Most new shipping containers are in fact once used. The reason for this is because they are mostly manufactured in China and, in order to keep costs down, they are shipped over to this country with a load in them. Once they have been off-loaded and emptied they are ready to be sold as new/once used containers. [...]
Shipping Containers New or Once Used?
29/11/12 9:35 am by CS Shipping ContainersChemical Stores – Bunding
13/11/12 11:04 am by CS Shipping ContainersAll chemical stores are bunded in order to prevent leakage and to contain the chemicals or paint stored within. But the big question is whether or not to have the collection tank put underneath the floor or for there to be a step over and the floor itself to be the bottom of the tank. [...]
Refrigerated Container Hire
03/11/12 9:36 am by CS Shipping ContainersChristmas is a very busy time for the hire of Refrigerated Containers. There is an increased demand for them by supermarkets and small producers in order to store a variety of products from turkeys, brussel sprouts, hams etc etc. In fact anything that needs to be kept at a consistent temperature in the lead up [...]
Pallet Wide Shipping Containers
26/10/12 8:09 am by CS Shipping ContainersOne of the most useful types of shipping container is the pallet wide container. The main difference in these to standard containers is that they are an additional 2 inches (5cm) wide. This allows for two european size pallets to be placed side by side within the container – something that the tradtional standard size [...]
Entertaining Shipping Containers
18/10/12 11:59 am by CS Shipping ContainersShipping Containers have become more and more part of our everyday lives. It seems that wherever you turn they are there. And quite often they are not being used to transport goods! Turn on your television and if you are tuned into Channel 4 you can see them making up the “4″ they use whilst [...]
Refrigerated Containers – Ambient Temperature Containers
11/10/12 8:36 am by CS Shipping ContainersRefrigerated Containers actually have a temperature range from -27C to +27C. As such they are often used for so much more than for keeping foodstuff cold and can be called Ambient Temperature Containers. We have had our containers used for:- testing how cars cope with being kept in various temperature conditions controlling the flowering of plants [...]
Shipping Containers – Shipping Facts
08/10/12 7:07 am by CS Shipping ContainersThe post about the Alpari Clubhouse Shipping Container Conversion has prompted a few of you there to ask more about what being “in cube” meant in shipping terms. Basically, the whole point as to why shipping containers took off in the first place was because they were all manufactured to specified sizes which meant that [...]
Alpari Clubhouse
04/10/12 5:45 pm by CS Shipping ContainersTwo 20ft shipping containers were converted into a Clubhouse for Alpari as part of of the World Match Racing Tour. The shipping container conversions which feature a roof top terrace and forex trading area was built so that it would still be suitable for shipping. The basis for the Clubhouse was a 20ft side opening container [...]
Chemical Store Shelving/Racking
02/10/12 11:52 am by CS Shipping ContainersWhether or not you are having an agricultural chemical store or a COSHH store the likelihood is that you are going to want to have some shelving or racking inside the container. The shelving we provide must run the entire length or width of the container (or both). Therefore if you were having a 20ft container [...]
How to Stop Condensation in Shipping Containers – Is Grafo a Good Solution?
10/05/12 7:43 pm by CS Shipping ContainersWhether new or second hand, shipping containers are great for storage. However, one of the questions I am often asked is how to reduce the risk of condensation. The first to thing to do that can really help is to site the container so that the doors do not open into the prevailing wind. [...]
Evian Shipping Container
20/01/12 6:15 pm by CS Shipping ContainersFrom the 11th to the 16th of January this year Evian sited a shipping container at London’s Southbank to create an Alpine experience. CS Shipping Containers were commissioned to provide the custom built 20ft shipping container which was specially modified to be able to house a ski lodge which provided a total interactive experience. Six [...]
CHEMICAL STORES COSHH STORES HAZARDOUS MATERIAL STORES
03/08/11 11:54 am by CS Shipping ContainersAvailable for purchase or hire, CS Shipping Containers have launched a new range of Coshh, Hazardous Material and Chemical Stores. Fully compliant with HSE regulations and BASIS compliant the new stores have a sub floor bund that stops any materials from leaking into the soil beneath. Available in a variety of colours and sizes from [...]
Shipping Containers at the 2011 Chelsea Flower Show
23/05/11 7:33 pm by CS Shipping ContainersThe Chelsea Flower Show has made good use of shipping containers in some of its show gardens. The most obvious is the the RBC New Wild Garden which is designed to make the most of rainwater. Its central feature is a 20ft second hand refurbished shipping container which has been turned into an artists studio. [...]
