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Shipping Container Conversions and Container Modifications

Cube Containers’s container conversion service is carried out entirely in-house – from initial discussions, ideas, sketches or structural drawings, we can design and convert your container.
Shipping containers are manufactured to strict ISO standards with an extremely strong and robust structure capable of being loaded with 30 tonnes and stacked nine units high. As a result, the so-called ‘one trip’ container is an exceptionally strong, cost- effective and readily available building block to convert and modify for a wide range of new projects.
We hold large stocks of containers in a range of different sizes, heights and door positions, including second-hand containers which have usually been used for global shipping for 8-12 years before being retired from active service. These used containers are extremely cost-effective and may be suitable for certain projects which gives them a useful second life and delivers environmental benefits too.

Bespoke Container Conversions

We are inspired by the ideas and enquiries that we regularly receive to use, reuse or upcycle shipping containers and our experienced team is well placed to turn your ideas into reality. We also encourage you to quite literally think outside of the box as we like a container challenge. Here are some ideas to consider: Swimming pools, Finnish saunas, infra-red hot rooms, hot tubs, museum exhibits, festival entrances, disaster relief, underground bunkers, bike jumps, nightclubs, outdoor workshops, gyms, fitness centres, rooms for hot yoga.

CONTAINER CONVERSIONS for use overseas

With some conversion projects, we are required to ship the finished container overseas in which case it will be essential that we maintain the plating certificate that enables the container to be delivered worldwide by international container transport. If overseas shipping is needed, it is crucial that we are told at the start of the project so that we can incorporate additional structural integrity to cope with being stacked under six other fully loaded containers. It is also useful to note that any conversion with significant apertures for doors, windows or vents will not be suitable for transport by rail, as a result of the significant air pressures that occur as trains pass at speed. Depending on the amount of design work required and the complexity of the project we usually charge for undertaking detailed drawings, but once you place the order with us this is fully credited on your final invoice.

Accommodation

Containers are easily converted and modified to provide both temporary and permanent accommodation, including offices, canteens, meeting rooms, toilets, showers, sleeping and living areas. These units can then be used domestically in the UK or shipped around the world via the global container network, by boat, sea and lorry. Accommodation containers can be used in many different settings including within the education sector for classrooms or meeting spaces, commercial office developments, refugee camps and disaster relief, factory control rooms, weighbridge and goods-in offices, and remote accommodation needed for oil, gas and mining companies involved in exploration or production.

Construction Industry

The construction industry has used converted shipping containers for many years and continues to be a significant sector, predominantly helping site managers to meet legal requirements to provide suitable standards of welfare accommodation as outlined in the CDM regulations. Containers are used to create a facility for making hot drinks and warming up food, space to change, store and dry clothes and provide toilets and showers. In addition well-designed site containers make excellent project offices and meeting spaces. Converted from 20ft or 40fts containers this type of accommodation is easily moved from project to project both nationally and internationally if required.

Housing Associations & Student Accommodation

Housing associations often provide the first step on the ladder for many people to move into rented accommodation and with chronic shortages of housing in many areas, we believe that shipping containers could help. There have been a number of recent examples around the UK where planning has been granted for ‘Meanwhile’ use. This is usually a temporary permission that enables a prime area of land to be used before it is needed for something else and often this goes hand in hand with economic regeneration of areas to create new and vibrant communities. The benefit of using container-based homes in these situations is that once the area is ready for total redevelopment they can be moved on to help new areas in the same way. Shipping containers are ideal for Individual living and provide a perfect size and base for a single person or bunk accommodation such as at activity centres or for student accommodation.

Homes of Architectural Significance

Containers are perfect for creating iconic structures and designs for homes of architectural significance – or for temporary accommodation at high-end campsites or glamping sites. With their straight lines and square frame, the design lends itself well to a very modern looking structure. However its important to note that they are not necessarily a more economical alternative to traditional construction as there are significant structural challenges in order to meet building and energy regulations. If you are an architect or developer and already have detailed plans for a containerised home, please get in touch and we will be able to work with you and help to transform your ideas into reality.

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