Self Storage Association Asia

24/08/2026

This Wednesday: SSAA Supplier Showcase

Two hours. Practical solutions to attract more customers, improve revenue and automate operations.

Join us on 26 August for a fast-paced webinar featuring focused presentations and product demonstrations covering:

• Customer acquisition and digital performance

• Smarter pricing and revenue management

• Automation and connected operations

• Practical uses of AI in self storage management

See the solutions in action, ask questions directly and discover which tools could make a difference to your business.

📅 Wednesday, 26 August 2026

⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM HKT (GMT+8)

💻 Webinar

🎟 FREE for SSAA members

🗣 English

Last chance to register: https://selfstorageasia.org/aug-26-supplier-showcase

24/08/2026

Member Meet-Up! Yasuo Hagiwara is the COO for Quraz, Japan's biggest hashtag operator! Of course, a lot of industry talk, plus plus plus!

He's spoke at Expo Asia on multiple occasions including 2025 and 2026.

Join the SSAA and show up at Self Storage Expo Asia to meet the movers and sharers (i.e. decision makers) in May in Singapore. May 18-20, to be precise. Pencil it in or, event better, book now at the link below for our best prices.

https://selfstorageasia.org/may-1820-self-storage-expo-asia-2027

20/08/2026

中国终将成为全球最大的自助仓储市场。中国仓储物流协会刚刚发布了一套供运营商遵循的国家标准。

想了解更多详情，请访问——还能是哪里呢？——亚洲自助仓储协会 (SSAA)。欢迎在下方留言分享您的想法。

中文链接：

https://selfstorageasia.org/instore/2026/8/12 （查看更少）

20/08/2026

China will one day be the world's biggest self storage market. The Chinese Association of Warehousing and Distribution has just published a set of national standards for operators to follow.

Get the story from - where else?! - the SSAA. Let us know your thoughts below.

English:
https://selfstorageasia.org/instore/2026/8/12/thinking-inside-the-box

中文:
https://selfstorageasia.org/instore/2026/8/12

13/08/2026

The Viking Sagas are epic tales of struggle and conquest. The Self Storage Sagas are still being written.

Jes Johansen has his hand at the tiller leading one of the great voyages at Storefriendly Singapore. Check out the SSAA profile for the story so far - and where he and Storefriendly Singapore are headed next. Be ready to be surprised!

And look who's in the boat with his merry band of adventurers. Kevin Chan and Arthur Law are fellows on the voyage!

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Jes Johansen’s Viking forbears haven’t traveled anything near the distance this modern day conqueror has covered in building up an extraordinary career over four continents. It has all lent to the success of Storefriendly Singapore and what comes next for this successful self storage enterprise.

11/08/2026

MEMBER NEWS: StorHub Self Storage has closed on a partnership with a Japanese cornerstone company of the self storage industry - Palma - that gives them the best of all worlds in expanding their footprint in Japan.

Check it out here and contact the SSAA if you would like to know more.

Our members are the real deal and they gather annually at Self Storage Expo Asia, next in Singapore May 18-20.

Warburg Pincus-backed StorHub has formed a partnership with Japanese self-storage specialist Palma to develop and acquire facilities.

10/08/2026

SAA Special Advisor to the Board Sam Kennard lit up the stage at Self Storage Expo Asia 2026 and, now, the front cover of Forbes Australia.

Not a subscriber? Hear the story from his lips to your ears in the video from Expo Asia. Contact the SSAA to get access to the Sam Kennard story about how he turned a modest family business into a multi-national $4.5 billion empire.

Forbes Story here:
https://lnkd.in/gXpjPj9r

05/08/2026

Two hours. Practical solutions to attract more customers, improve revenue and automate operations.

Join the SSAA Supplier Showcase on 26 August 2026 for a fast-paced webinar featuring focused presentations, real-world applications and product demonstrations designed for self storage operators.

The sessions will explore:

• Customer acquisition and digital performance

• Smarter pricing and revenue management

• Automation and connected operations

• Practical uses of AI in self storage management

See how the solutions work, consider where they may fit within your business and ask questions directly during each session.

📅 Wednesday, 26 August 2026

⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM HKT (GMT+8)

💻 Webinar

🎟 Free to join

🗣 English

Register now: https://selfstorageasia.org/aug-26-supplier-showcase

31/07/2026

SSAA Board member, Raju Ruparelia (CEO, StorHub Self Storage) is briniging the gospel of self storage to the real estate investment masses!

That might be a bit dramatic, but if audio is your thing, this is your chance to learn more about where self storage in Asia is going. It is shedding it's 'alternative' label in the US, Europe, Canada and Australia to become a 'must have' part of many PE and funds portfolios. Time to learn about self storage in Asia.

Another great place to learn - and meet players like Raju - is at SelfStorage Expo Asia 2027 in Singapore (May 18-20). Book it now.

On the original site:
https://irei.com/video-and-podcast/report-from-asia-self-storage-locking-up-key-markets-around-the-continent/

On Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4qVo9LxK6i42KdVXCuw3eI?si=74c8130403534baa

On iTunes
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/report-from-asia-self-storage-locking-up-key-markets/id573021727?i=1000779021820

https://selfstorageasia.org/may-1820-self-storage-expo-asia-2027

Podcast Episode · Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Podcast · 30 July · 33min