TAXIBOX Group PTY LTD
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
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| Industry | Self storage |
| Founded 📆 | 2010 in Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
| Founders 👔 | Ben Cohn, Jeremy Rosen |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Areas served 🗺️ | Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney |
| Products 📟 | Mobile Self-Storage, Local Self-Storage |
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| 🌐 Website | https://www.taxibox.com.au |
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Business[edit]
TAXIBOX PTY LTD is an Australian Mobile and Local Self storage company, that "delivers storage containers, or Taxiboxes, to homes and businesses before returning them to the company's warehouse(s)"[1] in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. TAXIBOX has 5 Mobile Self-Storage facilities, across the 3 cities, as well as a local storage facility in Mordialloc, Melbourne.
The storage unit design is based upon the traditional Taxicabs of New York City, predominantly "bright-yellow covers that feature black-and-white checkered striping."[2]
History[edit]
The business was founded by Ben Cohn and Jeremy Rosen in 2010.[1] The pair using almost $1 million in equity from their own savings, to get Taxibox up and running.[3] With the idea coming from similar services offered in America,[4] Taxibox began operations in Melbourne, with Cohn and Rosen delivering the storage unites themselves at the start, before expanding to Sydney and then Brisbane.
Since 2013, TAXIBOX has also transferred their storage units interstate, for customers relocating between Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.[5]
In 2018, they opened a local self-storage facility in Mordialloc, Melbourne to provide traditional storage services to customers in the nearby area.[6]
Storage Unit[edit]
Built as for modular storage, each storage unit or 'TAXIBOX' is 2.4m long, 1.5m wide and 2.2m tall.[7] Depending on the amount of storage space required, customers will order multiple Taxiboxes to their home or office.[8]
Charity Work[edit]
Red Nose Day - During the month of June 2018, TAXIBOX supported Red Nose by offering money off a customer's storage costs and a donation to Red Nose, in exchange for the customer helping to raise awareness for the charity.[9]
Kids Under Cover - In December 2017, TAXIBOX supported Kids Under Cover's 'Donate Your Car' program, by raising awareness to their customers during the month.[10]
Oz Harvest - As part of the "Getting in the Spirit of Christmas" initiative,[11] TAXIBOX raised funds equivalent to 860 meals. This money was donated to OzHarvest Food Rescue.[12]
The Nappy Collective - TAXIBOX storage units have been donated to The Nappy Collective on an annual basis, allowing them to store the donations they receive.[13]
In The Media[edit]
- In 2017 Domain.com.au wrote an article about the rising cost of rental prices in Melbourne & Sydney and how people are starting to look to Taxibox for alternative arrangements.[14]
- Smart Company reported on Taxibox's version of Tetris, 'TAXIBLOX'. A game designed for players to earn points which they can exchange for money off their Taxibox.[15]
- The Australian Financial Review also commented on the rising rental prices in Sydney and how people are looking to Taxibox to maximise the the space available to apartment-dwellers.[16]
- Inside Self-storage also reported on the 'TAXIBLOX', detailing the work required to produce the game.[17]
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jones, Kate (2013-05-19). "A storage story on the move". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ↑ "Mobile Storage Operator TaxiBox Launches Video Game to Increase Reservations". 2017-11-28. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ MACNAMARA, Lisa (2013-06-26). "Storage moves with the times at Taxibox". The Australian. The Australian. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ "Ben and Jeremy - founders of TaxiBox | Ideas Hoist". Ideas Hoist. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ↑ "Ben and Jeremy - founders of TaxiBox | Ideas Hoist". Ideas Hoist. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ↑ "Mordialloc fixed self-storage facility commences operations - TAXIBOX Mobile Self Storage". TAXIBOX Mobile Self Storage. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ↑ "Self Storage FAQs By TAXIBOX". TAXIBOX Mobile Self Storage. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ↑ Jones, Kate (2013-05-19). "A storage story on the move". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ↑ Red Nose. "Red Nose Day + TAXIBOX". TAXIBOX Mobile Self-Storage. TAXIBOX. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ Kids Under Cover (2017-12-12). "TAXIBOX Spaces Supporting Kids Under Cover". Kids Under Cover. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ New South Wales, University of. "Foodbank Benefits". Course Hero. University of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ OzHarvest. "OzHarvest Book of Thanks" (PDF). www.ozharvest.org. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ The Social Deck (2014-10-02). "Ben and Jeremy – founders of TaxiBox". Ideas Hoist. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ Sadler, Denham (2017-01-30). "Melbourne's tightening rental market leads some to take drastic measures". Domain.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ Koehn, Emma (2016-10-26). "Why storage company TaxiBox wants its customers to master Tetris before picking up their stuff". smartcompany.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ Burke, Kate (2016-09-22). "Storage space becoming hot property in Sydney". smartcompany.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ "Mobile Storage Operator TaxiBox Launches Video Game to Increase Reservations". 2017-11-28. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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