Industry News

from Edition 118 - March 2021

Dear Legal Help Desk

Mobile access for storers

Storage King Coburg North, Victoria became the second facility after Storage King Minchinbury, NSW to have recently launched Smart Access and Security Key. This security system allows people to access their storage unit using just their mobile phone. There’s no need for a gate code or key with phone access as everything is controlled from the mobile phone. Clients can open gates, access floors, and unlock their storage unit all from one convenient location. They can also enable guest access from their smartphone as there’s no need for a gate code or key.

Around the world virtual gathering

Self storage industry trade executives from four continents were together for their latest virtual meeting on the 20th of January. The association leaders discussed the pandemicdevelopments in their respective countries and plans to return to in-person gatherings in 2021 and 2022.

Pictured clockwise from top left: Andrew Work (Asia), Tim Dietz (U.S.), Susan Phillips (Australia), and Rennie Schafer (Europe).

Improved payment security

New KIF from ADVAM is one of the first in Asia-Pacific to be listed as a validated Pointto-Point Encryption (P2PE) component on the PCI SSC website. ADVAM’s on-site Key Injection Facility (KIF) in Adelaide, Australia is now listed as a validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) component on the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) website, reaffirming ADVAM’s strength in payments security. ADVAM’s KIF is built with the highest security measures, is fully compliant with the PCI Point-to-Point Encryption security requirements and was validated in December 2020. “We are very pleased with this achievement. Security is such an integral part of payments and is at the core of our solutions,” said Dan Billsdon, ADVAM’s Chief Product Officer. “We are excited to be a leader in this space and to be able to support a significant part of the security chain.” A KIF is a highly secured and controlled environment where payment terminals are loaded with encryption keys. It is a critical component of a validated P2PE solution which is a combination of secure payment terminals, software, application systems and processes for payments related transactions.

“We currently work with our partners to deliver our validated P2PE solution in the US and the UK,” said Billsdon. “Our new KIF will further strengthen the support that we can give to our customers in APAC.” This new milestone builds on ADVAM’s payments offering and reinforces its commitment to deliver leading payment solutions across the globe to the highest security standards.

Fort Knox Self Storage Braybrook!

Fort Knox Self Storage has just opened a new state of the art facility at 268 Ballarat Road, Braybrook, Melbourne. The Fort Knox team is very excited about the launch of their latest and greatest facility. It is the 11th Fort Knox Self Storage site to open and is the culmination of 25 years of refinement and development to their building methodology and process. The facility has a floor area of 12,000m2 and will have just over 1,100 storage units when all the internal stages are fitted out. This is the first time that Fort Knox has installed ‘keyless’ entry via the new Nokē system that was installed and supplied by Steel Storage. All you need is your phone and the Nokē app to open gates, access doors and individual unit doors.

A fresh look for the King of Storage

The move to modernise Australia’s most recognised brand in storage is well under way. According to Michael Tate, Storage King CEO, the brand refresh is about positioning the business for an even more customer-focused future. “The concept of making the customer the centre of everything we do is a strategic shift and a brand refresh helps this by bringing something new to our staff, our owners, and ultimately our customers,” says Tate. The new brand will be implemented across multiple touchpoints including advertising and digital with plans to roll out store designs in coming months as Storage King continues to expand its portfolio.

Supporting the local community

Wilson Storage support many local clubs and the Beaumaris Soccer Club is just one. Wilson Storage at Bay Rd, Cheltenham in Melbourne have been extraordinarily helpful in supplying both short and long term storage space for their Club memorabilia and other valuable assets. Wilson Storage offer strong community support across their Melbourne territories and also in Sydney where they are major sponsors of the Forestville Killarney Soccer Club.

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Access Control & Individual Unit Alarms

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