Shipping Container Man Caves
Nothing says “man cave” like a fully kitted out and converted shipping container man cave in the garden. Offering a unique sanctuary, it’s the ideal spot to unwind, relax and enjoy your hobbies. We can include any number of extras to create a personalised space that truly represents your individuality and interests.
A shipping container man cave is not just a retreat – it’s a statement of personal style and functionality.
Whether you have a clear idea or just the beginnings of one, our team will work closely with you, harnessing our expertise in design and functionality to create a space that’s distinctly yours. From the initial concept to the final touches, our team collaborates with you every step of the way, ensuring your vision becomes a reality.
- Made from Corten Steel (COR-TEN)
- Floor crafted from Marine Grade Plywood (27mm thick)
- High cube or standard containers are available
- Hard-wearing flooring
- Windproof and watertight
- High-security steel doors
- Multiple lashing points
- Multiple air vents
- Containers can be painted any RAL colour requested
Design your own man cave
Designing your own man cave is an invitation to craft a personal sanctuary tailored to your tastes, interests, and aspirations. A shipping container man cave can be anything you want it to be for less, sometimes with no need for planning permission. We can install benches and bars, shelves and storage space for your hobby materials and supplies, windows and doors, giving you the flexibility to fully enjoy the space.
Efficient and functional features
Whatever your needs and desires are, we can adapt your space to include specific features. This can include comfortable benches and seating, robust shelving, ambient lighting, appropriate heating, essential ventilation, and modern electrics. Create zones for your equipment or hobby stations, and add extra doors or windows as desired.
Conversions and customisations available:
- Lining and insulation (plywood, melamine boarding, food-grade and medical grade materials)
- Welded bays and workbenches
- Racking and shelving
- Fire doors
- Ventilation and extractor fans
- Condensation prevention installation
- Security padlocks with multiple keys
- Electrics, heating, and lighting installation
- Gas strut operated fitted hatches
- Manual and automatically operated roller shutters
- Doors, windows, and skylights
- Finishes and colours
- Any bespoke fabrication required
We’ve been building shipping container workspaces for decades
With 40 years in the business and thousands of hours spent converting containers every year, Universal Containers has become one of the UK’s leading container suppliers. We’re confident we can build and maintain your container, whatever you need it for and wherever you’re using it.
Talk to our team to get a fast quote and any information you need.
Looking for a completely custom solution?
We have a wide range of base containers that can be customised to your needs, however we
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sometimes you need something completely ‘Outside the box’.
Contact us and one of our experts will be in touch to help design the container of your
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Our containers in action
See some of the ways our amazing customers are using their containers.
Case Studies
In the pursuit of enhancing their museum and workshop facility, the Locomotive Society sought a creative solution to provide a welcoming space for their members, while adhering to the historical aesthetic of their railway centric environment.
Case Studies
Universal Containers embarked on an exciting project to enhance a garden centre’s retail experience by supplying and customising two shipping container cabins. The goal was to seamlessly link these cabins on-site and transform them into a vibrant and functional gift shop.
Case Studies
A restaurant had been operating successfully for several years. However, due to increasing demand and limited space within the restaurant premises, the owners decided to expand their operations by introducing an outdoor catering unit.
Case Studies
The local rugby club had been using a small, outdated ticket booth that no longer met their needs. The club’s management sought a more efficient and visually appealing solution that could accommodate their growing fan base.
Case Studies
The client, an Industrial Chemical Storage Company specialising in chemical production and storage, faced the challenge of storing hazardous chemicals on their premises while adhering to stringent health and safety regulations.
Shipping
Universal Containers take pride in continually pushing the boundaries in product development within the shipping container industry.
These 2 large 32x10ft cabins were built for a British transport company. They requested a large space to act as a welfare facility for drivers and staff in the peak district. Due to the customer’s specific requirements, one unit was not large enough so we suggested 2 units, however floor space was an issue on-siteContinue reading “32ft × 10ft Stacked Cabins”
Offices
This particular office unit was completed for a North-West-based container hire company.
Custom Built Atex Coshh store for storing gas bottles. This unit was custom built with corrugated steel panels 20ft long x 10ft wide. It had a fully ventilated floor from galvanised steel mesh, as well as 4 aluminium louver vents in the walls. We also fitted galvanised box section racks with chains on to holdContinue reading “20×10 Gas Bottle Store”
Corrugated steel cabin 32ft x 10ft with adjustable jacklegs anti vandal steel personnel door and anti-vandal aluminium sliding windows in steel shutters. Painted externally in non-corrosive container paint in a vibrant red. Internally with walls where lined in a cost-effective melamine faced chipboard and fully insulated throughout in Rockwool. The floor had hard wearing vinylContinue reading “Corrugated 32×10 Office / Store room”
Standard shipping container transformed into a bespoke storage unit. With multiple purposes across many industries. For example, self-storage companies or engineering companies for members of staff to lock tools away when not in use. The unit was split evenly into 8 small rooms approximately 5ftx4ft each by steel partition walls for security. Each room withContinue reading “20ft Multi-Bay Unit”
10ft container conversion for an off-grid company custom built to house a very large generator. The customer wanted a unit with multiple apertures and louver vents to allow for ventilation, they wanted all openings to have cover hoods to help stop water coming in. The Universal CAD team had a meeting with the client toContinue reading “10ft Generator Housing Container”
Site Accommodation
This 40ft x 12ft custom built flat panel cabin was a container conversion project completed for Eddie Stobart’s site.
Site Accommodation
Within today’s economic climate, many of us face struggles surrounding our finances.
A simple 20ft container converted for a customer who needed a unit for 2 uses, sometimes required as just a basic store. Then sometimes they wanted to use it for an office space. So we fitted 2 windows with steel security shutters and fitted an anti-vandal steel personnel door for easier access, especially when beingContinue reading “Cladded Container Bar”
Storage container for Sliver cross baby in Skipton, our client wanted a cladded container to be used to store stock in there Skipton depot. As the unit was cladded externally in high graded larch cladding, we used a used 20ft container to help keep the cost down (as the container condition wouldn’t be seen) toContinue reading “20ft Cladded Store”
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