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👉 New and Used Containers in 8ft, 10ft, 12ft, 20ft, 40ft and Custom lengths. Coventry Shipping Containers Provided In West Midlands for Sale or Hire.
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"Container delivered on time, good condition. Recommended."More Types of Coventry Shipping and Storage Containers For Sale and Hire
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Coventry Shipping and Storage Containers for Sale and Hire
Shipping containers begin their life journey as very big packing boxes for a wide range of goods that in due course reach our shores. The Coventry containers are hard-wearing because they are made to withstand severe weather conditions when at the same time carrying bulky and heavy cargo all around the world, this truly makes them ideal not only for shipping but also for home and business storage or as a base for a modified container project. Steel containers are made available as new or used units and 3J have great numbers of stocks currently available in Coventry and West Midlands.
Used Shipping and Storage Containers in Coventry and West Midlands
Used steel containers are available in a variety of sizes, as standard, we can provide 10ft, 20ft and 40ft used containers throughout Coventry and West Midlands. However, our ability to modify containers means that we can provide used containers in any size to suit your needs.
What does used West Midlands shipping container mean?
Used containers in Coventry 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 offer brand new and second-hand Coventry steel containers for sale and modified containers across Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands and the UK. Our containers are perfect for West Midlands domestic or Coventry commercial storage, portable building, site office, mess room, toilet block, chemical storage, West Midlands welfare units, Coventry smoking shelter and a lot more. Our containers are Hard wearing, withstand all types of weather, Secure, New or Second hand, can be a good fit for a full range of budgets, Readily Modified.
New Shipping and Storage Containers in Coventry and West Midlands
The new container has been built (most likely in China) and filled with cargo, it has then been loaded on to a shipping vessel where it started 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 Coventry and West Midlands
A wide variety of ‘special’ containers can also be provided, these include
- Side Loading Containers for Coventry – Available in 20ft or 40ft lengths, these Coventry 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 Coventry – 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 Coventry – 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 Coventry – 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 Coventry – 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 Coventry – 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 Coventry – 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.
40 years of Coventry Container Experience
3J Services have over 4 decades of experience in providing Coventry containers for a wide variety of needs, from moving home to exclusive, in-depth container modifications and structures. These can be fabricated to virtually any size and custom built to suit your specific needs.
3J Services provide you professional expertise and advice, take care of your West Midlands storing needs, guiding you throughout the sales process and ensuring that your delivery is done effectively by one of our West Midlands haulage specialists. Typically, our containers are delivered using a Hiab truck which also off-loads your Coventry container.
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True insights into Coventry Metal Containers For Sale
82 ft) The most common containers used in the construction of container houses are the 40 foot containers. The basic answer is yes. There are many examples of container houses all over the world. Nevertheless the more complex answer is, it depends where you live! Just like any brand-new construction you must constantly contact your regional planning authority prior to committing yourself or spending excessive cash.
If for example you reside in a location of outstanding natural beauty or all your houses around you are traditional stone homes and so on you’ll likely find that the coordinators won’t be very receptive towards the concept of a house made out of huge steel boxes. sea containers. You’re container house will likewise need to reveal that you comply with fire policies and other structure control requirements.
It’s assumed that they’re a low-cost approach of building a house as the expense of purchasing a container is very reasonable. Nevertheless, just like anything there is an element of you get what you pay for! – many older containers will have had a difficult life and might well be twisted or bent.
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No Rust – brand-new containers will have an excellent coat of fresh paint and must be rust free. – if you’re using several shipping containers you’ll want them to line up completely and brand-new containers will. – New Hi-cube 40′ containers can cost around 3,000 – 4,000 however 2nd hand 40′ containers can be gotten from under 1,000.

If you need 4 containers the price difference can soar to over 10,000 very quickly. – there are great deals of companies who can offer you 2nd hand containers at very brief notification from regional stock so you could 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, best Not quite! As quickly as you cut a hole in a shipping container it loses a great deal of its strength and rigidness, and you’re going to need to cut a great deal of huge holes unless you want all your spaces to be 12m long x 2.
4′ x x7. 7′) with no additional windows or doors. As quickly as you cut a hole, you’re going to need to reinforce the entire container in order to change the lost rigidness. sea containers. This indicates you’ll need to add much more steel to your container which’ll require the services of a structural engineer, if you want to do it right! The next thing you’ll need to think about is condensation.
Finding out about Shipping Container For Sale pricing in Coventry and West Midlands
Despite whether you insulate internally or externally, the insulation actually requires to be touching all the uneven contours of the steel, otherwise the condensation risk increases within the spaces that are left. You’ll likewise need to install an excellent vapour barrier to the warm side of the insulation to prevent wetness entering into contact with the steel of your container home.

