Sector Forum Suppliers

Andy Marks

Keeper's Cottage

Andy joined the SSA UK Board in June 2023 as the supplier representative and is looking forward to helping to shape the lines of communication and opportunities available to all suppliers. Andy is a Director of Keepers Cottage Services, who have been supplying auction and clearance services in the self-storage sector for the past 7 years, and is a keen advocate of best practice.

Helen Bourke

SSA UK

Helen is Operations Director at the Self Storage Association, taking up post in March 2019.  Previously, Helen was Director of Membership Services at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, a not-for-profit, national membership organisation where she spent 8 years working across membership, communications and events. Prior to this, Helen spent 12 additional years in the education, learning and training sector and a number of years working within the corporate sector.

She is passionate about the ‘member’ journey, great customer service and communications.

Rennie Schafer

SSA UK & FEDESSA

Rennie is the current CEO of FEDESSA and the Self Storage Association UK, having previously been the CEO of the Australasian Self Storage Association for over 9 years.  Rennie has extensive knowledge of the self storage industry across the world, from the developing Asian markets through to the birthplace of self storage in the USA.  He has over 27 years of association management experience, 21 at CEO level.  Rennie has an MBA from Deakin University and completed the Oxford University High performance leadership programme.

Stephen Ramage

SSA UK

Stephen has been head of Membership Acquisitions at the SSA UK for 4 years seeing member numbers increase by nearly 50% in his time. With over 10 years of sales experience, predominantly in the motor trade, he believes in letting benefits of the Association speak for themselves rather than giving a hard-sell.