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Shipping Containers - How they can help with the Floods
November 20th, 2009 | 
Author: What can Shipping Containers do that can help with the flooding?
The floods in Cumbria have meant that many peoples’ homes and businesses are under water. Whilst the situation is still ongoing there is nothing they can do about their possessions but when the rivers eventually subside and repair work is carried out to their property shipping containers are ideal for emergency container storage for their possessions. Guaranteed to be wind and watertight, shipping containers are designed to withstand marine conditions and so are ideal for secure storage. Businesses can hire shipping container conversions in the form of site offices and site accommodation so that they can carry on working.
Many other countries use shipping containers for emergency accommodation and storage. The Red Cross made use of 20ft containers during Hurricane Katrina both as stores and mobile first aid units. Australia and New Zealand have regularly used Shipping Containers to provide shelter in remote areas. The list goes on. The fact is that the extemely robust nature of shipping containers and the fact that they are designed to be easily transported by air, road, sea or rail makes them ideal for many emergency situations.
As the rain is due again this weekend, the news will focus on all those effected and we can only hope that there is as little damage to life and property as possible. In the clear up that follows let us all hope that whatever help is needed is quickly offered - Shipping Containers will no doubt play their part.
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Armed Forces Day - 27th June 2009
Shipping Container Conversions and the Armed Forces may not seem an obvious combination. However, today is Armed Forces Day and there are many events going on this weekend to celebrate the role of the Armed Forces in Britain. By way of our own tribute therefore, we thought we would use this opportunity to note how shipping containers - and shipping container conversions - have their own part to play in helping the Armed Forces do their job.
In the news recently, has been the Afghan Village set up in Thetford to help provide the Army with a ”realistic” training opportunity. The mock village is used to prepare soldiers for likely scenarios (such as suicide bombers) in an authentic setting.
Shipping Containers are ued in the Afghan Village in the MOD training area in Thetford
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ISO Shipping Containers Used by the Armed Forces
Whilst we may not be able to physically give the Armed Forces a standing ovation such as they received on Wimbledon Centre Court today, we hope that this post goes a little way to celebrating all that they do and that this has given you a chance to think about some of the many roles they play and how this overlaps into so many different areas - not least of which is shipping containers.
