We have been made aware that our website has been cloned elsewhere on the internet. Further to this, there are people posing as Universal Containers staff, trying to sell shipping containers to unsuspecting customers via email and telephone. These people do not in any way represent our company, they are attempting to scam money using our brand identity and reputation.

If you suspect that you may have received an email, phone call, quote or invoice from anyone claiming to be from Universal Containers, or if you are uncertain as to whether your dealings with Universal Containers are genuine, please call us on 0161 775 3217 to verify.

If you believe you may have been a victim of this or any other online scam, please contact Action Fraud via their website https://www.actionfraud.police.uk

We are currently working with our Web Agency, the National Cyber Security Centre and the Police to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and we appreciate your support at this time.

At Universal Containers, we pride ourselves on the reputation we have built during almost 40 years in the Shipping Container industry. Be assured you can still trust that reputation, but please call us if you think you may have been contacted by these cyber criminals.

Thank you.

Bongo’s Bingo founder plans Baltic shipping container leisure complex

The co-founder of Bongo’s Bingo, Joshua Burke, wants to use repurposed shipping containers to open a leisure and entertainment facility in the Baltic Triangle in Liverpool, and plans have already been submitted to Liverpool City Council for consideration.

Read more here

Shipping Container Homes You Can Buy on eBay for £70K or Less

The worldwide trend in ‘living large’ is fast becoming a thing of the past as more and more people are choosing shipping container conversions as homes, selecting minimalism over materialism. In fact, did you know that people are actually selling these homes on eBay for £70,000?

Read more here

Shipping container converted into porters’ lodge for Cambridge University college

Cambridge University has a brand new reception building to function as a porter’s lodge. This building will provide a reception area for visitors and an office for university porters. It’s been built from a repurposed shipping container.

Read more here

How shipping containers are transforming Yorkshire gardens

Designer and creative upcycler Max McMurdo brought shipping containers into the public consciousness in 2012 when he featured on Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces. Max converted an old container into a home office, adding a great deal of style, as viewers looked on and agreed it was a brilliant idea.

Read more here 

Jax company turning shipping containers into cell tower tools

Jacksonville-based Modular Life Solutions hopes to deploy its modified shipping containers to thousands of mobile phone towers across the country, providing servers, communications equipment, routers, caching infrastructure and more to the front lines of data processing.

Read more here

Freight farm to grow vegetables for Detroit homeless

A 40-foot shipping container has been repurposed and completely transformed into a full-scale freight farm. The repurposed container will be use to grow vegetables for over 700,000 meals served to those in need.

Read more here

Shipping containers aren’t just shipping containers anymore. They are used by all sorts of different people and businesses, for a multitude of different domestic and commercial purposes, to solve so many problems. From converting containers into affordable housing to tackle homelessness, to repurposing containers to create exciting new retails venues, containers are always making headlines across the world!

Here are some of the top shipping container news headlines from November

Scottish mystery buyer snaps up SHIPPING CONTAINER home in countryside after couple who fled rat-race sell up

Image Source: The Scottish Sun

Denver firefighter uses 9 shipping containers to build a stunning family home

Image Source: Inhabitat

Starbucks opened a sustainable store in Taiwan that’s built from recycled shipping containers and it looks super modern

Image Source: Business Insider

RSPCA care for gecko found in shipping container from China

Image Source: Somerset County Gazette

LOT-EK uses 140 shipping containers to build residential community in Johannesburg

Image Source: Design Boom

Middlesbrough shipping container used as clothes bank

Image Source: BBC

Camden Students Transform Empty Shipping Container Into Office

Image Source: CBS Local

How this old shipping container in Almondsbury has been transformed

Image Source: Bristol Post

WEDEW turns air into drinking water by creating artificial clouds in shipping container

Image Source: Dezeen

Don’t forget that we’re especially skilled in container conversions, in addition to offering containers for hire and self-storage facilities in the North West of Manchester. If you’re thinking of using a shipping container for an upcoming project, feel free to call our team for friendly, no obligation advice!

If you would like to know more about using and repurposing container conversions, please call the Universal team today on 0845 050 0330 or feel free to email andy@universal-containers.com

Wanna to make your mark on potential customers? 

Of course you do! 

The team at Universal Containers are thrilled to announce that we have an extremely exciting new advertising opportunity to offer to businesses across, well, the country!

Our brand new, state-of-the-art, LED billboard might be just what you’re looking for!

We offer a variety of different advertising packages to suit businesses of all sizes. Have you got an upcoming promotion you’d like to share with the good people of the North West? Perhaps you’ve got some seasonal news to share? Maybe you’d just like to offer Mancunians and other alike a gentle reminder that you’re the go-to business for what you do? Whatever the reason you’re considering to advertise with us, we’ll ensure that your advert fits the bill… board. See what we did there?

Why advertise with us?

• The LED screen is ideally located, looking onto the A57 in Manchester. This is an incredibly busy route, so the good news is that THOUSANDS of potential customers will drive past and see your advertisement EVERY SINGLE DAY.
• Not sure how you want your advert to look? No worries! If you don’t already have a design – or designer for that matter – we have a professional Graphic Designer who can work to your brief to create your ideal advertisement for a low cost.
• You can choose from several different options for your advertisement, including the length of your placement and the number of placements (this is always dependent on how many other advertisers are using the space at the time)

Good idea, right?

If you’re interested in advertising on our brand new LED billboard, just give us a call or drop us a line to secure your advertising space today.