Ekourier Oct 2008

Petersham up in lights

Customer Feedback “ Over the past few months, while undertaking home renovations, I rented a storage unit at Kennards Self Storage in Flemington. I would just like to thank you for providing such a wonderful facility. Being a single lady I really appreciated the sense of security, sensor lighting and relaxing music which made every visit inviting. There were always plenty of trolleys and the tear off protective drop sheets were a nice touch. All my belongings were in perfect condition when I left as the climate appears to be just right for storage. Having 24 hour secure access was also excellent. Thomas was my main point of contact and is one of the most delightful and efficient people I have ever met. Brendan was also great to deal with.

KSS recently embarked on a new project at our Petersham site. The long awaited unique signage finally lit up in September. John Stewart from Enlightening Australia introduced KSS to a new way of advertising in the form of slide projection. The advertising you see here is projected from a slide straight onto the Petersham wall. The slide projections can be seen from Parramatta Road as you drive out of the city, the views you see here are what can be seen. We have five advertising slides that revolve automatically throughout the evening. As this is a new trial for KSS we can only begin to imagine the possibilities available for flexible advertising to suit particular events and times of the year. It is a concept that has great potential and KSS are keen to see its results. The Panorama site is owned by the Stevens Brothers, Richard and John, who also own KSS centres at Abbotsford and Springvale and have a fifty percent, share of the Thebarton Centre. John and Richard have owned the site for 21 years. They previously owned Richard Stevens Hire and this business was sold to Kennards Hire in 1998. At that stage the site was used as a repair facility for their hire equipment and for the Hire of Transportable Buildings. Prior to this the site was owned by ARC Fencing and was used for the production of Wire Mesh products. Panorama was the first KSS Centre to open in South Australia. Construction commenced in March 2000. This consisted of converting the existing factory into a dual level facility and constructing a further four purpose built buildings. We opened for business in August 2000.

I would have no hesitation in recommending your business to anyone.

Thanks again.”

- Sharon Dux Spotlight on...Panorama. SA History

Site Features The Panorama Centre has 725 Units of which 125 are Driveway units and 33 are parking spaces. We are currently running at an occupancy rate of 86.95%. We are located 8 kms south of the Adelaide CBD in a very prominent position with excellent exposure visually. Goodwood Road is a major arterial road that is both a gateway to the southern Suburbs and the beautiful nearby wine country (reds & whites naturally). Some 33,000 cars pass our Centre each day. Merchandise sales average $9,000 each month and much of this can be attributed to our street signage The Team The Panorama team comprises of Myself as Manager, 8 years with KSS, Assistant Manager Bernie Bourke, 3 years with KSS and Relief Manager Rudy Van Kalker. Our Team prides themselves on providing personalised and professional service that results in

the flow on of referral business.

A major competitor opened a Centre close to us in January 2008. This did affect us to a small degree but as they do not offer 24-hour access and have limited weekend hours we can easily sell the features and benefits of KSS Panorama to potential clients. We are sure that the future looks bright for Panorama, particularly as we are scheduled for a “Face Lift” (not the staff) merely a new paint job for the Centre.

Bournie Bourke and Rob Grieve

- Rob Grieve

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Kennards Kourier October 2008