uncle bob s self storage type public nyse sss 1 industry real estate investment trust founded 1982 ; 34 years ago 1982 2 1985 as uncle bob s self storage headquarters williamsville new york united states key people robert j. attea chairman ceo 3 kenneth f. myszka president coo david rogers cfo services public storage facilities rental trucks facility management revenue 192.1 million usd 2010 4 operating income 35.0 million usd 2010 4 net income 42.5 million usd 2010 4 total equity 644.7 million usd 2010 4 owner sovran self storage inc 1 number of employees 1 027 2010 5 website unclebobs.com uncle bob s self storage is a self storage company the fifth largest of its kind in the united states . when owned and managed by sovran self storage inc. a real estate investment trust reit based in buffalo new york it was founded in 1985 . 6 the company operates more than 500 self storage facilities in 26 states and employs over 1 300 individuals . it serves approximately 250 000 customers . 1 6 contents 1 history 2 overview 2.1 facilities 2.2 finances 2.3 in the community 2.4 sports 3 key people 4 references 5 external links history edit uncle bob s self storage is owned and managed by sovran self storage inc. a real estate investment trust reit that acquires and manages self storage properties . 1 as an reit at least 90 % of sovran s taxable income is distributed to its stockholders . sovran was founded in 1982 and is headquartered at 6467 main street in buffalo new york . 5 uncle bob s self storage itself was founded in 1985 with the founders breaking ground on its first self storage facility 6 in sunrise florida . 7 8 9 overview edit the company has served millions of customers since its inception 7 and as of 2014 actively serves approximately 250 000 customers . 1 also as of 2014 it employs over a thousand people . 6 it offers temporary storage space to residential and commercial users and also offers outside storage for automobiles recreational vehicles and boats . 5 their facilities utilize dri guard a dehumidification system 10 and computerized access systems and surveillance cameras . 6 customers can rent uncle bob s rental trucks for transporting goods to and from the facilities . there is also a national call center to organize sales and reservations and rental spaces and trucks . 10 they also host hundreds of networked pc computers and two data centers to manage the business . facilities edit it has over 450 6 self storage facilities encompassing over 20 000 000 square feet 1 900 000 m2 of rentable space . 1 5 in the year 2000 the company owned 226 self storage facilities 9 and 339 stores by may 2007 . 11 in march 2007 sovran closed a 44 million deal to buy 12 storage pro self storage facilities from benderson development co. in new york state . 12 in 2010 they acquired seven new stores four in charlotte north carolina and three in raleigh north carolina . 3 the facilities are in 25 states and in 150 american cities largely in the eastern united states . 7 13 the following is a list of the served regions as of march 2011 alabama arizona colorado connecticut florida georgia illinois kentucky louisiana massachusetts maryland maine michigan missouri mississippi north carolina new hampshire new jersey new york ohio pennsylvania rhode island south carolina tennessee texas virginia 7 finances edit sovran self storage inc. is on the new york stock exchange under the symbol nyse sss . 1 it went public in june 1995 when sovran owned 74 storage facilities . the company sold 5.92 million shares to the public at the time raising about 136 million within the week . about 70 million of that amount was used to repay debt and the rest was mainly spent to purchase additional facilities . the public owns approximately 86.5 % of sovran s million outstanding shares . 14 the value of 156 % million in 1995 had grown to 660 enterprise value in june 2000 . 9 the company s market value in 2004 was 504 million . 13 their enterprise value is estimated at 1.56 billion usd as of march 21 2011 . their market capitalization is estimated at 1.07 billion usd also as of march 2011 . as of december 31 2010 their operating cash flow is 73.67 million . their revenue ttm is 183.10 million their gross profit is 121.16 million . their ebitda earning before interest taxes depreciation and amortization is 99.54 million . 13 from 2009 to 2010 revenues for the 344 stores owned entirely by the company increased by 2.6 % . 