storage founded november 10 1998 ; 17 years ago 1998 11 10 1 headquarters clearwater florida u.s. area served united states canada australia united kingdom key people john b. koch president and ceo website www.pods.com pods or portable on demand storage is a moving and storage company . it was founded in 1998 and is based in clearwater florida . 2 contents 1 business 2 history 3 products 4 disaster recovery 5 references 6 external links business edit pods container at sporting event . pods operates by delivering a storage container to the customer s house . 2 the containers are constructed of plywood over steel frames 2 and are available in three sizes . 3 the customer can pack their items in it lock it themselves with their own padlock 4 then have the unit stored at a warehouse or have it delivered to another location . 2 the units and warehouse are owned by local franchises . 5 pods is working with sprint nextel to use wireless gps to track trucks in the fleet and to give directions for deliveries . 6 pods was bought in 2014 by the ontario teachers pension plan . 7 history edit pods was founded in 1998 by peter warhurst who was looking to expand his family s storage business . he invented pods containers as well as a hydraulic lift system that enables operators to easily deliver and transport the units which he named podzilla . 8 in 2005 pods grossed over 200 million in revenue . 2 in addition as of 2005 pods was still privately owned however pods is now franchised in 45 states and logs 2 500 pickups and deliveries a day . 2 between 2005 and august 2009 pods service expanded to include 48 states as well as australia and canada . 9 in february 2007 pods was acquired by atlanta based arcapita for 451.4 million . 10 in june 2008 pods and the real estate staging association reached an agreement to form a strategic partnership . 11 in september 2008 pods and mobility services international msi announced a partnership where pods would be providing services for msi client transferees and assignees . 12 in december 2008 pods and wabash national announced they have signed a multi year agreement to build and service all of pods portable storage container requirements . 13 in august 2009 pods and unigroup reached an agreement to share services . under the agreement pods will have access to the packing and loading services of united van lines and mayflower transit while unigroup can access 138 000 pods moving and storage containers . 9 in november 2009 1 800 got junk and pods formed a strategic alliance offering discounts and special services . 14 in june 2010 pods announced the sale of the first franchise in the united kingdom . 15 in october 2010 pods announced their continued expansion into canada with the sale of the halifax territory . 16 pods reached a significant milestone in the containerized moving and storage industry as they announced the delivery of their two millionth container to a residential customer in florida . 17 in 2012 pods sued u haul international in u.s. district court for trademark infringement claiming that u haul improperly and unlawfully used the word pods to describe its u box product . on september 25 2014 a jury ruled that u haul had infringed on pods trademarks causing confusion and damaging business for pods . the jury found that u haul unjustly profited from mentioning the term on its marketing and advertising materials and started using the word only after pods became famous as a brand name in the moving and storage industry . the jury awarded pods 62 million in damages . 18 products edit the new pods containers built by wabash have a steel frame construction with completely recyclable panels made of steel skins and a high density polyethylene core and are produced in three sizes approximately 8 by 7 by 7 feet 8 by 8 by 12 feet and 8 by 8 by 16 feet . the top is a translucent durable polymer material that allows ambient light to pass through and illuminate the inside of the container . the entry is a light weight steel roll up door . 19 disaster recovery edit pods franchises around the country provided units for collection of donations as well as providing units for storm victims of hurricane katrina . 2 pods has also served in many situations that are less conventional than moving such as assisting in recovery efforts during the malibu fires and the recent midwest flooding in iowa and routinely delivering pods containers around the nation to communities experiencing emergency situations . 20 references edit pods.com whois dns & domain info domaintools . whois . retrieved 2016 09 14 . a b c d e f g pods taking a chunk out of moving and storage market . usa today . associated press . august 4 2006 . retrieved september 9 2009 . spowart george ; bonham jennifer august 4 2009 . pods and unigroup create alliance to better serve customers press release . market wire . retrieved september 10 2009 . mobile mini vs. pods . mobile mini . retrieved february 19 2013 . fowler melissa june 27 2003 . packing in the pods . business courier . retrieved september 9 2009 . hamblen matt march 17 2007 . pods picks gps for tracking workers storage containers . computerworld . retrieved september 9 2009 . canadian pension fund buys pods . retrieved 11 june 2015 . invasion of the pods . business report . may 6 2002 . retrieved september 9 2009 . a b staff august 4 2009 . pods allies with unigroup s united van lines mayflower transit . tampa bay business journal . retrieved september 9 2009 . arcapita acquires us company for 451m . gulf daily news . february 27 2008 . retrieved september 24 2009 . brodnax shell june 15 2008 . real estate staging association and pods form strategic partnership press release . real estate staging association . retrieved september 24 2009 . msi and pods announce partnership press release . mobility services international . september 17 2008 . retrieved september 24 2009 . henk allison december 16 2008 . wabash national r and pods r announce partnership agreement press release . wabash national . retrieved september 21 2009 . pods 1 800 got junk form strategic alliance . forbes . november 4 2009 . retrieved november 6 2009 . dead link pods portable storage opens first u.k. franchise . inside self storage . june 28 2010 . retrieved october 11 2010 . pods continues expansion in canada press release . pods . october 6 2010 . retrieved october 11 2010 . moving storage firm celebrates 2 million contains delivered . business journal . august 3 2012 . retrieved august 3 2012 . susan thurston september 25 2014 . pods wins 62 million award in trademark infringement lawsuit against u haul . tampa bay times . retrieved october 2 2014 . frequently asked moving and storage questions about pods portable storage containers . retrieved 2011 12 14 . vervoorn tina august 15 2008 . moving and storage firm pods inc. celebrates millionth delivery . california chronicle . retrieved september 10 2009 . external links edit official website auspods pods 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