Container Conversions

The rise in container plant agriculture – growing plants in shipping containers –  is one of several uses on the rise, including non-plant agricultures like fish or even insects. Surprisingly, retired shipping containers offer a small, completely manageable environment to develop an ecosystem beneficial for plant growth. So, if you’re struggling for gardening space, a …

Read moreShipping container gardening: how to grow a garden in a small space

  There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the Qatar 2022 World Cup, from how they won the bid to the treatment of workers and human rights. But it can’t be denied, there’s at least one thing which they appear to have got right… Stadium 974.     Situated in Ras Abu Aboud, this impressive …

Read moreQatar’s Stadium 947 made from shipping containers

Sucker for a horror film? Step inside one of these deeply creepy containers – if you dare! DARKFIELD is a UK production company – founded by Glen Neath and David Rosenburg – that creates terrifying theatre shows inside 40ft shipping containers. And in the lead-up to Halloween 2022, they’re taking their installations to Montgomery Square, …

Read moreHorror awaits… inside a container conversion

Shipping containers aren’t just for shipping. Once they reach the end of their time at sea, they can very easily be ‘repurposed’ – given a whole new lease of life for use outside of the transportation industry. This is one of our areas of expertise, here at Gap Containers. Regarded as a UK leading specialist …

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We don’t just sell shipping containers here at Gap. We can repurpose them too. In fact, we’re regarded as a UK leading specialist for shipping container conversions. Our in-house team can design, manufacture and install bespoke structures to pretty much any specification and we’ve completed countless conversion projects over the years – creating everything from …

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