Refrigerated Containers – A shipping container for all temperatures
03/03/11 10:17 am by CS Shipping ContainersWe have had quite a few enquiries recently about “chillers” or containers that are able to maintain a temperature above freezing. Refrigerated Containers - despite the name – are able to do all of this. In fact they are able to be set between -25C and +25C and with their superior insulation they are ideal for [...]
Shipping Container Conversions – Insulation
11/11/10 5:39 pm by CS Shipping ContainersIn the last post we went through some of the things you should consider when planning your shipping container conversion.Each of the points raised probably deserve a more in depth look and so today I am going to deal with probably the topic that I get asked about most – insulation. There is, of course, [...]
Container Conversions – Where do you start? Ten things to get you started!
27/10/10 5:53 pm by CS Shipping ContainersThere are so many different container conversions that have been built over the years that it is easy to get sidetracked and forget to look at the basics. As with any conversion, good planning is essential and if you are able to work out exactly what you want and draw some upsort of plan that [...]
Shipping Container Conversions – How Green Are they?
21/10/10 10:11 am by CS Shipping ContainersUsing second hand shipping containers to turn into homes, site offices, community projects, classrooms (to name but a few) is a common sense solution that can solve all sorts of problems. Not only do these shippingcontainer conversions mean that you are recycling what is essentially anindustrial product but they also save you money. If you [...]
Shipping Container Conversions – Smirnoff Nightime Xtreme
14/10/10 2:49 pm by CS Shipping Containers20ft Shipping Containers are at the heart of Smirnoffs’s Nightlife Exchange Project. The UK Shipping Container Conversion started as a new/once used container which had a side door put in prior to being kitted up ready to represent the best nightlife experience in the UK. 14 different countries are taking part and each will âہ“export†[...]
Textile Studio – A Shipping Container Conversion
05/10/10 11:06 am by CS Shipping ContainersEarlier this year we were approached by the Manchester Creative Collective (MCC) to help them in their aim to provide creative space within Manchester. To do this they wanted to use second hand shipping containers and convert them into various artist studios. “Recycled Shipping Containers bring efficiency, flexibility and affordability …… designed using reclaimed materials [...]
Refrigerated Containers – An Overview
28/09/10 5:39 pm by CS Shipping ContainersRefrigerated containers are actually shipping containers that are able to control temperature and thus allow all sorts of differentproducts (food, chemicals, paint etc) to travel across the world. The”refrigerated container” name can be abit misleading as actually the temperature can be controlledwithin a range of -25C to +25C depending on the product requirements. Sometimes they [...]
Container Conversion – Oil Pollution Services Ltd
23/09/10 12:11 pm by CS Shipping ContainersShipping Containers are often used as the ideal modular base for various bespoke conversions. In this particular instance, Oil Pollution Services (OPS) wanted to use a 10ft shipping container to house equipment which would be used to clean the heavy metals from car wash water. Obviously as this container was going to be shipped overseas [...]
Chemical Stores – Flooring Options for Dangerous/Hazardous Goods Storage
20/09/10 4:41 pm by adminChemical Stores are often converted using either new or second hand shipping containers. This keeps the price down and means that the chemical store is easily movable yet secure. In order to retain any leakage/spillage within a chemical storethere are two solutions available – a sub floor tray/sump or a raised bund. Recently, we have [...]
Refrigerated Containers – Usage and Dimensions
23/03/10 12:43 pm by CS Shipping ContainersRefrigerated Containers, sometimes known as Reefer Containers, are suitable for the transportation and storage of temperature sensitive products such as food or chemicals. Whether it is for additional storage space temporarily because of a large order, or as a permanent and safe Cold Storage Container, Refrigerated Shipping Containers can provide a solution. The steel exterior, [...]
Shipping Container Conversions – Chemical Stores and Dangerous Goods Storage
15/03/10 4:41 pm by CS Shipping ContainersShipping Container Conversions are ideal for Chemical Stores/Dangerous Goods Storage. These specialist storage containers can be made from either used or new containers and can have either a bunded floor or a sub floor sump according to preference. HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR DANGEROUS/HAZARDOUS GOODS STORAGE Paint, fuel, chemicals, pesticides and other hazardous requirements are [...]
Shipping Container Conversions – 10 points on how to choose your shipping container
28/02/10 1:49 pm by CS Shipping ContainersShipping Containers can be used for so many different purposes that it is easy to forget that you need to start with a good condition container before you start anything. Obviously if you are using a new/once used container this is easy as they should come with a full guarantee. If however, you like the [...]
Shipping Containers for Schools – The 8 Most Popular Uses
10/02/10 3:35 pm by CS Shipping ContainersSchools often have a tight budget and shipping containers can prove to be an economic solution. The fact that shipping containers are made from strong, weather resistant corten steel make them ideal for a number of purposes. Add to this that they are by their very construction extremely strong and secure, as well as easily [...]
