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Self storage & removal

Shipping containers are secure, durable & weatherproof, making them perfect for storage. Whether you already have a storage site or thinking about setting one up, a conversion is a great way to make the most out of your space.

Optimise your space with these converted containers

Topper Storage Solutions

‘Toppers’ are designed to sit on top of your current units. Still keeping their security but with the addition of easy access, they are great if you want to offer more space, without taking up any extra space.

Two solutions are offered, 8ft and 15ft. The 8ft option has a hallway through the middle, with two personnel doors opposite each other. Behind each door is an 8ft watertight room.

The 15ft option has a walkway down one side. This leaves a 15ft storage space behind an anti-vandal steel door. We also offer this with bespoke sizing, if you wanted each room to be a different size.

A topper solution allows you to essentially double your storage capacity without taking up any space. Useful if your yard is already full and you are wanting to expand. Find more information on our Toppers, including prices, pictures and specifications here.

Multidoor Storage Solutions

This solution gives you separate storage rooms inside a standard. Each is secured behind an anti-vandal steel personnel door. Wooden partitions are erected throughout the container, giving you even, private storage rooms. This is offered in both 20ft and 40ft with different variations of room size. You can find the specification, prices and pictures of all the available options here.

Dry Storage

If you are storing your own or for anything company, it is important to properly protect your cargo from condensation. Shipping containers can be lined & insulated with a range of materials and thicknesses. Racking and shelving options are also available in a variety of sizes and styles.

You can find more information about our ply-lined standard solution here.

FAQs

Although there are many different types of container they are all manufactured to the ‘International Standards Organisation’ (ISO) dimensions specification. Therefore, a 40ft container made in Europe is the same as a 40ft container made in China. There are many different types of container to transport the variety of cargos all over the world. Almost everything you use in daily life has been transported in an ISO container – coffee, electrical items, clothing, frozen food, timber, steel, and fruit.

Although some shipping containers are made of aluminium and steel, the majority are now made entirely of a rust-prohibitive steel called “Corten’’. A basic steel frame, fitted with weight-bearing castings fitted into the eight container corners, is filled in with corrugated steel panels which are between 1.5mm to 3.00mm thick. At one end is a pair of almost full width and height doors. These are normally fitted with four locking bars which interlock with the frame top and bottom. Most containers have a 27mm thick wooden ply floor which is supported on load bearing cross-bearers approximately 30cms apart, making the container capable of withstanding loads of 20 to 35 tons – depending on size.

The anticipated length of usage as a storage container depends on its condition at point of sale, the careful use and regular maintenance. Painting and servicing can prolong the life of a container.

Before purchasing a container, consider how long you actually require one. If it’s only for short period it may be more economic to simply hire one. Should you buy one and wish to dispose of it at a later date, we would be pleased to make you an offer.

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