Shipping containers are the rather blocky, featureless symbols of our age of global commerce. Made of steel and stacked high on container ships, they transport every imaginable product across the world’s oceans. At the end of their ocean-going lives, shipping containers are increasingly being transformed into living, work and even commercial spaces. Their blocky, featureless shapes are in fact ideal for multiple uses. The reused shipping container is fast becoming a symbol of our commitment to reducing our environmental impact. It’s a simple matter to buy used storage containers and transform them into the extra space needed for homes, offices, hotels and much more.

How many shipping containers are there in the world?
The simple answer is, a lot. The shipping industry accounts for around 90% of the world?s trade. In the U.K. alone, it makes a larger contribution to the GDP than restaurants, takeaway food, and civil engineering all put together. At this precise moment, there are about 20 million shipping containers moving across the world.
The number of used steel storage containers for sale is growing too, as people come up with more and more creative ways to reuse steel shipping containers. Portable concession stands? Check. Cargo container office? Check. Container pop up shop? Check. Workshops, man caves, extra storage, living spaces – the list of uses for used storage containers is endless.

Custom modifications can personalize your shipping container
Shipping containers come in standard sizes: 10 feet by 10 feet wide and high, and 20 feet or 40 feet long. Their featureless-ness actually makes them very versatile in their afterlife, because they can be modified to suit almost any need and can be given any appearance. Their strength and durability make them ideal for many different purposes.
When you buy used storage containers, many companies offer custom modifications, which can include adding doors, windows and skylights, climate control, interior modifications, locking mechanisms, shelving, container painting, and more. Really talented companies can even give your steel shipping container the look of a log cabin.
Who might need used storage containers? Almost anybody that has a need of space for work, living or retail, including government agencies, municipalities, colleges and schools, small businesses, corporations, landscapers, construction companies, homeowners and property owners.

Can a steel shipping container help improve your office productivity?
Cramped office spaces have many adverse consequences, such as absenteeism, sickness and lack of productivity. If your office space is maxxed out, with no possibility of expansion, the decision to buy used storage containers to create more work space may be an inspired choice.
Research has found that there is a direct correlation between the number of people in an office room and the number of sick days taken by the workers in that room. Even when there were only two people to a room, workers took 50% more sick leave than those who had a office space all to themselves. And workers in fully open offices took and average of 62% more sick leave.
Deciding to buy used storage containers to expand your office space may be one of the best decisions you can make to improve work productivity.

When you decide to buy used storage containers, you want to be sure to pick a company that will take handle the complete process, from custom modifications to transport to setting up in the new location.