Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Public Storage, a real estate investment trust (REIT), is the largest self-storage company in the United States with headquarters in Glendale, CA and the largest self-storage company in the world.[citation needed]Public Storage was founded on August 14, 1972 from a $50,000 investment.[citation needed] It built its first self-storage facility in 1972. Today, it operates 2,200 company-owned locations in the United States/ It also operates locations in Europe (under the Shurgard brand), totaling more than 141 million net rentable square feet of real estate. Its PS Business Parks, Inc. interest adds another 28 million net rentable square feet of commercial and industrial space.The company was founded in 1971 by B. Wayne Hughes. Public Storage locations also sell packing and related moving supplies and facilitate the purchase of insurance from Willis Insurance, a subsidiary of the British insurance firm Willis Group Holdings.[citation needed]According to an investigation by CBS TV Channel 5, Public Storage employees said they are trained to advise customers that insurance is required, when it isn't actually. Additionally, the station reported that many legitimate insurance claims were not paid.. }
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- Public_Storage abstract "Public Storage, a real estate investment trust (REIT), is the largest self-storage company in the United States with headquarters in Glendale, CA and the largest self-storage company in the world.[citation needed]Public Storage was founded on August 14, 1972 from a $50,000 investment.[citation needed] It built its first self-storage facility in 1972. Today, it operates 2,200 company-owned locations in the United States/ It also operates locations in Europe (under the Shurgard brand), totaling more than 141 million net rentable square feet of real estate. Its PS Business Parks, Inc. interest adds another 28 million net rentable square feet of commercial and industrial space.The company was founded in 1971 by B. Wayne Hughes. Public Storage locations also sell packing and related moving supplies and facilitate the purchase of insurance from Willis Insurance, a subsidiary of the British insurance firm Willis Group Holdings.[citation needed]According to an investigation by CBS TV Channel 5, Public Storage employees said they are trained to advise customers that insurance is required, when it isn't actually. Additionally, the station reported that many legitimate insurance claims were not paid.".