Valley Storage opens as HV community expands
“Nervous and excited” was how co-owner Greg Dee described how he felt about opening the business.
“They’re a lot of fun to build, and once they’re open it’s just like any business, a long-term investment.”
“I love it,” store manager Dena Green said. “I think it’s great. I’ve been looking forward to having the (grand opening event) and getting the name out there.
“We have a lot of specials going on right now,” she added, which include 50 percent off the first two months rental fees on any size unit.
Co-owned by brothers Greg and Jonnie Dee, along with Scott Winslett and brother-in-law Dan Weber, Valley Storage offers climate-controlled self-storage units.
When looking to open Valley Storage, Greg said they chose Hardin Valley because “it’s growing so much” with increases in housing and apartments.
“It’s a desirable part of town to do business in,” he added.
“It’s the perfect area” for the business “because when people are moving, a lot of time they have extra stuff they don’t really want to get rid of, but also they don’t want in their closets,” Green said. “They want some place to put it.”
Valley Storage “is centrally located in the Hardin Valley area, where all this new development is going in.”
Valley Storage offers 592 climate-controlled self-storage units, along with 38 parking spaces.
“There’s no outside storage, besides parking,” Green said.
“It’s all main floor, so there’s no elevator or stairs to content with. You can just come in from the main floor and access your unit,” he added.
“We have units from 5-by-5 (foot) all the way up to 10-by-30 feet.”
While Green said many storage businesses do not have rest rooms, Valley Storage does have.
“That way, customers don’t have to load up in their cars to a gas station or something to use the restroom while they’re working,” she said and laughed.
“Our larger units have two doors — there’s one at each end — so that way if they have stuff in the back they need to get to, they can open the other door instead of having to dig through to get to the back,” Green added.
Valley Storage also has a coffee bar in the office, where customers can come by and get coffee.
“Usually, we have some kind of doughnuts or cookies … and water,” she said. “Usually, I try to keep tea in here as well.”
The new business’ office hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday (Thanksgiving and Black Friday hours may be affected); and closed Monday.
For more information about Valley Storage, call 865-371-8950 or visit online at universalstoragegroup.com
