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  			<title>Elephant Self Storage - News</title>
  			<link>http://www.elephant.ie/</link>
  			<description>The latest news from Elephant Self Storage</description> <item>
    					<title>We are Hiring! Sales and Marketing Manager </title>
    					<link>http://www.elephant.ie/news/index/we-are-hiring-sales-and-marketing-manager-</link>
    					<description><![CDATA[The Company
 
Elephant Self Storage Limited is a member of the O'Meara Group of companies that was founded in the 1950's.
 
It is the leading and most innovative provider of business and home storage solutions in Ireland. These range from use of our leading Self Storage Facilities in Dublin to the provision of transport and storage/moving containers etc.
 
After a period of sustained growth it now seeks to implement a new strategy to consolidate its sources of sustainable competitive advantage and deliver sustainable double-digit growth over the next three years.
 
The Role
This role is a newly created senior management position.  The remit for the successful candidate includes taking this established and successful business and growing it whilst enhancing profitability and market leadership. The Sales and Marketing Manager will report directly to the CEO.
Key areas of responsibility include strategic business development, and marketing and sales management, to meet agreed targets.
The core role focus will be on:

Delivering revenue growth
Building customer relationships 
Improving Processes
Building an engaged high performance team

 
The Person 
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in achieving sales targets, together with a minimum of five years experience in a commercial leadership role.
The successful candidate is likely to have a third level qualification in business or marketing management.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

Business Development/Sales
Commercial Acumen
Sales Leadership
Innovation
Execution
E commerce

A comprehensive salary package, commensurate with this senior and exciting role is available for the successful candidate.
To Apply
Please send a CV demonstrating how your experience matches our role competence requirements to: jude@elephant.ie
Short Listing will apply. Candidates chosen to proceed to subsequent rounds of the selection competition may be requested to complete competency application forms and competency interview as well as psychometric testing.
 
ELEPHANT STORAGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER]]></description></item> <item>
    					<title>St Patricks Day 2012 - Elephant Storage </title>
    					<link>http://www.elephant.ie/news/index/st-patricks-day-2012---elephant-storage--1</link>
    					<description><![CDATA[Please Note we are closed on St Patricks Day
Saturday 17th March 2012. 
Happy St Patricks Day
from Elephant Self Storage 
 
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    					<title>ELephant Self Storage Christmas Opening Hours</title>
    					<link>http://www.elephant.ie/news/index/elephant-self-storage-christmas-opening-hours-1</link>
    					<description><![CDATA[Christmas Hours      2010/2011
 
24th     December     08.00am &ndash; 13:00
25th     December     CLOSED
26th     December     CLOSED
27th     December     CLOSED
28th     December     CLOSED
29th     December     10:00 &ndash; 13:00
30th     December     10:00 &ndash; 13:00
31st      December     10:00 &ndash; 13:00
1st        January         CLOSED
2nd       January         CLOSED
3rd        January         CLOSED
4th        January         08.00am &ndash; 18:00]]></description></item> <item>
    					<title>Elephant Self Storage on Facebook </title>
    					<link>http://www.elephant.ie/news/index/elephant-self-storage-on-facebook-</link>
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Elephant Self StorageFollow us on facebook and keep updated with news and offers.
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    					<title>November - Start up Business Packages</title>
    					<link>http://www.elephant.ie/news/index/november---start-up-business-packages</link>
    					<description><![CDATA[November 
 
Business Start up Package
 
INCLUDESStoreroom &ndash; Transit Size 
Business address service 
Post Box
Delivery acceptance 
Free Wi-Fi 
Meeting rooms
Common Area
 
No 
Overheads, Long Leases, Rates, Security, ESB, Maintenance.Ideal for small business Call today 
JUST &euro;29 per week 
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    					<title>Van  Hire - Network Van hire Dublin </title>
    					<link>http://www.elephant.ie/news/index/van--hire---network-van-hire-dublin--1</link>
    					<description><![CDATA[ 
 
NETWORKVAN is focused on providing high-quality van &amp; truck rental service in Dublin and customer satisfaction - we will do everything we can to meet your expectations.
 
 
NETWORK VAN is a new name in low cost truck hire in Dublin.We offer competative rates on all vehicles from vans to tractor units.                                Transit Van Only  Per day &euro;40 Per week &euro;200 + Vat 
Insurance &amp; Sat.Nav can be arranged. 
 
