2008 Top Operators

First published in 1986, Mini-Storage Messenger’s annual Top Operators list offers a wealth of information about the leaders in our industry. The 100 companies listed below – some veterans, some newcomers – have, over time, become the leaders in our industry with the final rankings determined by rentable square footage.

For detailed information about the companies that make up the 2008 Top Operators list, please click on the link below.

1. Public Storage
2. U-Haul International
3. U-Store-It Trust
4. Sovran Self Storage, Inc.
5. Extra Space Storage
6. Simply Self Storage
7. Derrel's Mini Storage, Inc.
8. TNT Self Storage Management
9. A-American Storage Management Co., Inc.
10. Dahn Corporation
11. Metro Storage, LLC
12. United Stor-All
13. TKG - StorageMart
14. Storage Inns, Inc.
15. Atlantic Self Storage
16. SecurCare Self Storage, Inc.
17. The Jenkins Organization, Inc.
18. Sentry Self Storage
19. Platinum Storage
20. Republic Storage of Idaho
21. AAAA Self Storage Management Group
22. LAACO, Ltd.
23. Stor-All Systems, Inc.
24. Equity Based Services, Inc.
25. Kevin Howard Real Estate
26. Watson & Taylor Management Co.
27. Private Mini Storage
28. Michael Haugh
29. Brundage Management/A-AAAKey Mini Storage
30. Baco Realty Corporation
31. Pogoda Companies
32. US Commercial, LLC
33. A-1 Self Storage
34. Westport Properties, Inc.
35. Executive Self Storage Associates, Inc.
36. Universal Management Company
37. The Lock Up Self Storage
38. Accountable Management & Realty, Inc.
39. Professional Self Storage Management, LLC
40. The William Warren Group
41. Storage Deluxe
42. Devon Self Storage
43. Brookwood Properties dba The Storage Center
44. Revest Management Services
45. Optivest Properties
46. Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc.
47. Investment Real Estate Management
48. Urban Self Storage
49. Shader Brothers Corp dba Personal Mini Storage
50. Arizona Mini Storage Management Company
51. E.I.M. Group, Inc.
52. Price Self Storage
53. Strategic Property Management, Inc
54. Pegasus Group
55. America West Management
56. Investment Development Corporation
57. Synergy Storage Group
58. Morningstar Properties
59. SKS Management LLC
60. Hendry Investments, Inc
61. Southern Storage Management Systems, Inc.**
62. BPI Capital Management, Inc
63. Management Enterprises, Inc.
64. York Developments
65. Long Property Management
66. Safety Mini Storage
67. Chesapeake Resources, Inc.
68. Gainer Management Associates, Inc.
69. Outback Management, LLC
70. Storage Investment Management, Inc.
71. Cutting Edge Self Storage Management
72. Stor-n-Lock Companies
73. Sterling Management & Consulting Services, Inc.
74. Storage Etc.
75. Stockade Storage
76. Access Management Company
77. American Storage
78. Stor-All
79. Cox Armored Mini Storage Management
80. American Self Storage, Corp.
81. U-Stor of America
82. Noah's Ark Development
83. U.S. Storage Depot
84. Century Storage
85. Rearden Investments
86. Hide-Away Storage
87. Storage Pro, Inc.
88. Incorporated Investments, Inc.
89. National Self Storage
90. Superior Storage Group
91. Schmitt & Co.
92. Automated Properties Management, Ltd
93. Polo Properties, LLC
94. Artisan Properties
95. Storage Opportunity Partners LLC
96. Storage Park Properties
97. Attic Self Storage
98. Clark Properties
99. Your Extra Attic, Inc.
100. Space Bank Mini Storage