He Customizes Shipping Containers For Any Need

He Customizes Shipping Containers For Any Need BUILDINGS Miscellaneous Joe Hamilton modifies shipping containers into simple storage units for equipment grain and more as well as for cabins offices and workshops While he started as a reseller of minimally modified containers he now sells rents and customizes new and used containers throughout Canada and across the U S “We once did one for use as an oil and water separator for a tailings pond at a mine ” says Hamilton “It was completely explosion proof with vents and fans as well as leakproof with a spill tray in the bottom The invoice for it was close to $300 000 ” Most of the containers Hamilton modifies are considerably simpler often just adding a second door A container with a roll-up door in addition to the standard opening sells for $4 400 Canadian End uses are even more diverse than the containers themselves Lengths can vary from 10 to 53 ft yet all meet the same international seagoing shipping standards The common construction to those standards is what makes the containers so versatile Hamilton used them when he was a lumber broker selling to Europe and Asia When he ran across some units modified with doors he started reselling them eventually customizing containers himself “I bought a welder and a torch and went to work ” he recalls Common modifications include doors windows skylights and insulation Electrical wiring plumbing heating and air conditioning can be added as needed One thing that makes containers so popular is the ability to move them from place to place With everything contained moving is as easy as unplugging electricity water and other services picking it up and going Meanwhile they can be multi-purpose and self-contained “A big excavation company wanted a worksite coffee shop with its own power source for use at remote locations ” says Hamilton “They also needed to be able to plug in engine heaters at night in the winter ” While most of the container was set up for employee breaks a section was set aside to serve as a huge battery storage unit Before they left for the night workers could plug in all of their equipment The next day the battery could be recharged with the generator that powered the break room “We take pride in customizing a container the way you want it ” says Hamilton “While others sell what they have we custom build ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bond Industrial Inc 831C 60th St East Saskatoon Sask Canada S7K 5Z7 ph 306 373-2236; joe@bondind com; www bondind com

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