KENTON,
Ohio, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
U-Haul® is revealing plans for a former
Kmart® building at 1005 E. Columbus St. in
Kenton that it purchased back on
Feb. 9.
The 11-acre property is being repurposed for a contemporary
retail, moving and self-storage facility as part of the U-Haul
Adaptive Reuse program.
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Kenton and its 95,000 square feet are
currently being converted to provide customers access to 720 indoor
climate-controlled self-storage units with high-tech security
features at affordable price points.
While the building makeover takes place, DIY moving products
like truck and trailer rentals, U-Box portable storage containers,
boxes and moving supplies are available from a temporary retail
showroom. Professional hitch installation and propane will also be
available in the future to ensure U-Haul of Kenton is a full-service property.
Current business hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-noon
Saturday. Make reservations on the U-Haul app or call the
store at (419) 679-3000.
"We are elated to be part of the Kenton community and grateful for the
opportunity to refresh this vacant Kmart into a beautiful U-Haul
center," stated Logan Minnich,
U-Haul Company of Northwestern
Ohio president. "We want to provide customers with our full
line of moving and storage solutions, from climate-controlled rooms
to portable storage. We look forward to seeing this area grow and
being there to support the needs of Ohio families."
Minnich intends to hire up to 10 Team Members to staff the new
store. U-Haul will look to hire locally to promote job growth
within the Kenton community.
U-Haul, honored as a Best for Vets employer by The Military Times,
actively recruits veterans and gives them preference in the hiring
process. Find U-Haul careers
at uhauljobs.com.
Acquisition of the former Kmart 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.
The finished store will feature sustainable programs like Take A
Box, Leave A Box and a U-Haul Re-Use Center where gently used
furnishings can be shared among fellow community members.
U-Haul continues to benefit the environment through its
shared-use business model. Truck and trailer sharing enables
communities to share moving equipment so that families and
individuals don't need to own large-capacity vehicles to transfer
belongings. Sustainability initiatives like U-Haul
Adaptive Reuse, truck modifications to improve fuel economy, the
Take a Box, Leave a Box program, and plastic Ready-To-Go
Boxes® that are shared hundreds of times
before being recycled are among the many ways U-Haul promotes
green business. U-Box Load Share, the Company's latest
sustainability program, was recently named the 2023 Best in Biz
gold winner for the Most Environmentally Friendly Service of
the Year.
About U-HAUL
Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself
movers with more than 23,000 rental locations across all 50 states
and 10 Canadian provinces. The enhanced U-Haul app makes it easier
for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks
anytime through the self-dispatch and self-return options on their
smartphones through our patented Live Verify technology. Our
customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to
192,200 trucks, 138,500 trailers and 44,500 towing devices. U-Haul
is the third largest self-storage operator in North America with 967,000 rentable units and
83.3 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed
facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and
the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the
automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from
the App
Store or Google Play.
Contact:
Yasmine Esparza
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6194
Website: uhaul.com
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