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👉 New and Used Shipping Containers in 8ft, 10ft, 12ft, 20ft, 40ft and Custom lengths. Cambridge Shipping Containers Provided Across East of England for Sale or Hire.

👉 Cambridge Portable Office Cabins, East of England Modular Buildings and Cambridgeshire Containers fabricated to any size can be ordered. Container Site Works, Repairs and Modifications Undertaken covering Cambridge, Newnham Croft, Newnham, Newtown, Romsey Town, Arbury, Chesterton, Coldhams Common, High Cross, Kings Hedges, Grantchester, Trumpington, Fen Ditton, Cherry Hinton, Coton, Roman Hill and all surrounding Cambridgeshire areas.

East of England Container, Steel Container Cambridge, Container offices, second hand and new with the options of Side Access, Refrigerated, Tunnel, Roller Shutter, Chemical Store, Loading, Unloading, East of England Delivery and a lot more – all at Cambridge Great Prices. Just ask for more info, availabilities and a quick quote.

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Our Shipping containers for sale are available in Cambridge, East of England including Newnham Croft, Newnham, Newtown, Romsey Town, Arbury, Chesterton, Coldhams Common, High Cross, Kings Hedges, Grantchester, Trumpington, Fen Ditton, Cherry Hinton, Coton, Roman Hill

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Cambridge Shipping and Storage Containers for Sale and Hire

Shipping containers begin their life journey as very large packing boxes for a diverse range of goods that in due course reach our shores. The Cambridge containers are robust because they are made to stand-up to extreme weather conditions whilst carrying heavy cargo around the world, this truly makes them ideal not only for shipping but for home and business storage or as a a start point for a very specific container project. These steel containers are made available as new or used units and 3J have large volumes of stocks currently available in Cambridge and East of England.

Used Shipping and Storage Containers in Cambridge and East of England

Used steel containers are available in a variety of sizes, as standard, we can provide 10ft, 20ft and 40ft used containers throughout Cambridge and East of England. However, our ability to modify containers means that we can provide used containers in any size to suit your needs.

What does used East of England shipping container mean?

Used containers in Cambridge have been owned by a number of years by a shipping line who have used the containers on a number of occasions to ship goods around the UK. A used container enters the market when the contract with the leasing company has expired.

Used containers are usually at least 10-12 years old, however, their age should not influence your buying decision, the grade, or quality should.

Our used containers are checked upon entering and before leaving our storage depots. They are weather proof and although they may not look too pretty, we still expect them (with the right upkeep) to last you around 10 years.

Security features can easily be added to used shipping containers. A lockbox is a steel shroud that is welded to the container doors, a steel lug is located inside the lockbox which houses a high security padlock. We can recommend the best padlock to use with your lockbox.

We deliver new and second hand Cambridge cargo containers for sale and converted containers across Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of England and the United Kingdom. Our containers are great for East of England domestic or Cambridge commercial storage, portable building, site office, dry room, security hut, construction site cabins, East of England welfare units, Cambridge farm storage and a lot more. Our containers are Hard wearing, withstand all types of weather, Secure, New or Second hand, available to be a good fit for a full range of budgets, Easily Modified.

New Shipping and Storage Containers in Cambridge and East of England

The new container has been built (most likely in China) and filled with cargo, and then been loaded on to a shipping vessel where it has begun its journey travelling around the world with the cargo being loaded and un-loaded as required. The new container has then finished its journey in the UK where the container is emptied and enters the UK domestic market.

New containers are sometimes known as ‘one-way’ or ‘once shipped’ containers.

Aesthetically, they are much neater than used containers, generally speaking they are available in blue or green.

