Yes, we’re selling used shipping containers for the purpose of shipping and moving cargo. But that doesn’t mean that is where the containers’ purpose ends. Despite what you may think, shipping containers have many uses apart from shipping and moving. As our world becomes increasingly cluttered, the need for a used shipping container is the…
Modern, green architecture has evolved into using alternative methods and structures rarely thought of as suitable living quarters before. Many people are now looking at shipping container conversions as a way of building modern, eco-friendly homes. Twenty or forty feet long, eight feet wide, and about eight feet high in general, shipping container conversions can…
Steel containers are no longer limited to merely shipping goods across the world, these boxes are now used for a wide variety of other across the globe as well. Advancements in container engineering have paved the way for innovative modifications with building a mobile office workplace being just one of todays most popular conversion trends….
Shipping Containers – The Backbone of Modern Trade: Pass by any working container port, anywhere in the world and you will immediately be struck by the sheer number of containers that are ready for loading onto ships bound for far shores or distribution to retailers, warehouses and industrial sites in the region. The site of…
Temporary Renovation Storage using a Shipping Container Often renovating your home is time consuming and messy, requiring you to move your household items from one room to another as you move from room to room, tearing up carpet, painting and decorating. Items can get misplaced, broken or just get in the way if when you…
While our most common customers are businesses there are many great uses for a shipping container at home. Residential customers have the option to either purchase outright or hire a shipping container, and householders find many different ways to utilise the extra space they gain without the expensive and time consuming need to construct a new…
What is the first thing you think of when storing your items somewhere long term? Usually its a storage company somewhere far a way with its hundreds of rooms, garage doors and cardboard boxes everywhere right? While storage companies can often be a great solution to your storage problems – they aren’t the only one….
Did you know that 93% of office professionals in the United States describe their workplace as “cluttered”, and 8% confess that their desks are “always messy” – thats the case according to a recent survey on CableOrganizer.com! Most readers will agree that while a chaotic office space is not only frustrating, its often detrimental to…
Shipping containers were originally designed to transport goods and livestock around the world, though an increase in availability of low cost second hand shipping containers has seen the advent of modified containers for hundreds of unique uses. Modified containers are shipping containers that have undergone alteration to suit any number of specific needs. We’ve seen…
Gateway Container Sales and Hire are experts in shipping containers and portable storage. We have been buying, selling and transporting containers for years, and have a great team of experts who can guide you through every step of the process. We have everything you need to get your project from A to B. Decisions, Decisions…