Buy Shipping Containers Perfect for Your Industry

There is no such thing as an ‘ideal’ shipping container for all applications. The most suitable choice depends on the application and the industry. 

Office Containers

Do you wish to turn a shipping container into a semi-portable field office? Then you can use either new or used containers that can be modified based on your design. Work with a company that can add doors, windows, heating, electrics, and even a kitchen and toilet to the container. They can help you create mobile offices, home extensions, garden sheds, etc.

Refrigerated Containers

If you are in the food distribution or restaurant industry, then you may need cold storage and refrigerated containers. Your choices include walk-in coolers, refrigerated containers, and refrigerated trailers.    Coolers can maintain temperatures from 0°F to about 40°F, while refrigerated versions can go below 0°F and reach up to 75°F. These food-grade containers provide effective cold storage solutions for most kinds of perishable food items.

ISO Containers

An ISO seal tells you that a container is shipping- and transport-worthy. It is resilient and designed for repeated use, and is constructed following ISO-set dimensions and criteria. These standardised intermodal containers ensure the safety and security of its contents.  They come is a range of sizes. If you are engaged in importing and exporting as well as distribution, you need to use ISO containers.

Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing

Do you need storage solutions? You will find used shipping containers very useful. These durable and secure containers can be used as stock / tool / machinery storage, workshops, filed offices, or even mess rooms. They are also ideal for storing chemicals and paints.

Agriculture and Farming

Shipping containers can be sued used as tack rooms, semi-mobile farm offices, and even as storage for animal feeds, grain, and general equipment and machinery. They require minimal set up and can provide wind and water-tight properties that makes them ideal for storage.

Can Refrigerated Containers Be Used For Transport?

Refrigerated containers are intermodal or shipping containers used in international or long haul freight transport. They have their own cooling systems, making them suitable for transporting temperature-sensitive goods. Apart from storage, they can be used for transport, too. There are solutions that ensure constant cooling within the container to keep the contents fresh and prevent them from spoiling.

Also known as 'reefers', refrigerated containers usually have an integral refrigeration unit, but they need external power to run. Electrical power points are installed in the container ship, the quay, or a land-based site.  During road transport, a diesel-powered generator may also be used.  Most refrigerated containers rely on an integral refrigeration unit to control the temperature within, arranged in a manner that the container's external dimensions meet the ISO standards. However, an integral refrigeration unit may take up space, causing a loss of internal payload and volume. Keep that in mind when choosing the size of the container that has an integral refrigeration unit.

There are refrigerated containers that use a water cooling system especially when they are stored below deck, where ventilation is limited. Generated heat can be removed, but water cooling systems tend to be expensive. As a solution, new-generation vessels utilise ventilation to eliminate heat from the cargo holds.

The most common sizes of refrigerated containers are 20 feet and 40 feet long, and eight feet high. If you are looking for refrigerated containers to transport temperature-sensitive products, you need to make sure that it is CSC-plated. CSC-plated shipping containers are suitable for international shipping. They need to be certified as water and wind-tight, too. There are companies providing refrigerated shipping containers for hire and for sale, and they are available in different sizes that match your needs, budget, and the size of your cargo.