Storage & Container News

In the old days you had to weld it.  Some people even use tar or bitumen on the roof - don't go in that container on a sunny day!! Anyway now all you have to do is peel n patch it!  It's easy. Try fibreglass reinforced polyester that hardens in sunlight.   You can sand it paint it or drill it. UV industrial bond strength patches are now available in Canada.  They are: Pliable Fibreglass reinforced polyester that hardens in sunlight Bonds to curved surfaces Repairs flat surfaces, dents, Joints and Angles Moulds to the necessary shape Cures in the sun...

Should I Ground my Shipping Container First of all if your container is sitting directly on the ground then there is limited risk of lightning strike, electrocution  or damage to stored contents.  But if you read my blog regularly you know that I would not recommend sitting a container on the ground.  Basically a shipping container on the ground a) will dig in b) be hard to move and c) will rust quickly as it will not dry underneath. So if you have your container sitting up on concrete, wood or tires: congratulations, that is sensible.  Although it is probably...

The versatility of shipping containers in construction knows no limits.  Here on Bay St in Toronto they have welded together containers and strategically taken the sides out to create hoardings on a new construction site.  

New Tecumseth Fire Rescue and Honda of Canada Manufacturing’s chose shipping containers as their main building block for the new shared fire training facility in Alliston, Ontario. "New Tecumseth Fire Chief Dan Heydon said the facility is being built from shipping containers, which allows it to be completely modular and rearranged to fit a variety of training scenarios. “We can do live fire training, along with ladder, aerial and confined space training,” he said. “The containers can also be rearranged for us to do rope training, so there are multiple uses.” Heydon said the containers are currently being worked on...

When buying a shipping container you need to think about what you're getting for your money.  If a container is being shipped from or is sitting in a local yard you've got to ask how long has that container been sitting in the mud. In the old days when scrap iron prices were good maybe a rusty old container was worth something.  Today a scrap metal merchant could ask for a fee for picking up an old seacan as the scrap value is low. Think of a container like a car:  There's new and then there's an off lease car...