Join us as we say farewell to departing CEO Rennie Schafer at his last UK event before leaving the role. After 12 and a half years leading the association he will certainly have some stories to tell.
For this special event we have taken over one of Manchester’s best Italian restaurants, Fumo. We are also hoping to introduce the new CEO to members at this event.
It's a Hat Party!
From Cowboy hats to Bucket hats, Deerstalkers to Carmen Miranda's and everything in between. We want to have a little fun with Rennie's last meeting so we are encouraging all guests to wear their favourite hats. Don't worry if you 'forget', we'll have plenty of spare wacky hats to choose from.

Storage World Fire
Rennie will be joined by Paul Fahey to discuss the Storage World fire that occurred in June, destroying their Middleton store. What lessons were learnt from the experience? Including managing expectations of salvage, drone use by customers, managing social media, challenges with insurance, impact of lithium-ion batteries and much more. A candid insight into this disaster so that other operators can be better prepared and update their own disaster management plan.
Industry update
It’s been a bit of a mixed year in self storage so far. Hear from a range of operators, including the majors, independents and container sites on how their businesses have been performing, what the challenges have been and their outlook for the next 6 months. This interactive session will also provide an opportunity for questions from the audience.
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