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Grand Designs shipping container home episode even wins over the scheptics
Watch step by step as man from Northern Ireland builds a dream home out of 4 recycled shipping containers. If you've ever told anyone about your idea to build a shipping container home it’s likely that you’ve faced some scepticism. This was true in the case of...
What is it actually like to live in a shipping container home?
Staying in a shipping container hotel is a great way to experience what it might be like to have your own container home - without the expense of building it. Do you have a dream of building a shipping container home but you're still sitting on the fence a little?...
New Watford Market: Shipping containers moved into position by Adaptainer
Watford Market closer to becoming an architectural landmark in the town. Markets made from shipping containers such as New York's Dekalb and London's Boxpark have hit the headlines in the past - now though it's the new Watford Market. The contract to convert...
Mystery London show opens in pop up shipping containers
Ever been entertained in a shipping container before? 'The Boy Who Climbed Out of His Face' is a show you won't forget. https://adaptainer.wistia.com/medias/ketfkf102r?embedType=seo&videoWidth=640 Video transcript and images: Every so often there's a shipping...
Pop-up cafe made from a shipping container makes starting a business easier.
Why a pop-up shipping container cafe could be a better deal for entrepreneurs than a fixed location building. Location has always been a very tricky nut to crack for any business; but particularly so for cafe owners. Get it right and you have lots of footfall passing...
Help extend the life of your shipping container….. with a railway sleeper!
How to keep your shipping container off the ground (and help extend it's life) with a railway sleeper. Railway sleepers and shipping containers, especially when used for storage, are a great combination. The underside of a container is sometimes the weak link of a box...
Why a pop-up shipping container bar could call time on their fixed location counterparts.
Learn how a pop-up container bar can help your business succeed. Could a pop-up shipping container bar be the ideal solution for your business? Some bar owners are already reaping the rewards of this alternative idea. Picture the scene; a converted shipping container...
Shipping Container Shed vs. Garden Shed
If you are considering the possibility of buying a shipping container shed you are probably well aware of the trouble caused by traditional wooden sheds. They leak, get covered in mould and generally too small to fit everything you need, without tripping over tools...
The Shipping Container Art Gallery and Studio (With a Difference)
A couple in Tokyo had an idea to create a combined shipping container art gallery/studio - but there was one big problem. Construction laws in Japan make it illegal to build using shipping containers as the main structure and instead require JIS (Japanese...
Adaptainer Community Art Event in Suffolk
Would you like to have the opportunity to be part of an community project event which will involve painting a second hand 20ft shipping container in Ipswich, Suffolk? Adaptainer's shipping container art events are designed for families to come along and be part...