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Date: September 6, 2023
Container home conversions are becoming a new trend in the UK, providing a cost-effective way of creating unique and quirky houses. Not only are shipping containers inexpensive to renovate, they can be converted quickly, they’re eco-friendly, and they deliver stunning results. Plus, with so many unused units taking up valuable space these days, they’re more
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Date: July 4, 2019
After years in the industry, we’ve had our fair share of shipping containers. With this in mind, we wanted to bring things back to basics and write a blog post emphasizing the benefits of shipping containers. Before starting your next project, why not consider a shipping container? Shipping containers aren’t just limited to storage. Our
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Date: April 16, 2019
Garden Rooms Are Very Popular In The UK… …and it’s no secret as to why. Homeowners across the country are actively seeking space saving solutions for their home and many find that a garden room is the solution to that problem. We’re in an uncertain economy as of late, thanks to the introduction of Brexit, no one
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Date: February 21, 2019
At Universal Containers, we’ve supplied new and used shipping containers to homes and businesses across the UK for over 40 years so it’s safe to say that we’ve got the experience, knowledge and know-how to advise and deliver to your exact specification. We want you to love your container for whatever purpose it may be. Of course,
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Date: September 14, 2018
As always, our British summer flew in quicker than expected and we’re now working our way towards the winter months. With this in mind, it’s important to give your converted container the same care and attention throughout the colder periods of the year as it is when the sun is out too. Damage to shipping containers caused
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Date: August 1, 2018
At Universal Containers, we offer a range of different sized containers, available either new or used, for storage, hire, sale and conversion. From 10ft shipping containers right through to 40ft shipping containers, we’ve certainly got a container on site to suit everyone’s needs. Container conversions range from corporate marketing suitable, to on-site facilities for temporary construction
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Date: June 13, 2018
Families and businesses alike are buying shipping containers to repurpose for lots of different, exciting conversions. Domestic conversions range from simple self-storage through to bespoke garden rooms, whereas commercial conversions cover hundreds of varied designs, from restaurants to offices to on-site facilities to retail units. However, once you’d decide that you want a bespoke shipping container conversion,
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Date: May 4, 2018
So, we’ve launched our garden rooms to the public and the enquiries have been coming in thick and fast and we’ve been really surprised at just how many different ideas people have when it comes to garden rooms. The best part is – it’s all good – because our garden rooms are completely bespoke and with a few tweaks to different fixtures, fittings and features, they will suit any idea pretty perfectly.
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Date: April 9, 2018
Construction sites are certainly not few and far between across the UK, in fact, they’re anything but. With health and safety working regulations, amongst other factors to consider when setting up a construction site, it’s not always just a case of turn up and get the job done. It is the responsibility of the construction
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Date: February 21, 2018
At various points in life, we can find ourselves in need of a bit of extra space, whether it’s due to relocation, decluttering, renovations or another reason. Self storage is quite often the first option that springs to mind. Moving our belongings to another location gets them out of the way easily, out of sight out
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