Tag: PODS

Guest contribution — PODS® Local’s On-Site Storage Helps Contractors Save Time and Money

Major construction companies waste billions of dollars every year due to process inefficiencies. As the final product typically takes priority, other areas, like the storage of equipment and materials, often fall by the wayside. Large pieces of equipment are left unsecured, leaving them susceptible to theft. Project managers and team members are burdened with shuttling tools and materials back and forth to off-site facilities, further expending valuable time. According to construction software company PlanGrid, these sorts of process inefficiencies cost the construction industry $177 billion every year. PODS’ simple solution of on-site storage containers can help increase efficiencies by keeping tools, materials, and equipment at the job site.

Here are four of the biggest reasons to use storage containers on your construction site:

Guest contribution — PODS® Local Makes Home Renovation Projects a Breeze  

Home renovation projects are at an all-time high and are expected to continue rising through 2022. In 2021, According to Improving America’s Housing Report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, the home improvement market reached $281 Billion in 2021. While the cost of a renovation varies depending on the scale of the project, remodeling can increase the value of your home should you ever decide to sell. Homeowners are seeing an average of 65.7% return on investment for bathroom renovations and up to 83.1% a typical kitchen remodel (Realtor.com). 

Guest commentary — PODS® Local Helps Facilitate America’s Interstate Moving Boom

The moving boom in America is officially underway, in what some publications are now calling a mass migration. According to The Neighbor 2020-2021 American Migration Report, more than 20% more Americans planned to move in 2021 than 2020. According to move.org, people are leaving major population centers, like California and New York, in droves and are often relocating to the Sunbelt, Arizona, and Washington. The surge in relocations is driven by several factors and made possible by interstate moving powerhouses like PODS.        

Here are four of the biggest factors driving the interstate moving boom: 

Local PODS Moving and Storage Offers Post-Holiday Decluttering Tips for the New Year

As you head into a new calendar year, your local PODS® wants to help you make a fresh start in 2022. According to James Gregory, a clinical psychologist, clearing out clutter can positively affect your psychological state, increase focus, and minimize stress. Additionally, in 2021, more people spent time decluttering, cleaning, and repurposing items at home to minimize waste.  

To help its customers recover from the busyness of the holidays, local PODS® Moving and Storage offers ideas about how to organize your home for the New Year.   

Local PODS® Moving and Storage asks community to come together to collect toy donations for those in need at the Santa to the Sea event

OXNARD — In wake of the Hill fire and last year’s Thomas fire, the Santa to the Sea half marathon and 5k and local PODS moving and storage will work together to help those in need by collecting toys for…

Oct. 6, 7 — PODS® Creates Downtown Artists Village for the 25th Anniversary of ArtWalk Ventura

VENTURA COUNTY — PODS containers will once again serve as mini art galleries that will transform the streets for ArtWalk Ventura’s 25th anniversary. On Saturday, Oct. 6, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. & Sunday, Oct. 7 noon – 5 p.m.,…

PODS Mini Art Galleries popping up in Ventura

Hover over each image to see a description. VENTURA — ArtWalk Ventura’s pop-up PODS® Mini Art Galleries are a new addition to the local art festival this year, PODS reported in a media release. Artists are actively transforming 16 PODS® containers from…