pay the additional cost of storing it at a warehouse. The other benefit of portable on demand storage is that they can be used for both long and short distance moves and you will usually be provided with packing and loading options as well.
In 1996 Peter Warhurst and Roy Courtney launched a mini-storage business and then they conceived the idea of a pick up and delivery service which used less expensive land for storing the units on. Many of their competitors used wooden crates for storage purposes whilst they looked for a more weather resistant box to use instead. They were then joined by David Revelia and Bill Ash and a new kind of storage industry was born. They designed a portable weather resistant container which could be delivered to various locations and placed at ground level for ease of loading. They also designed, created and patented a hydraulic lift system (known as Podzilla) that helped to move the contents stored within the unit and as a way of securely transporting the container as well.
Today there are over 308,563 portable on demand storage units being used and they come in two sizes. There is the 8 ft high x 8 ft wide x 12 ft long (which you can store 1-2 rooms of items in). Then there is the 8ft high x 8ft wide x 16ft long unit which can store 3-4 rooms of items in it.
Most portable on demand storage units have a steel frame construction and a marine grade wood interior and have been specifically designed to withstand a wind velocity of up to 110 miles per hour when partially full.
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