Shipping Containers – An Ideal Storage Solution
05/11/09 2:08 pm by CS Shipping ContainersOn Bonfire night it seems particularly appropriate to discuss the use of shipping containers in connection to fireworks. It may surprise you to know that second hand shipping containers – particularly 20ft containers – are in great demand as secure storage for fireworks. Logically if you think of a shipping container as a steel container [...]
Chemical Stores – An Ideal Shipping Container Conversion
16/07/09 4:26 pm by CS Shipping ContainersChemicals, fuels and paints often need to be kept away from the everyday working environment and should be stored in a container capable of containing them safely. These stores need be to able to contain any spillages but to protect the contents fromweather condtions such as frost and rain. Shipping Containers areperfect to convert into [...]
Shipping Containers and the Olympics
11/07/09 8:23 am by CS Shipping ContainersHere at CS Shippng Containers we have been missing the Olympics. Susan, who handles the logistics side of the business has, in particular, been missing the swimming. So, at coffee we got talking about the recent posts we have filed about shipping containers being converted into all sorts of amazing things and linked it to [...]
Shipping Containers and Festivals
09/07/09 4:45 pm by CS Shipping ContainersHow on earth can a shipping container be of use at any of the many festivals going on in the UK this Summer? Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is the fact that shipping containers are so easily transportable and adaptable, which has meant that they have been used in a variety of different ways from Glastonbury to [...]
Shipping Containers – Army ISO Containers
08/07/09 7:16 am by CS Shipping ContainersNorth Sea Oil Rigs had been using shipping containers for offshore accommodation for sometime when, shortly after the Falklands War,theBritishArmy decided to rentwhat became known as the Coastel. This in effect comprised ofshipping containersthat had been installed ontobargesto provide floating accommodation – in this case in Stanley Harbour. But there have been other examples of [...]
How to choose your Shipping Container – Part 1 – New Containers
05/07/09 5:22 am by CS Shipping ContainersIf you have decided that the you want to choose a shipping container, how do you go about it? The first thing to decide is what you want to use your container for. It maybe that you want to ship it abroad or use it as domestic storage in a situation where appearance is very [...]
Shipping Containers – An Unlikely Sporting Hero
02/07/09 1:59 pm by CS Shipping ContainersMany Shipping Container Conversions are based around finding additional space for sport. Be it for storing equipment, for clubhouses or for changing rooms the versatile nature of the shipping container and the fact that it can be easily transported – and quickly assembled – on site means that it is ideal for a variety of [...]
Shipping Container Conversions – Hotels
02/07/09 3:57 am by CS Shipping ContainersThe Travelodge hotel in Uxbridge opened for business on August 15th. It was put together in record time and cost only 75% of a traditional construction. The difference? It was put together from purpose made modular shipping containers which were shipped over from Shenzen in China to England, and then fitted together in a framework [...]
Shipping Container Security
29/06/09 1:33 am by CS Shipping ContainersShipping containers are used for more than import/export of goods.They areused by the shipping industry,businesses and individuals as a way of keeping items safe. Steelstorage containers are secure methods forstoring expensive tools and equipment. Made of durable, corten steel they have a weatherproof patina which is especially designed to enable the storage container to resist [...]
Armed Forces Day – 27th June 2009
27/06/09 8:20 am by CS Shipping ContainersShipping Container Conversions and the Armed Forces may not seem an obvious combination. However, today is Armed Forces Dayand there are many events going on this weekend to celebrate the role of the Armed Forces in Britain. By way ofour own tribute therefore, we thought we would use this opportunity to note how shipping containers [...]
Shipping Containers – Dimensions
26/06/09 12:09 am by CS Shipping ContainersI am often being asked to give details of size and weight of shipping containers, so I thought it would be useful to attach a table giving the details. CS Shipping Containers External Dimensions Internal Dimensions Door Dimensions Cubic Capacity Max Gross Weight Container Weight Length Height Width Length Height Width Width Height 8ft 8ft [...]
20ft Shipping Containers
24/06/09 1:24 pm by CS Shipping ContainersRecently there has been a change in the world of shipping containers. The scarcity of 20ft second hand containers has meant that we are beginnng to see the price of 20ft containers being the same as, or sometimes more than, 40ft containers. This will come as a surprise to many who think that the price [...]
Refrigerated Containers – FAQ Part 2
22/06/09 10:08 pm by CS Shipping ContainersSo, carrying on from the questions we answered yesterday on refrigerated containers, we have the more technical aspect here. A big thanks to Kev for getting these through to us in a way that we had a chance of understanding. What power does a refrigerated container require? Most marine units run on 3 phase electricity. [...]
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