AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul at Gordon
Highway permanently closed its doors on Sept. 30.
Though U-Haul® operations ceased at 1802 Gordon Hwy., the
Company announced that it plans to maintain ownership and lease the
property to a new tenant. The facility has been serving
do-it-yourself movers in Augusta
since 1977.
Customers of the location can find U-Haul products less than a
mile away at the new U-Haul Moving & Storage at Gordon Hwy.
This is the site of a former Kmart® store that was acquired in
2019. U-Haul is offering truck and trailer sharing, indoor
self-storage, U-Box portable storage containers, moving supplies,
boxes, towing equipment, hitch accessories, bike racks and
more.
Acquisition of the new store 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.
Local U-Haul Companies are always exploring opportunities for
growth as they pursue means to better serve the needs of customers,
but sometimes find it necessary to close or relocate stores.
Reasons for closures can include: long-term strategic plans;
physical plant limitations, including insufficient square footage;
shifts in demographics; trends in migration; expansion of the
U-Haul neighborhood dealer network; and proximity to other new or
existing U-Haul stores.
As a result of the old store closing, four U-Haul Team Members
were let go.
As an essential service provider, U-Haul has remained open
throughout the COVID-19 outbreak while offering contactless
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 countless other dependent
groups, in addition to the household mover.
Please visit uhaul.com/announcement for more information on how
U-Haul is keeping its Team Members and customers safe.
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 176,000 trucks,
127,000 trailers and 41,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
774,000 rentable storage units and 66.7 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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