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