For long-term, reliably watertight storage at the lowest cost per cubic metre, a used 40ft shipping container with S2 doors is hard to beat. S2 means the original ISO cargo doors: corrugated steel leaves, four locking bars and external rubber seals that were designed to keep the North Atlantic out of a loaded box. Our units are quality FG grade, bought direct from the shipping lines, so they are structurally sound and watertight while wearing the scrapes and surface rust of a decade at sea.
Key Features
- Original S2 cargo doors – corrugated panels, external rubber seals and four locking bars
- Outstanding security and the best protection against water ingress of any door type, with no modification required
- Quality FG grade used stock – 10 to 15 years old, ex-shipping line, sound and dry
- Corten steel construction throughout, already proven against salt spray and heavy handling
- Full-width door aperture at one end for pallets, plant and awkward long loads
- Optional repaint in a standard RAL colour to smarten the exterior
- An excellent, economical shell for conversions, compounds and site stores
Specifications
| External length | 12.19m (40ft) |
|---|---|
| External width | 2.44m (8ft) |
| External height | 2.59m (8ft 6in) standard, or 2.89m (9ft 6in) High Cube |
| Internal length | approx. 12.03m (39ft 5in) |
| Internal width | approx. 2.35m (7ft 8in) |
| Internal height | approx. 2.39m (7ft 10in) standard, 2.70m (8ft 10in) High Cube |
| Door opening | approx. 2.34m wide x 2.28m high (standard height unit) |
| Internal capacity | approx. 67.7m³ standard, 76.4m³ High Cube |
| Approximate tare weight | 3,950kg (8,710lb) |
| Construction | Corten steel, plywood floor |
| Doors | S2 original cargo doors, four locking bars |
| Condition | Used, FG grade, ex-shipping line |
Ideal For
Heavy-duty storage on construction sites and civil engineering compounds, secure plant and tool stores, agricultural machinery and bulk materials, and any application where the doors are opened weekly rather than hourly. It is also the sensible starting point for self-build conversions, since the original door end can be left untouched while the rest of the box is modified.
Delivery Across the UK
Delivery is available across the UK mainland, normally on an articulated lorry or wagon and drag with a HIAB crane to set the container down exactly where you want it. Please prepare firm hard standing and a route the vehicle can drive out of head on, as loaded transport will bog down on grass or shale. Our team will confirm the vehicle type once we know your postcode and access details.
