If you are considering setting up a food business, you will no doubt be looking for the right venue to suit your new bar, café, or restaurant. Investing in bricks and mortar can seem a risky investment for a small business owner when cash flow is tight, and the commitment of a mortgage or rental…Read more →How to turn a Shipping Container into a food or drink business
Christmas office opening hours 2020 24th December: (Christmas eve) 9am - 3pm 25th December: (Christmas Day) Closed 28th December: Closed 29th December: 9am - 3pm 30th December: 9am - 3pm 31st December: 9am - 3pm 1st January: Closed From 24th to 31st December we have reduced cover in the office with one team member working…
We would like to thank you, our customers, and suppliers for your business this year and for your efforts to help us maintain a high level of service despite a very challenging year for all. And in some cases, an extra thanks for your consideration whilst we have worked to get you what was needed in…Read more →Merry Christmas and Thank You!
Time is racing towards the end of the year and it's beginning to feel quite festive at Budget Shipping Containers HQ. As we dig out our favourite festive jumpers and tuck into a mince pie or two, we thought we would share our favourite 6 ways to celebrate Christmas with a Shipping Container! 1. A…
We are very excited to share details of this recent container conversion project. This is a 10ft shipping container garden bar that we delivered to our customer in Wimborne, Dorset in October 2020. Every so often, a customer comes along who makes our job even more of a pleasure than usual! On this occasion, we…
Our quest to discover alternative uses for shipping containers continues with our latest discovery, a shipping container Bird Hide! Months of lockdown and being unable to travel far have given us an opportunity to rediscover the beauty of our local countryside and the wildlife around us. Bird spotting is a wonderful way of appreciating our…Read more →1001 Uses for a Shipping Container #196: A Bird Hide!
Shipping containers are ideal for sports venues as they can be easily adapted to suit different requirements, without taking up a large amount of space, and they are very cost-effective too. This project required a customised set of shipping containers for use as on-site storage, with additional space for a catering area which would be…Read more →Custom Built Multi Use Container Pavilion for Sports Centre
Shipping Container food and retail parks are the latest urban trend to sweep the UK. Every few weeks we find news of a new container outlet opening in a disused city location, and we absolutely love them. Judging by the reviews we are hearing, the UK people love them too, and because we are a…Read more →The Best Shipping Container Food and Retail Parks in the UK
The Budget Shipping Container Guides Section is packed with interesting stories on Shipping Container conversion projects. We love finding out about new and innovative ways that shipping containers have been converted into pop-up restaurants, outdoor gyms, used for PR stunts and more. We very often look at how shipping containers can help businesses, but we…Read more →Could a Shipping Container help your community?
Can you think of alternative uses for shipping containers? When you look at a shipping container you might just see a giant steel box that is used to move goods all around the world. But look a bit harder and you will discover a whole list of other possibilities and uses for humble shipping containers…Read more →10 uses for Shipping Containers you might not have thought of