ATLANTA, July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® is now
operating from a new repair shop at the site of a former Gannett®
printing facility at 120 James Aldredge Blvd. in Atlanta.
West Atlanta Repair is serving as a maintenance hub where U-Haul
equipment is serviced, and is the new home to regional U-Haul
marketing company offices.
The shop will be tasked with assembling and maintaining engines,
transmissions, rear axles and more. The 4.1-acre property includes
a single building with 91,450 square feet. U-Haul acquired the
property last June and opened the shop on April 22.
U-Haul Area District Vice President Doug
Weston stated he expects to employ about 60 Team Members
once the shop is fully operational. U-Haul will look to hire
locally to promote job growth within the Atlanta community.
"This particular property has been vacant for about five years
and offers so much opportunity for U-Haul," Weston said. "With a
property of this size, we are able to have our regional marketing
company offices and our repair shop in one place."
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.
"We are excited to bring more jobs to this area and be a staple
of the Atlanta business
community," Weston added. "We simply outgrew our Marietta Shop
location. We look forward to the growth and success we can
accomplish at this new property."
Find U-Haul store and neighborhood dealer locations near you
at uhaul.com/locations.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000 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 167,000 trucks,
120,000 trailers and 43,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
697,000 rooms and 60.7 million square feet of self-storage space at
owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer
of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket
industry, and is the largest retailer of propane in the
U.S.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
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