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Taking a mental health break from work

Taking a Mental Health Break From Work

September 8, 2021ByIn
It has been almost 100 years since the idea of the 9 to 5 workweek was introduced by the Ford Motor Company, before being standardised across the world a decade later. The concept has remained the standard across borders, continents, and industries. However, the adaptation to home-working in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic saw...

How to Convert a Shipping Container into a Home

August 26, 2021ByIn
Coping with the pressures of modern life can feel suffocating. A vast majority of the UK finds itself constantly surrounded by the hustle and bustle of crowded streets in sprawling concrete cities.  Over three quarters of the population of the UK live in urban areas. Cities offer attractive opportunities for career advancements and exciting nightlife....

5 Shipping Container Alternative Uses

August 2, 2021ByIn
For decades, shipping containers made of corrugated steel have been hauling cargo to and fro across the world.  Created in 1956 in America by inventor Malcolm McLean, they were conceived to revolutionise the transportation of cargo. For over 50 years they have done just that.  Time can change just about anything though, and now, shipping...

Why Use Shipping Containers For Building

July 14, 2021ByIn
Shipping containers made out of corrugated steel have been the primary method of transportation for the world’s cargo industry for over 60 years.  Their unmatched convenience, flexibility, and durability made them the premium option within the industry, the unmatched king of cargo.  But the rise of the Off Grid lifestyle has seen a boost to...

How to Design a Shipping Container Home

July 1, 2021ByIn
Shipping container homes are an ever growing trend in the UK and across the world.  Modern life has its drawbacks, many of which are leading people to look for a means of escape, an opportunity to get away from it all and live life with more freedom.  New people are being drawn to the Off...

Does a Shipping Container Need Planning Permission?

June 29, 2021ByIn
Shipping containers made out of durable corrugated steel, normally used to exclusively transport goods around the world on cargo ships are perfectly built to withstand the most extreme conditions on the planet.  This inbuilt strength means that they can be used as an ideal alternative building solution. Shipping containers take less time to construct, can...
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