Storage & Container News

Basically Yes!  The Parking lofts have adjustable legs so they are suitable for anything from a roadster sports car to a RAM 2500 Diesel.  They adjust 45" - 57" high! I got a call from a customer asking about using a parking loft in his garage with his F150.  To be honest we didn't know so we tested it today with a Dodge 2500 and it was fine.  Of course you could put blocks underneath it if it didn't fit but we still wanted to know if these would work for a truck without blocks.  Just the steel legs and...

Sleeping Around is a unique pop-up hotel. The term “pop-up” goes beyond merely “making an appearance”. Here, it denotes exclusivity, flexibility and innovation: a unique experience with a strong element of surprise. Already successfully employed in retail, the concept has never been extensively applied to hotels. Until now, that is. Sleeping Around transformed 6 20 foot used shipping containers into luxurious hotel rooms.  They provide a superior and comfortable night’s stay and include: box spring bed with high quality linen, walk-in shower, Rituals amenities, air conditioning, .. Look what you can do with an old Seacan. Once again the shipping...

Instant storage for a construction site is a no brainer.  Shipping containers work very well as a secure lockup for equipment as well as dry storage for materials, Seacans work well for that too.  We have been providing a lot of construction sites with containers using our buy back option rather than renting. Rather than renting a container out of Toronto and paying around $600 - $750 each way for delivery / pickup our clients have been opting for buyback. This way you save 1 shipping fee and you get your money back on the container afterwards. Estimated net cost...

There are few things as strong as shipping containers, it's true, but if not used correctly there can be serious issues.  The photo shows a badly loaded container ship where the bottom containers have collapsed causing the whole stack to topple over. And this is not rare at all.  The MV Rena (below) lost an estimated 900 containers when it ran aground, broke up, and later sank off the coast of New Zealand in October 2011. Photo courtesy Maritime New Zealand The reason why the stacks in the picture above are still intact but leaning over is because containers lock...

The largest shipping-container-based hotel in North America has opened in the town of Sioux Lookout, about 400 km northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont. Builders used 120 surplus shipping containers to construct the 60-room Days Inn on top of a steel foundation. Sioux Lookout is a hub in northern Ontario, with frequent travellers because of its hospital, mining, hydroelectric and resource-development projects. Before the two-storey facility's official opening Dec 9, the town only had one hotel. Above: Construction with Used Seacans Steenhof Building Services Group in Orillia, Ont. engineered the project. General manager Joseph Emmons said the hotel design was environmentally-friendly,...