Specialties
Zippy Shell Houston is a proud Houston-owned and operated company with 12 years of experience in the storage and moving business. We are able to offer a wide variety of local and long-distance moving and portable storage needs due to a unique combination of portable storage, local, long-distance, full-service, or self-service moving capabilities. Our primary focus is quality and customer service at great value to the people that we serve.
Our Portable Storage containers fit into a single parking spot, are street-legal, and HOA-friendly because they are only on-site for 2 to 3 days for loading. Inclined driveways NO problem. These Our proprietary containers are capable of holding up to 5,500 lb. and once loaded are wrapped and stored in our secure, monitored, climate-controlled storage facility.
Self-load or full-service loading services with our crew of licensed professional movers who disassemble, pad, wrap, protect, and load the unit or units, ensuring that they are loaded with care and precision, returning them to our climate-controlled storage facility that same day.
Simple, straightforward “Length of Stay Pricing” locks your pricing with a 12-month guarantee.
Local and Regional straight moves. Our full-service moves include features that our highly skilled team of professional movers, plucked from the top talent in the Houston area, will ensure that the move goes as smoothly as possible.
History
Established in 2007.
Zippy Shell began in Australia in 2007 by founder Gareth Taylor and Adam Gilchrist. Zippy Shell was one of Australia's first mobile storage businesses to operate in the country. It operated for two years, building a customer base of over 500 customers before being sold as a \xd4Master Franchise' to Grace Removals Group, one of Asia's largest moving companies.
In 2010 Zippy Shell USA, LLC launched in the United States. The previous success of the company in Australia was a clear indicator that the business model would work in the United States. The service remains competitive with the simple formula - give the convenience of portable storage at the cost of traditional. Zippy Shell USA, LLC became incorporated as of June 2015 and now is formally identified as Zippy Shell Incorporated.
Meet the Business Owner: Alex H.
Hodges, a 25-year business professional with profit and loss responsibilities, has various experiences working for large and mid-sized corporations within the high-tech, financial services and consumer products industries.
"I believe that the Houston market presents a tremendous opportunity for Zippy Shell, and myself as a business partner," Hodges said. "I, with the existing franchisees, will be able to become dominant players in the mobile storage market."
His previous experiences will be invaluable for the Zippy Shell® Brand, especially with the addition of more service coverage to such a sizable metropolitan area.
"To date, Houston has represented one of our strongest markets for new franchise growth," Zippy Shell USA, LLC CEO Rick Del Sontro said. "Alex is a great addition to the team we already have in the market. He will give us much greater coverage and we hope that our name will become synonymous with mobile storage and moving."