The Lock Up Self Storage Group, an affiliate of SHS Development, LLC, owns and operates 32 Self storage

Self storage

Self storage is an industry in which storage space is rented to tenants, usually on a monthly basis. A self storage business provides rooms, lockers, containers, and/or outdoor space in which tenants can store and access their goods. Self storage tenants include businesses and individuals...

 facilities in 8 different states. The Lock Up is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois

Northfield, Illinois

Northfield is an affluent village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located approximately north of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 5,389...

, and currently manages more than two million square feet of storage.

History

The Lock Up was founded in 1976 by Robert Soudan and Charles Sample, who built their first self storage facility in Northbrook, Illinois

Northbrook, Illinois

Northbrook is a village located at the northern edge of Cook County, Illinois, which is also a North Shore suburb of Chicago. The population was 33,170 at the 2010 census....

. 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

The Lock Up provides clients with options like carpeted units, security cameras, controlled access, climate control and wine storage. Many of The Lock Up’s sites are constructed to look like hotels and office buildings to blend into their communities.

Florida

• Naples
  Naples
  Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
  
  
• Sarasota
• North Naples
• Olde Sarasota
• St. Petersburg
  St. Petersburg, Florida
  St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
  
  

Illinois

• Chicago - Belmont/Cragin
  Belmont Cragin, Chicago
  Belmont Cragin is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located on the Northwest Side of the City of Chicago, Illinois. It is designated Community Area 19, and is located NW of the Loop. Belmont Cragin is a community built on commerce and industry...
  
  
• Chicago-Bucktown
• Chicago-Lincoln Park
  Lincoln Park, Chicago
  Lincoln Park, is one of the 77 community areas on Chicago, Illinois North Side, USA. Named after Lincoln Park, a vast park bordering Lake Michigan, the community area is anchored by the Lincoln Park Zoo and DePaul University...
  
  
• Chicago-River North
• Lake Forest
  Lake Forest, Illinois
  Lake Forest is an affluent city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The city is south of Waukegan along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore. Lake Forest was founded around Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in...
  
  
• Lincolnwood
  Lincolnwood, Illinois
  Lincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lincolnwood is located at ....
  
  
• Lisle
  Lisle, Illinois
  Lisle is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,930 at the 2011 census, and estimated to be 23,135 as of 2008. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor...
  
  
• Northbrook
  Northbrook, Illinois
  Northbrook is a village located at the northern edge of Cook County, Illinois, which is also a North Shore suburb of Chicago. The population was 33,170 at the 2010 census....
  
  
• Northfield
  Northfield, Illinois
  Northfield is an affluent village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located approximately north of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 5,389...
  
  
• Park Ridge
  Park Ridge, Illinois
  -Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 37,775 people, 14,219 households, and 10,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,374.6 people per square mile . There were 14,646 housing units at an average density of 2,083.8 per square mile...
  
  
• River Grove
  River Grove, Illinois
  River Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,668 at the 2000 census.-Geography:River Grove is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of ....
  
  
• Schaumburg
  Schaumburg, Illinois
  Schaumburg is a city located in Cook County in northeastern Illinois. A common misspelling of the city name is Schaumberg, a spelling which persists on some modern maps. Schaumburg is located just under northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately northwest of O'Hare International Airport. As...
  
  
• Skokie
  Skokie, Illinois
  Skokie is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Its name comes from a Native American word for "fire". A Chicago suburb, for many years Skokie promoted itself as "The World's Largest Village". Its population, per the 2000 census, was 63,348...
  
  
• Willowbrook
  Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois
  Willowbrook is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,967 at the 2000 census.-History:Willowbrook grew from the Ridgemoor subdivision...
  
  

Minnesota

• Bloomington
  Bloomington, Minnesota
  Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the southern...
  
  
• Eden Prairie
• Minneapolis
• Plymouth
  Plymouth, Minnesota
  As of the census of 2000, there were 65,894 people, 24,820 households, and 17,647 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,002.0 persons per square mile . There were 25,258 housing units at an average density of 767.4 per square mile...