Creating a shipping container cafe: A Unit Hire Case Study

Cleveland Containers tasked the Unit Hire team with creating a coffee shop in a container to demonstrate how a business can be run from one of our big metal boxes at the Farm Business Innovation Show earlier this year.nnWe’ve written plenty of articles about the benefits of using a container to house your business before. […]

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Why a modified container is the sports equipment storage unit you’ve been looking for

Looking for heavy-duty sports storage to organise your footballs, tennis rackets and hurdles? When it comes to outdoor sports equipment storage, you’ll want a storage unit which is sturdy and reliable to safely store all of your gear. From keeping sports kit and balls tucked away to safely storing larger equipment like rugby posts, football

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Looking for a cheap, portable outside smoking shelter? The hunt is over.

Looking for a cheap, portable smoking shelter for your outside space? When it comes to choosing an outdoor smoking shelter, you might consider some of the basic smoking canopies out there to help keep costs low. But there are other affordable options out there that offer much more than a glorified glass shelf. nnOur modified shipping

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Considering containers when setting up a construction site

Containers are incredibly versatile pieces of equipment. They’re just as at home as a storage shed on a plot of land, working a wedding as a portable bar, or acting as a gatehouse for a music festival. Thanks to their hardwearing, easy-to-maintain nature, containers also find themselves at home on construction sites serving a variety

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Why shipping containers are so great for construction site storage

A building site is often a busy working environment with a limited about of space in which to fit equipment, tools, materials as well as workers and temporary buildings. Therefore, effective use of space is essential. When it comes to choosing a construction site storage container, you can’t go wrong with one of our affordable

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The benefits of using containers for a self-storage business

Self-storage businesses have often been set up in vast warehouses, with corrugated doors serving as the entrances to storage rooms containing all manner of personal effects, business documents and – if tv shows like Storage Hunters are to be believed – some truly bizarre collections of knick-knacks. While large, open warehouses are commonplace in the

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The materials used in container conversions

Wondering how to modify a shipping container and what materials you can use? When it comes to container conversions, there are endless options in terms of the materials that you can use. From farms to swimming pools, churches to student accommodation, shipping containers have been modified for various purposes, all with unique and interesting designs.nnYour

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The Shipping Container Classroom: The Northern Art School Case Study

We don’t know about you, but container conversions and education just seem to go hand in hand. From storage shipping container units to workshops to shipping container classrooms, there are lots of ways that a cargo container can be modified for educational purposes. Using shipping container in a school makes sense, after all, they’re a

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