up type private industry self storage founded northbrook illinois united states 1976 headquarters northfield illinois united states key people bob soudan sr. bob soudan jr. rick hielscher products self storage units website http www.thelockup.com the lock up self storage group an affiliate of shs development llc owns and operates 32 self storage facilities in 8 different states . the lock up is headquartered in northfield illinois and currently manages more than two million square feet of storage . 1 contents 1 history 2 facilities 3 locations 3.1 connecticut 3.2 florida 3.3 hawaii 3.4 illinois 3.5 massachusetts 3.6 minnesota 3.7 new jersey 3.8 new york 4 see also 5 references history edit the lock up was founded in 1976 by robert soudan and charles sample who built their first self storage facility in northbrook illinois . later soudan s son bob soudan jr. took over as president of the lock up . soudan jr. has also served as regional president director and national president of the self storage association . facilities edit the lock up provides clients with options like carpeted units security cameras controlled access climate control and wine storage . 2 many of the lock up s sites are constructed to look like hotels and office buildings to blend into their communities . 3 locations edit connecticut edit branford florida edit naples sarasota north naples olde sarasota st. petersburg hawaii edit honolulu pearl city waipo gentry waipahu illinois edit chicago belmont cragin chicago bucktown chicago lincoln park chicago river north lake forest lincolnwood lisle northbrook northfield park ridge river grove schaumburg skokie willowbrook massachusetts edit cape cod minnesota edit bloomington eden prairie minneapolis plymouth new jersey edit livingston westwood new york edit east setauket see also edit self storage references edit http www.scribd.com doc 30847133 self storage overview the lock up http the.honoluluadvertiser.com article 2007 mar 21 ln fp703210397.html http www.chicagobusiness.com cgi bin news.pl id 3463 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the lock up company & oldid 730989507 categories northfield illinois navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 july 2016 at 05 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view