Shipping Containers Blog

Shipping Container Conversions are extremely varied and in this case unusual as a 20ft shipping container was converted to train people how to deal with crawling through dark and confined spaces.   Catalis are running a course to train individuals working for institutions such as the Water Board to deal with the conditions that they would experience in say, entering the sewage system or large water pipes in cases of emergency or maintenance.

Contained Space Container

The converted container made from a new/once used container is sited at Wandsworth near to the railway where Catalis holds its training sessions.   As the course progresses, the trainees are lowered, via a winch, from the roof  into the tunnel system within the container.  The dark and confined space gives realistic training and can accommodate the use of additional aids such as breathing apparatus.

Winch to lower down trainees into the 20ft container

Shipping Containers with their strong corten steel construction lend themselves to many different - and often bespoke - conversions.   Contained, or as they are sometimes known, Confined Space Containers have multiple applications and are often utilised by the fire brigade, oil companies, submariners and even bomb disposal teams as part of their training regime.   The system of tunnels within the container can replicate or be designed individually for the customer’s needs.