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Young Container Concept Designer Competition
Showcase your school and it's students by taking part in the Adaptainer 'Young Container Concept Designer' competition. Adaptainer are currently looking for a Suffolk school to take part in the pilot of a new competition which will highlight the possibilities of...
What’s wrong with this second hand 40ft container? (It’s hiding a secret)
This is a true story... I'm going to share a valuable experience I recently had of buying a second hand 40ft container, this real-life story will hopefully help you avoid a hidden danger when purchasing used shipping containers yourself... Last week I took a...
Shipping Container Homes – 5 Most Watched Videos EVER
I sometimes wonder if Malcolm McLean (the pioneer of modern day shipping containers) imagined back in 1956 that one day people would be living inside cargo boxes - comfortably. Shipping container homes probably seemed like a crazy idea a few years back but is now...
Shipping Container Architecture – 4 Must Read Books
Don't miss these great shipping container architecture books for sale on Amazon. Despite the growing popularity of container architecture there's still a limited number of books published on the subject. Shipping containers are affordable, adaptable and turn heads...
Adaptainer’s Ultimate Resource for Cargo Container Ship Travel
37 cargo container ship travel resources on the web to help you plan the trip of a lifetime. Adaptainer are known for supplying shipping containers for sale and hire, but we wanted to digress a little in this post and share some inside knowledge about a...
Shipping Container Restaurant on London’s Southbank is a Hit
It's impossible to ignore the fun design of this shipping container restaurant. Wahaca, Southbank is a Mexican themed restaurant built out of eight converted shipping containers. The containers were modified to create a two level shipping container restaurant...
Even Freight Containers Love to Party – Adaptainer Boxes Attend Opening of New Felixstowe Rail Terminal
Felixstowe port has just celebrated the opening of a brand new state of the art third rail terminal for freight containers. The launch was made amidst a theme celebrating Britain’s Industrial heritage combined with it’s latest up the minute infrastructure that has...
Shipping Container Condensation – How to Help Protect Yourself
So you're just about to order a shipping container for storage and you're wondering if you need to take any added steps to protect your belongings from condensation damage. What causes shipping container condensation? Before we start to consider solutions for shipping...
Modified Shipping Containers: April Round Up
This month we have handpicked 5 popular blog posts for you about modified shipping containers. The list covers recycled shipping containers being converted for a wide range of innovative uses and is almost certain to spark some creative ideas in you. Modified Shipping...
How old shipping containers for sale and urban farmers could be a perfect match
The idea of using old shipping containers for urban farming caught our attention this week so we wanted to learn more about the unusual combination of old containers for sale and urban farming. Urban areas are not generally suitable for farming of course but with half...