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Dropside Shipping Container Conversion

Date: August 28, 2022

Universal Containers take pride in continually pushing the boundaries in product development within the shipping container industry.

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32ft × 10ft Stacked Cabins

Date: June 27, 2022

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-site

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32×10 Green Office

Date: June 27, 2022

This particular office unit was completed for a North-West-based container hire company.

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20×10 Gas Bottle Store

Date: June 26, 2022

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 hold

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Corrugated 32×10 Office / Store room

Date: June 26, 2022

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 vinyl

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20ft Multi-Bay Unit

Date: June 26, 2022

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 with

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10ft Generator Housing Container

Date: June 26, 2022

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 to

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40ft × 12ft Truck Stop Shower Unit

Date: June 26, 2022

This 40ft x 12ft custom built flat panel cabin was a container conversion project completed for Eddie Stobart’s site.

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Are Shipping Containers the Solution to Homelessness?

Date: June 1, 2022

Within today’s economic climate, many of us face struggles surrounding our finances.

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Cladded Container Bar

Date: July 31, 2021

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 being

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