2020: the year of the Shipping Container Man Cave

Published on January 22, 2020

Man Cave (noun) A room or other part of a home used by a man as a place to relax and pursue hobbies away from the rest of the family. January is a time for fresh starts, spring cleaning and new projects. It’s the time when husbands across the country are told to sort out their stuff and stop cluttering the house. If you are running out of space indoors, where can you put everything? [...]

12 Small businesses you can start from a Shipping Container

Published on December 20, 2019

Will 2020 be the year that you grab the bull by the horns and make your dream of owning a business a reality? Starting a business is an exciting yet daunting prospect with many factors to consider. A key decision you will need to make is choosing business premises. Whether you are a retailer looking to open your first outlet, a coffee connoisseur taking that giant step towards owning a coffee shop, or if you [...]

Christmas/New Year Opening Hours

Published on December 20, 2019

We will be closed from Wednesday December 25th 2019 to Thursday 2nd January 2020. We will be open on the 23rd and 24th of December to assist with enquiries although we may not be in a position to provide a full quotation as most of the depots and haulier’s will be closed. 23rd-24th December - OPEN 08.30am – 05.00pm 25th December to 1st January - CLOSED 2nd January onwards, open as usual 08.30am – 7.00pm [...]

Could I live in a Shipping Container?

Published on November 19, 2019

As our ‘1001 things to do with a shipping container’ feature shows, you really can do pretty much anything with a trusty shipping container. These big metal boxes are incredibly versatile, and we enjoy helping our customers to re-purpose and re-furbish them into something brand new – and the more unique the project, the better! A question we are often asked is “Could I live in a shipping container?” Perhaps it’s the rise of home [...]

20ft Shipping Container converted into Catering Pod for Studley High School Warwickshire

Published on November 15, 2019

September 2019 and we are very proud to have helped with the conversion of a one trip 20ft shipping container for Studley High School in Warwickshire. In this case study we look at what was done with the conversion and how it helped our customer achieve great value and better earnings from this unit. Located only a few miles from our Wythall head office, Stuldey High School is based in the centre of the town [...]

Secure Lithium-ion battery storage using converted shipping containers

Published on August 27, 2019

We can convert shipping containers to provide safe and secure storage for large Lithium-Ion batteries that can be positioned away from main buildings. In this article we detail some of the considerations we factor in when converting a shipping container for Lithium-ion battery storage use, and some of the benefits when using a shipping container for this purpose. Lithium-ion or Li-on is the leading rechargeable battery chemistry that’s used in power tools and consumer devices [...]

Can I get my Storage Container re-certified for export use?

Published on July 31, 2019

The CSC plate on my Shipping Container has expired. Can I get a new one? Can I get a new CSC plate on my shipping container is a very common request we get. You may have owned a shipping container for some months or years. You now have an export project and you would like to use this container to send your goods around the world. Yes this is possible, but it may or may [...]

Shipping Container Security Office

Published on July 11, 2019

Purpose built security hut made from a shipping container May 2018 one of our customers Sir Robert Mcalpine asked for a purpose built security hut for one of their new sites in central London. As its a large and secure construction site they require a security hut for all staff and site visitors to pass through on their way in and out of site. Instead of making all visitors report to reception, the customer asked [...]

Shipping Container DJ Booth

Published on July 9, 2019

Shipping Container converted into a DJ Stand In the summer of 2019 and we were asked to modify a used 20ft shipping container into a DJ stand. This isn't the first time we've been asked to do this, having previously supplied a shipping container for use as a storage container during winter and as a DJ stand during the summer for the Farr Festival in Hertfordshire. This latest project was for the world cup cricket [...]

Shipping Containers for Sale in South Wales

Published on June 26, 2019

Shipping Containers for Sale in South Wales Thanks to increased demand from customers in South Wales, we have now begun storing new 20ft DV shipping containers in our Cardiff depot. Previously, we’ve delivered shipping containers in to South Wales from depots that are farther afield, making delivery costs in to places such as Newport, Port Talbot and Swansea a lot more expensive. Now with the capability to store our shipping containers in our Cardiff depot, [...]