eKourier July 2010

Spotlight on Parramatta... History

Parramatta is a three storey building consisting of 599 units ranging from larger commercial units to small residential units with a total of 6118 sqm. We service our customers with 2 large undercover loading docks and 2 large goods lifts to get them upstairs. We take pride in our centre being clean and welcoming to our customers. Being an office hours centre the customers like this as a security feature. We have had a large number of repeat customers over the years. Some of our government customers consist of Police, Fire Brigade and RTA. We also have a large number of customers who are internet based sellers, ranging from shoes to computers. In the last 2 months we have seen a 6% growth in occupancy, and a drop in delinquents.

The Parramatta site is located in the western Sydney region roughly 25km from Sydney. Being close to the heart of the Parramatta CBD it brings in a variety of commercial customers. Today, Parramatta is the geographic and demographic centre of greater western Sydney. It is Sydney’s second most important Commercial and Retail CBD. It’s local population is 137,200. The street we are located on is known as Little India as it consists of dozens of Indian restaurants and retailers. Most of these people being our customers. Site Features Millers first drew up plans to convert the family owned bakery into self storage in 1989. This consists of two Victorian cottages rented out to a travel agency and accountant. Helping HUG KSS recently received an update from Cate Altamura the founder of HUG (Helping Ugandan Generations) telling us of the work being done in Uganda. Cate says, “ I hope you are well. Just letting you know that I am back from Uganda after a 3 month stay. It was amazing handing out the donations to the children and the local community. Thank you again for all of your assistance with the boxes and storage space. Without your constant help I would not be able to do the work that I do in Uganda.”

The Team The Parramatta team have a mixture of youth and experience. Nick joined KSS in March 2009 as assistant manager of Prospect then becoming manager of Parramatta in May 2010. Lee is an original Millers boy since 1990 working at a number of sites including Waterloo, Camperdown and Ultimo. After Kennards acquired Millers he worked at Tempe before moving to Parramatta. Lee also has an antiques store with his wife Kristine. KSS Parramatta

Helping Out Local Communities

“A huge thank you to Kennards who have

donated 3 months free storage space at their Chermside location to assist our school and P&C

during our BER projects and as we prepare for the Aspley 120 Festival. The value of this assistance is over $1000. If you have storage needs, please support the businesses who support us!”

Kennards are proud to be helping HUG.

The children of Aberdare Ranges Primary School would like to thank Kennards Self Storage for your life changing support.

CassandraTreadwell ExecutiveDirector GlobalVolunteerNetworkFoundation Australia www.gvnfoundation.org M:+61 402690442 T:+61 2 99678892 E: cassandra@gvnfoundation.org

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Kennards Kourier July 2010