Here is my opinion, upon signing the contract, we should at least keep one original. The rental period depends on the management discretion under the consideration of storage’s volume, rental fee, etc. whether the conditions would be changed after the 1st year contract or not, etc. The start rental period should be matched with the 1st shipment you intend to keep the goods inside the warehouse. Signing contract date can be before the start rental’s date. For warehouse staff, if we intend to use one stop service, there is no need to have warehouse staff but we must receive monthly stock report from the Apple’s officer and conduct physical count monthly if it is applicable.
Hope there is no flood in this area and surrounding.