Special Containers in Cambridge and East of England

A wide variety of ‘special’ containers can also be provided, these include

Side Loading Containers for Cambridge – Available in 20ft or 40ft lengths, these Cambridge containers have full concertina doors to one 20ft side and to one 8ft end, they make loading large or awkward equipment very simple. These units are usually only available as new.
Dual Side Loading Containers for Cambridge – Available in 20ft lengths, these rare containers have concertina doors to both 20ft sides and to one 8ft end! They are ideal base units for a conversion project, or for loading awkward equipment. These units are usually only available as new.
High Cube Containers for Cambridge – Available in 20ft and 40ft lengths, these units have an extra 1ft in height, therefore, as oppose to the usual 8ft 6ins external height of a standard shipping container, these units are 9ft 6ins externally. Whilst 20ft high cubes only tend to be available as new units, or as modified cut downs, 40ft high cubes are usually readily available as new or used units.
Double Door or Tunnel Containers for Cambridge – Available in 20ft and 40ft lengths, these units have double cargo doors to both 8ft ends of the container, this makes loading and unloading the container very straight-forward as a forklift can unload/load from both ends without having to remove all of the equipment to get to the front of the container. These units are usually available as new, however, used modified units can be fabricated.
High Cube Double Door or Tunnel Containers for Cambridge – Like a standard double door / tunnel container, these units have doors at both 8ft ends, however, they also provide an extra 1ft in height providing an external height dimension of 9ft 6ins. These units only tend to be available as new, unless modified.
Pallet Wide Containers for Cambridge – These units tend to be 45ft long and have a slighter larger internal width of 8ft, they were made with the Euro Pallet in mind, and, the extra internal space means that a pallet wide container can load an additional five Euro Pallets to a standard width 45ft container.
Open Top Containers for Cambridge – Open top containers are available in 20ft and 40ft lengths and can be procured as new or used units. They were designed for extra large pieces of cargo that was simply too high or awkward for a standard container, these units do not have a roof, instead they are covered by a tarpaulin.

Over 4 Decades of Cambridge Shipping Container Experience

3J Services have over 4 decades of experience in selling Cambridge containers for a wide variety of uses, from home moves to high-end, in-depth container modifications and structures. These can be made to almost any size and can be custom built to match your requirements.

The team at 3J give you expert advice, take care of your Cambridgeshire storage needs, leading you throughout the sales process and guaranteeing that your container delivery is completed efficiently by one of our Cambridgeshire haulage specialists. Typically, our containers are brought to you using a Hi-Ab vehicle which also off-loads your Cambridge container.

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82 feet) The most common containers used in the building of container homes are the 40 foot containers. The simple answer is yes. There are various examples of container homes all over the world. However the more complex answer is, it depends where you live! As with any new building you should always contact your regional planning authority prior to dedicating yourself or investing too much money.

If for example you reside in an area of impressive natural appeal or all the homes around you are standard stone cottages and so on you’ll likely find that the organizers will not be really receptive towards the idea of a house constructed of huge steel boxes. 20ft container. You’re container house will likewise have to show that you abide by fire policies and other building control requirements.

It’s assumed that they’re a cheap method of building a house as the expense of purchasing a container is really affordable. However, similar to anything there is a component of you get what you pay for! – lots of older containers will have had a tough life and may well be twisted or bent.

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No Rust – new containers will have a great coat of fresh paint and should be rust totally free. – if you’re utilizing several shipping containers you’ll want them to line up perfectly and new containers will. – New Hi-cube 40′ containers can cost around 3,000 – 4,000 however pre-owned 40′ containers can be selected up from under 1,000.

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If you require 4 containers the price difference can soar to over 10,000 really quickly. – there are great deals of companies who can offer you pre-owned containers at really brief notice from regional stock so you might have it onsite in a matter of days. How hard can it be? You buy a couple of containers stack them up, cut out a couple of doors and windows, bonded them together and you’re done, ideal Not rather! As soon as you cut a hole in a shipping container it loses a great deal of its strength and rigidity, and you’re going to have to cut a great deal of huge holes unless you want all your rooms to be 12m long x 2.

4′ x x7. 7′) without any extra windows or doors. As soon as you cut a hole, you’re going to have to enhance the entire container in order to change the lost rigidity. 20ft container. This means you’ll require to include even more steel to your container which’ll need the services of a structural engineer, if you want to do it right! The next thing you’ll require to think about is condensation.

