Shipping containers are normally used to ship products from one location to another, but some individual and business owners are finding unique ways to transform shipping containers into their next great business idea.
At LGI Transport, LLC., we provide shipping and storage containers for sale for whatever use you would like. Our shipping containers come from international and inter-modal shipping service or the manufacturer. They are secure, have ground level access, and are available in 20-foot or 40-foot sizes. We provide you with the container and we also can modify it to meet your personal specifications. For more information on our shipping and storage containers, browse our site.
Listed below are seven creative ways that people are modifying these storage containers into a business.
1. Craft Beer Anyone?
Craft beer is very popular now and is always expanding. Craft beer breweries are small, independent and traditional. They provide their customers with beer that has more unique taste than some of the more popular domestic and international beers. There are craft beer businesses that are creating a self-serve system out of shipping containers. This new invention is more commonly known as a kegerator and allows craft beer connoisseurs to try new craft beers from a mobile shipping container. Shipping containers provide mobility and flexibility, which make them the perfect place to set up shop for serving and brewing fantastic beer
2. The New and Improved Playground
Shipping containers are sturdy, but they are also versatile and environmentally friendly. Stacking the shipping containers can provide you with a lot of options to turn them into a playground instead of the usual plastic structures. This unique design promotes a child’s imagination and allows them to turn an ordinary shipping container into a pirate ship or fairy wonderland. This new playground is great for our parks and schools because it is unique, but also not too expensive.
3. Training Compartment for Sailors
Sailors require up-to-date information on technologies used to guide them on the waterways, especially at shipyards. Now sailors can train at any shipyard, naval station, or pier at one of these on-demand training containers. Virtual simulations will be provided to educate the sailors on the rapidly evolving technologies. The containers are portable and can be put on a flatbed truck or shipping vessel for transport.
4. Mobile Workshops
By adding insulation, electrical wiring, lighting and windows, you can transform your shipping container into a mobile working station. You can even make sure it is temperature-controlled so that you can remain comfortable during any weather.
5. Art Spaces
Artists love to try new and unusual ways to create art. An artist’s space can be very important when creating an exhibit. Why not showcase your art in a new and unique way by redesigning a shipping container for your next big exhibit. It is easily transportable and ensures that your art reaches everyone you want it to.
6. New Schools
Because of their durability, portability, low cost, and sustainable, shipping container are the perfect option to be transformed into a school. You can use them to add on wings to your school and use it as extra classroom space or as a library. It is also perfect to be used as learning centers for children and adults with special needs. So if your budget is tight, this might be your answer to creating the school of your choice.
7. Quiet on Set and … Action!
Want a perfect, portable place to put your prop department? Then how about transforming a shipping container into your portable place to store all your movie props. The Superman flick, Man of Steel, used shipping containers on their movie sets. You can even use them to house the offices for the crew.
To learn more about a new or used storage container for sale, browse our LGI Transport, LLC. website, and start creating your creative space now!