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Side Opening vs Tunnel Containers: The Access Problem Solvers
Need better access to your container, or are you just planning to spend the next three years climbing over stock like a caffeinated squirrel in a steel cave?
The Little Gem: Why Small Shipping Containers Are a Brilliant Storage Solution
What if the perfect shipping container for your site isn’t 20ft or 40ft long, but a tiny 6ft steel box that fits exactly where you need it? Shipping containers have a habit of making people think big. Twenty feet. Forty feet. Massive steel boxe
Special Purpose Shipping Containers: When a Standard Container Simply Won’t Do
Special Purpose Shipping Containers: When a Standard Container Simply Won’t Do What happens when a standard shipping container is almost right for the job – but not quite?
The Benefits of High-Cube Shipping Containers
If you are already buying or hiring a shipping container, does an extra foot of height really make that much difference? Very often, yes. At first glance, a High-Cube shipping container doesn’t look dramatically different from a standard shippi
The UK’s Container Ports: The Gateways Keeping Britain Trading
What would happen to UK trade if the country’s container ports simply stopped for a week? The answer isn’t particularly comfortable. Retail stock would start backing up. Manufacturers waiting for components would begin checking inventorie
20ft vs 40ft Shipping Containers: Which Size Should You Choose?
Choosing between a 20ft and a 40ft shipping container sounds simple. One is twice as long as the other, so surely the answer is just "buy the biggest one you can afford"? Not quite. For many businesses, selecting the wrong container size leads to w
Flat Pack Containers: The Storage Solution for Sites with Terrible Access
There is a quiet revolution happening across UK construction sites, farms, schools, event spaces, and city-centre developments. While most people still picture shipping containers arriving on massive HIABs or sidelifters with enough room to land a he
Refrigerated Containers for Events, Catering and Seasonal Stock
Have You Ever Wondered Where Thousands of Pounds Worth of Food, Drink and Stock Are Stored During Busy Events and Peak Trading Seasons?
What Makes a Good Container Delivery Site?
What makes a good container delivery site, and why does it always seem so obvious only after the lorry is halfway down the lane, the gate is an inch too narrow, and everyone is pretending the overhanging tree was never there?
Unexpected UK Container Projects — From Bridge Walkways to Public Art Installations
Main keyword: What happens when a shipping container stops being “just a box” and starts behaving like a bridge, a gallery, a viewing platform, a pop-up market, a studio, a community venue or, frankly, a bit of architectural mischief with a steel