 
EMAIL: network@dublin.ie 

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    					<title>Be careful where you store</title>
    					<link>http://www.elephant.ie/news/index/be-careful-where-you-store</link>
    					<description><![CDATA[You care for your property at home/in business. What about where you store it?
The financial crisis in Ireland has reached the self-storage business. In recent days a very large storage facility in Dublin has gone into receivership. A trawl through the accounts of other storage businesses can help you decide where to store as much as the cheapest price. One large firm has written off &euro;29 million following expansion at the height of the Celtic Tiger. Another firms accounts show it has borrowings in excess of &euro;10 million. Other storage firms accounts show serious losses. Some storage firms are highly exposed to their banks including Anglo Irish Bank. Most of our competitors show an excess of liabilities over assets. Be careful where you store your goods; the cheapest price could turn out to be the most expensive! Why is this? In recent years a number new firms entered the storage business. Property was purchased at the height of the property market. Some existing firms expanded, borrowed serious money and bought premises at ridiculous prices. They are now caught in the financial crisis with falling rents and unsustainable bank borrowings. Unsustainable Pricing. How have they reacted? The firm which has just gone into receivership was offering rents at as low as a &euro;1 a month. Other firms are dropping their rents in a race to the bottom. It is only a matter of time till some of these firms follow the same path as the large firm in receivership here in Dublin. A complex business.The operation of a self-storage facility is a complex mix of many things. There is the substantial capital requirement for the purchase of premises. Then there is the fit out cost of the individual rooms and the provision of fire safety requirements. The cost of providing security is massive. In Elephant Self Storage our facility in Tallaght we have invested huge capital in electronic and physical security. We have seven levels of security including over 80 individual CCTV cameras with 24 hour live monitoring and remote security monitoring which will talk live to anyone attempting to enter our compound. Management systems are installed to control the hotel-like facility with numerous different size rooms for clients staying from a day to years with some moving between different size rooms as their businesses change from time to time. Then there is the investment in staff, training, marketing, offices, rates, insurance, maintenance, cleaning, special designed lifts, parking and loading areas and exclusive to Elephant Storage, a Business Incubation Centre (www.ebic.ie) to allow business clients not only to store their goods but to run their entire business from the one location. How can a self storage facility provide that level of professionalism demanded by discerning clients for silly rents? The answer is that it is not possible. Cheap? If you just decide to rent from the cheapest storage centre then perhaps you should ask a friend to loan you space in a garage or buy a garden shed. Perhaps you are not worried about damp or theft. Your friend will not mind giving you access when ever you want to visit your goods. Insurance is not important and cleanliness is unimportant. Then that is the way you can save money. Silly. On the other hand if you value your possessions you must decide if you want a cut price operator with a very real danger that they will go bust whilst storing your goods or alternatively you decide to store in a facility like Elephant Self Storage that has been run by a family in business for over 50 years and is financially strong. Check us out. Our annual accounts are looked after by KPMG and Smith &amp; Co, Chartered Accountants. Our bank is AIB, Crumlin Road, Dublin 12 and our solicitors are Eversheds O'Donnell Sweeney. Unlike most other self storage facilities our accounts show we are well capitalised, and well financed. We monitor our competitors to make sure we are highly completive. Our prices offer excellent value but they are not silly. Your goods mean a lot to you and the last thing you want is to find yourself caught up in a receivership. If a price is too good to be true, then most likely&rdquo; it is too good to be true". Be careful, (And, we want to be in business for another 50 years! ) NOTE: The sources for the data in this blog are available on request.]]></description></item> <item>
    					<title>A haven for new businesses at EBIC   </title>
    					<link>http://www.elephant.ie/news/index/a-haven-for-new-businesses-at-ebic---</link>
    					<description><![CDATA[A haven for new businesses at EBIC - Bizstartups.ie
05.08.2010A new incubation centre in Tallaght is providing start-ups with premises and business support at a reasonable rate. 
 
While many of us dream of starting our own business, what can put many people off is the initial expense of starting up, especially in a recession. While you may feel your idea is a good one, is it good enough to justify locking yourself into a lease on a premises, paying for costly overheads and generally spending cash you've not yet earned?
Jude O'Meara understands the difficulties entrepreneurs face. That is why she and her father Rory O'Meara &ndash; of O'Meara Camping fame &ndash; recently decided to open a Business Incubation Centre (BIC) in their existing premises, Elephant Self Storage in Tallaght, aptly titled EBIC. Read on.......]]></description></item> <item>
    					<title>Elephant Self Storage annonces the launch of new website</title>
    					<link>http://www.elephant.ie/news/index/elephant-self-storage-annonces-the-launch-of-new-website-1</link>
    					<description><![CDATA[A new web site has been introduced by Elephant Self Storage. Elephant Self Storage operates from Hibernian Estate in Tallaght, Dublin 24 near Junction 11 on the M50. The website has been in development for some time and represents efforts to provide more information for our clients and to make it easier for them to get around the site. The previous website has served Elephant self storage well for a number of years but is unsuitable for the expansion that Elephant is undertaking. The self storage facility now has 800 individual rooms having expanded from about 100 originally. There is also a wide range of business services available for small start up business and businesses who want to reduce over heads. The website also features helpful hints on moving and selling your house. The company is part of the O'Meara Group of companies that has been operating since the late 1950's. The company is debt free which is a very important safeguard for people storing their goods. The company continues its policy of making donations in accordance with the increase in business and in the last few years has made substantial charitable donations to Tallaght Hospital, Fr Peter McVerry Trust, Tallaght Advice Centre, Lesotho Build Project, etc]]></description></item> <item>
    					<title>Ms Jude O'Meara is appointed as a director of Elephant Self Storage</title>
    					<link>http://www.elephant.ie/news/index/ms-jude-omeara-is-appointed-as-a-director-of-elephant-self-storage-1</link>
    					<description><![CDATA[Elephant Storage Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Jude O'Meara as director. Jude has been with Elephant Self Storage since its foundation and manages the company's operations. 
 
She has long experience in self storage having previously worked in The Storage Centre in Ossory Business Park on the North Strand and then at the Richmond Business Campus. She gained valuable experience while being employed by Storage World, one of the biggest self storage operators in the UK midlands. She also spent some time studying the self storage business with the Self Storage Association in the U.S.
 
She now manages one of Dublin's premier self storage operations with nearly 800 storage rooms on an easily accessible site in Tallaght, close to Junction 11 on the M50. The location makes it very attractive to clients in the local area and also for other parts of Dublin together with the Wicklow, Kildare and other adjoining counties. The centre caters for both domestic and business customers and is a firm favourite with those who need their stocks, possessions and files kept in a clean, safe environment and for international distributors who need a secure, convenient, base.`
 
She is the second generation of the O'Meara group founded by her father, Rory O'Meara, over 50 years ago. She is also a director and founder member of The Irish Self Storage Association- the Irish member of FEDESSA which represents the self storage business in Europe.]]></description></item></channel></rss>