PODS Inc. - Milestone Announcement - Over 300,000 Reservations Completed and Now Providing Service throughout Central New Jersey
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla.--June 3, 2005--PODS (R), Inc. ("PODS"), a leading provider of mobile storage and moving solutions for residential and business customers, is pleased to announce that the Company recently served its 300,000th customer. This number includes reservations for long, short and interim storage as well as nationwide inter-franchise relocations. Additionally, PODS also announced the opening of another location, which will service Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties in New Jersey. Announcements regarding the opening of PODS locations will be forthcoming.Peter S. Warhurst, President and CEO of PODS, said: "Milestone achievements are occurring almost daily for PODS. Each day is cause for celebration and I attribute our growth and success to our corporate culture, which emulates team spirit. The dedication of corporate staff members and our franchisees has provided us with the ability to get the job done and done right."
PODS revolutionized the moving and storage industry by originating the concept of transporting mobile storage containers. The convenient, cost-effective service is unique in that the patented hydraulic lift system is available only with PODS and is designed to significantly reduce shift in contents and securely transport PODS brand containers to a dry and secure warehouse or from state to state. Sturdy, weather-resistant PODS brand containers (partially full) are specially designed to withstand a wind velocity of up to 110 miles per hour. A PODS brand container is manufactured every 3 minutes.
Currently, the PODS network services 8,329 cities in 45 states. The Company has serviced over 303,000 customers accommodating over 24,000 inter-franchise relocations. There are approximately 63,000 PODS brand containers in service.