News & Blog
Keep up to date with the latest company news and read our interesting and informative blogs discussing all aspects of the shipping container industry.
From our useful guides on container maintenance, conversions, and best practice, to our latest company announcements, we’ve got plenty of reading material for you to delve into and learn a thing or two from.
Why Hiring Shipping Containers is Beneficial for Your Business
Hiring shipping containers for your business instead of purchasing them outright can be a flexible and sustainable option to reduce risk and protect finances.
Chatterbox #11: Planning Permission for Self Storage
If you want to know more about gaining planning permission for your container self storage site, Emily Temple from ET Planning has got you covered!
How Many Pallets Can You Fit Inside a Shipping Container?
When using shipping containers for ocean freight transport, it is important to fit both standard and euro pallets tightly to maximise the amount of cargo you can load in 10ft, 20ft, 30ft, 40ft and 45ft units.
How to Clad a Shipping Container
Regardless of whether you purchase a new or used container, cladding can be a great way to disguise that your shipping container was ever built to transport goods at sea, instead, completing transforming your container aesthetically!
Why Choose A Side Opening Container?
Side opening shipping containers are an extremely useful option for businesses due to the increased access along the entire length, improving efficiency and conversion potential.
Can You Join Shipping Containers Together?
How do you join shipping containers together and what are the benefits of connecting them?
How Much Does a Shipping Container Home Cost?
Shipping container houses are becoming increasingly more popular with the boom of tiny homes and the ability to create a diverse living space, so, how much does it cost to create one?
Cleveland Containers Invest £100k In Depot
Cleveland Containers invest £100,000 in their Middlesbrough depot by improving the groundworks through laying concrete to increase storage space to house more containers.
Tri-Door Containers Join the Range
Always striving to be innovative and constantly expand our range, Cleveland Containers are excited to be the first container supplier in the UK to offer this new product to the market.
How to Prepare a Shipping Container Foundation
We explain what you need to put under a shipping container for a long lasting, even foundation.
Joining the CSTA as an Accredited Member
Following the launch of the Container Traders and Innovators Association (CTIA) in 2017, we soon became an accredited member. The CTIA has since evolved into the Container Self-Storage & Traders Association (CSTA).
Celebrating 10 Years in Business
This February marks the 10-year anniversary of the Teesside-based shipping container supplier firm, which has grown from strength to strength and achieved record turnover.
We've Joined the Self Storage Association
Here at Cleveland Containers we have re-joined the SSA and here's why your self-storage company should too!
Shipping Container Gym Conversions
We’ve found four fantastic examples of workout spaces that have been created within shipping containers.
How Big is a Shipping Container?
Have you decided to buy or hire a shipping container but you don’t know which size you need? Don’t worry, we’re going to explain everything…