At which point you ‘d get condensation forming which could trigger rust to the steel and minimize the efficiency of your insulation. In my viewpoint the very best method to insulate a container houses is to utilize among the closed cell spray foam insulations available. My thinking for this is the spray foam will bond to the uneven surface area of the ribbed steel walls/roof significance there are no air spaces for condensation to form on.
Whether you select to insulate internally or externally is a question for individual taste. However in either case it requires to be done thoroughly and correctly if you want to prevent rust issues in the future. Less expensive I’m on the fence with the one. Building container houses can in theory be less expensive than traditional construction.
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– re-using old containers sounds like a great method of re-cycling. However the truth remains that shipping containers are method over crafted to be a home. So you end up eliminating and getting rid of a great deal of steel to then add a lot more steel in order to change the structural stability.
– containers are very durable as they’re created for use at sea. the structure of your house could be up in a couple of days. However just after lengthy engineers reports and reinforce works and so on have actually been performed. Accessibility – containers are fairly abundant and simple to get. – as they’re steel they’ll move heat very quickly, so in hot climates they can get too hot and in cold climates they can be very cold. You might need to sandblast them to eliminate the paints and change the plywood floor. – as soon as you cut an opening in your container it’ll lose part of its structural stability. Indicating you’ll probably need to get an engineer’s report for your regional authorities. Specifically if you intend to stack them more than one high.
While I was initially drawn to the concept of container houses being a great method to recycle containers by turning them into houses. The more I researched it the less convinced I was that they’re as green as we like to imagine. I presume by the time you get all your engineers reports and carry out all the necessary strengthening works and design an excellent jointing detail to sign up with the containers I ‘d be surprised if they’re more affordable than a standard house on the very same size.
However as a method of providing a roofing system over your head, they’re certainly jeopardized and while I praise anyone who takes one on and is successful, and many have, I do not think they’re for me. Container Homes.
We do not convert old shipping containers for individuals to reside in. We produce brand name brand-new container houses to an ensured build standard, backed by a 10-year structural guarantee. Your home is created, from the ground up, to be a home, untouched by seawater or contents that could have weakened its structural stability.
Our container housing units are function developed and not converted shipping containers. Unlike old shipping containers, a MAC container home has a solid steel, sealed floor. 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 construction, so that the centre of the roofing is somewhat raised to enable rainwater run-off.
Corrugated Smooth-sided Any colour you like as long as it’s MAC. Our container houses are painted with a one-coat, Hempel chlorinated, rubber-sealed paint system. You have an option of no fewer than 197 colours, providing an outstanding finish that you can change or retouch later with normal paint. The UV worths of a MAC container home are generally as excellent or better than a physicals equivalent.
We can likewise soundproof your container house. From outside paint colours to window placement to wallpaper. We can decorate your home, just the method you like it. We can adapt your home for ease of access for the convenience and convenience of elderly or disabled individuals. We can assist with every aspect of your container housing requirements.
We deliver your brand-new container house all set to reside in, with all your choices of finish and design fitted at the factory.
We pride ourselves that the shipping containers we supply are of the very best quality and extremely economical. We supply a variety of containers for practically every possible application. sea containers. From 6ft, a container can be used for motor bike or garden storage all the method to 45ft monsters which could even be customized into a pool, the limitation is just your imagination.
With our large variety of sizes you can likewise select the colour and level of use from brand name brand-new, one trip or under 10 years used. Together with our ‘just a container’ service we provide a bespoke and customised option for all of our containers. You can just select the colour, select a specific colour of your option and even work with our innovative team to build a genuinely custom construction.
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Straight forward...
"Straight forward, fast to respond to queries and dropped-off with 4days. Would use again."
Great service...
"Great service I have had two 20 foots delivered..."
On time...
"Container delivered on time, good condition. Recommended."








- OVER 40YRS EXPERIENCE
- NATIONWIDE DELIVERY incl. West Midlands
- GUARANTEED SERVICE for West Midlands
- GREAT PRICES for Coventry
- 5 STAR REVIEWS
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I am really happy with 3J services Ltd, I called on Monday and it turned up by the afternoon the following day in Coventry! I have also had the Grafo treatment for dealing with condensation in the steel container. I would recommend 3J to anyone.
Very Efficient and Responsive...
I put an order in for a used 45 foot metal container from this company, the level of service was exceptional, they are super efficient and helpful. Very fast with response, communication was exceptional... a very fair price I might add, the arranging of the Coventry delivery was really fast. Gordon is a breath of fresh air, well done. I may be getting another very soon.
Recommend this firm...
Rachael at 3JS handled my requirements for a 20ft container very well. I can only recommend this firm for your steel container needs in West Midlands.
Everything was as discussed and on time...
Just received two 20 foot steel containers from 3J Services Ltd, the full process was sorted by by Lucy efficiently, just as agreed and within time. The Coventry delivery driver was real good, top notch service, real happy all round.
Absolute pleasure...
Absolute pleasure to do business with. Communication was responsive and container was dropped-off in Coventry on time and in top condition. I have no problem to recommend and will be the first place I try next time!