3 in 2010 the formation of uncle bob s management was announced which offers management and systems expertise to private owners and third party operators outside of their main ventures . companies and facilities under contract with uncle bob s management are branded by uncle bob s name while retaining private ownership . 10 in the community edit the company has participated in the u.s. marine corps reserve program toys for tots and has opened up several of their facilities to become drop off points for donations . 15 in november 2010 the company hosted a fund raising barbecue for the program in its three charlotte north carolina sites . 16 in december 2010 uncle bob s partnered with the american hockey league s syracuse crunch in a name your own price ticket promotion . 17 in january 2011 they sponsored a month long coat drive in lafayette louisiana for local children . the drive was in support of coats for kids and culminated in a social event and a live remote with kmdl radio 93.7 . 18 uncle bob s also assisted the national association of letter carriers nalc in their stamp out hunger campaign particularly the massive food drive on may 14 2011 . 19 20 the company has banned the use of glue traps at all its facilities . 21 sports edit in 2014 uncle bob s sponsored nascar xfinity series driver ryan sieg for 1 race at mid ohio they came back in 2015 and sponsored sieg for an additional 15 races . key people edit robert j. attea chairman chief executive officer kenneth f. myszka president chief operating officer 3 david l. rogers secretary chief financial officer 13 anthony p. gammie director charles e. lannon director james r. boldt director stephen r. rusmisel director john e. burns director 13 references edit a b c d e f g about sovran self storage inc. professional management of uncle bob s self storage check url value help . uncle bob s self storage . retrieved 2011 04 18 . about sovran self storage inc. professional management of uncle bob s self storage . uncle bob s self storage . 2016 . retrieved 2016 02 20 . a b c d investment releases check url value help . uncle bob s self storage . february 23 2011 . retrieved 2011 04 18 . a b c d listed securities sovran self storage inc. . nyse . march 2011 . retrieved 2011 06 06 . a b c d sovran self storage inc. sss . yahoo finance . march 2011 . retrieved 2011 04 18 . a b c d e f sovran s uncle bob s chain celebrates 25 years in . inside self storage . july 1 2010 . retrieved 2011 04 18 . a b c d storage facility locations check url value help . uncle bob s self storage . retrieved 2011 04 18 . martin susan january 27 2002 . office envy . buffalo news . access date requires url help a b c linstedt sharon june 1 2000 . new headquarters bolsters sovran s ties to region . the buffalo news . access date requires url help a b c o neill melissa december 16 2010 . uncle bob s self storage expands to professional management . business news express . retrieved 2011 04 18 . robinson david may 22 2007 . sovran looks for good growth in buffalo area storage market . buffalo news . access date requires url help robinson david march 31 2007 . sovran self storage acquires benderson s storage pro units . the buffalo news . access date requires url help a b c d e coffey brendan april 30 2004 . unlocking value in self storage . forbes . archived from the original on 2013 01 23 . retrieved 2011 04 18 . robinson david june 22 1995 . sovran s stock sale raises 136 million . buffalo news . access date requires url help toys for tots check url value help . uncle bob s self storage . retrieved 2011 04 18 . uncle bob s self storage in charlotte holds barbecue to benefit toys for tots . inside self storage . november 19 2010 . retrieved 2011 04 18 . uncle bob s self storage partners with syracuse crunch hockey team in ticket promotion . inside self storage . december 10 2010 . retrieved 2011 04 18 . uncle bob s self storage hosts benefit for coats for kids . inside self storage . january 6 2011 . retrieved 2011 04 18 . uncle bob s self storage partners with the national association of letter carriers to help stamp out hunger . newsblaze . may 10 2011 . retrieved 2011 04 18 . uncle bob s self storage partners with the national association of letter carriers to help stamp out hunger . morningstar . may 10 2011 . retrieved 2011 04 18 . robinson david 2013 06 12 . peta praises sovran for glue trap ban . the buffalo news . retrieved 5 july 2013 . external links edit official website retrieved from https 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