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No matter whether you insulate internally or externally, the insulation actually requires to be touching all the irregular shapes of the steel, otherwise the condensation risk increases within the voids that are left. You’ll likewise require to set up a great vapour barrier to the warm side of the insulation to avoid moisture coming into contact with the steel of your container home.

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At which point you ‘d get condensation forming which might trigger rust to the steel and decrease the effectiveness of your insulation. In my opinion the very best method to insulate a container homes is to use one of the closed cell spray foam insulations offered. My thinking for this is the spray foam will bond to the irregular surface area of the ribbed steel walls/roof significance there are no air voids for condensation to form on.

Whether you pick to insulate internally or externally is a question for individual taste. However either method it requires to be done thoroughly and properly if you want to prevent rust problems in the future. More affordable I’m on the fence with the one. Building container homes can in theory be cheaper than standard building.

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– re-using old containers seems like an excellent method of re-cycling. However the truth stays that shipping containers are method over engineered to be a home. So you end up eliminating and throwing away a great deal of steel to then include a lot more steel in order to change the structural integrity.

– containers are really durable as they’re developed for use at sea. the structure of your house might be up in a couple of days. However only after lengthy engineers reports and reinforce works and so on have actually been carried out. Schedule – containers are reasonably plentiful and easy to get. – as they’re steel they’ll transfer heat really quickly, so in hot climates they can get too hot and in cold climates they can be really cold. You may have to sandblast them to eliminate the paints and change the plywood flooring. – as soon as you cut an opening in your container it’ll lose part of its structural integrity. Meaning you’ll probably have to get an engineer’s report for your regional authorities. Particularly if you mean to stack them more than one high.

While I was initially drawn to the idea of container homes being an excellent method to recycle containers by turning them into homes. The more I researched it the less persuaded I was that they’re as green as we like to think of. I presume by the time you get all your engineers reports and perform all the needed enhancing works and design a great jointing information to join the containers I ‘d be astonished if they’re much cheaper than a standard house on the same size.

However as a way of offering a roofing system over your head, they’re definitely jeopardized and while I praise anyone who takes one on and is successful, and lots of have, I don’t think they’re for me. Container Residences.

We do not transform old shipping containers for people to reside in. We produce brand new container homes to an ensured build standard, backed by a 10-year structural service warranty. Your home is developed, from the ground up, to be a home, untouched by seawater or contents that might have undermined its structural integrity.

Our container housing systems are purpose built and not transformed shipping containers. Unlike old shipping containers, a MAC container home has a strong steel, sealed flooring. The underside of a typical shipping container The underside of a bespoke MAC container home The roofing of a MAC container home is of pressure-bowed building, so that the centre of the roofing is somewhat raised to permit rainwater run-off.

Corrugated Smooth-sided Any colour you like as long as it’s MAC. Our container homes are painted with a one-coat, Hempel chlorinated, rubber-sealed paint system. You have a choice of no less than 197 colours, offering an excellent finish that you can change or touch up later on with common paint. The UV worths of a MAC container home are normally as excellent or better than a physicals equivalent.

We can likewise soundproof your container house. From exterior paint colours to window placement to wallpaper. We can decorate your home, just the method you like it. We can adapt your home for availability for the comfort and benefit of senior or handicapped people. We can aid with every aspect of your container housing requirements.

We provide your new container house prepared to reside in, with all your choices of finish and layout fitted at the factory.

We pride ourselves that the shipping containers we supply are of the very best quality and highly cost effective. We supply a variety of containers for practically every possible application. 20ft container. From 6ft, a container can be used for motor bike or garden storage all the method to 45ft beasts which might even be modified into a pool, the limitation is only your imagination.

With our huge series of sizes you can likewise pick the colour and level of use from brand new, one trip or under 10 years used. Along with our ‘just a container’ service we provide a bespoke and personalized alternative for all of our containers. You can just pick the colour, pick a specific colour of your choice or perhaps work with our creative team to build a genuinely custom building.