Spring has definitely sprung, and we are getting more and more enquiries from the green fingered amongst you. This week we’re posting some of our favourite spring-time enquiries, and show you how we responded. Rebecca required containers for her garden centre, Jess dealt with her enquiry.
“Hi, I’ve been asked to get some details about shipping containers. We would need two, around 20ft in size and need one for plant storage and the other for stock (gifts, tools etc) storage. We’re based just outside of Birmingham on a very busy main road, and have an extremely busy garden centre, especially as we move into spring. We’re worried about how delivery would affect our customers, and whether you would even be able to get through our gates. Can you send details of these containers, and delivery please? Many thanks, Rebecca”
For storing your general stock such as gifts and tools, I would recommend getting a standard
20ft wind and water tight container (such as the container pictured below left). You could even consider getting a
container converted into a garden shed. For your plant storage, I would recommend having a container converted into a greenhouse or having big windows (such as the container pictured below right), to make sure they get plenty of sunlight. We can also paint your containers in any colour you wish. A member of our conversion team will be able to discuss your options in more depth with you.
20ft wind and water tight container (such as the container pictured below left). You could even consider getting a
container converted into a garden shed. For your plant storage, I would recommend having a container converted into a greenhouse or having big windows (such as the container pictured below right), to make sure they get plenty of sunlight. We can also paint your containers in any colour you wish. A member of our conversion team will be able to discuss your options in more depth with you.
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In terms of delivery, we would try to deliver during the quieter hours of the day to avoid as much traffic as possible. Depending upon how busy it is and the size of the road, we may end up having to close the road off just during the delivery. If its a road with plenty of room, the driver may be able to reverse in; which shouldnt cause too much hassle. Getting through the gate would depend on several things, such as the width of the gate as well as how much the driver needs to turn. Generally when delivering 2 x 20ft containers we will either deliver on an artic vehicle or a wagon and drag. We would require the gate to be approximately 10ft in order to reverse into the grounds. However, it would need to be a direct reverse otherwise the vehicle and / or gate could get damaged. If we were to deliver on a wagon and drag we would try to find somewhere close by to leave the one container whilst the other one is delivered. I hope that helps Rebecca, if you require further information please do not hesitate to contact me on 0333 600 6260.
Blog Post Written By Jessica Archer at Lion Containers Ltd
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