Waney Edge Cladding

Why Choose Waney Edge Cladding?

Get yourself a great-looking shipping container, and sort out those potential planning permission issues with a wood cladded container. Dressed to impress and blend in with rural surroundings such as woodlands, fields, parks and nature reserves, or anywhere appearance is important, we can clad any container with our industry leading experience in cladding. Along with our basic cladding options, we offer made to order cladding to suit any requests. Waney Edge cladding is a popular choice, where the bottom edge of each individual section is wavy, and slightly overlaps the one below.

Case Study

Thornton-le-Dale case study

See our case study of a cladded job we carried out for community of Thornton le Dale, a beautiful village in North Yorkshire, to store their Christmas lights and displays. The container is kept in conservation area and needed to be approved by North York Moors National Park Planning Authority. Our Waney Edge cladding fulfilled their requirements and looks beautiful in the setting.

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How We Clad Shipping Containers

Our expert fabrication team transforms plain steel containers into stylish, insulated units using high-quality timber or composite materials. Each build is finished to withstand years of outdoor exposure while improving both insulation and appearance.

Timber and composite cladding options available
Improves thermal efficiency and weather resistance
Custom colours and finishes to match your surroundings

Watch the short video to see our process in action — from frame preparation to final installation.

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Testimonials

As a long established and reputable shipping container company, we want to instil confidence in our customers that we can deliver on our promises, and provide high quality products and service.

But don't just take our word for it, see for yourself what our past and present clients have to say about Containers Direct.

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"We were happy with the process from start to finish." Elmton Services Ltd
27th January 2026
order - a Used 15ft Container with Personnel Door and Electric Roller Shutter Door from our Clearance page

"We've just had delivery of our 30ft container and all is good thank you. I just wanted to write to say what a nice, pleasant and talented driver you have delivering for you, nothing was too much trouble, obviously knew exactly what he was doing and could place this huge container within millimetres of where we wanted it. We were really really impressed, thank you for a great service." C & D King Ltd
26th January 2026
order - a New 'Once-Used' 30ft Container

"The container arrived and everything looks great, so far I am very happy. Just wanted to say that your driver was excellent, a very pleasant fella to deal with and very accommodating to what was quite a tricky delivery venue. Thanks for a great service." ATGT Limited
13th January 2026
order - a Used 15ft Container

"The flat pack containers we purchased from yourselves, we were highly impressed with how easy they were to assemble and the quality of the materials and end product. I'd like to thank you for all your help in delivering that scheme, including the visit to your site in Kirkby." Knowsley Council
9th January 2026
order - two Flat Pack Office Containers

"Service was very good." Lubet Engineering Ltd
15th December 2025
order - two Used 30ft Containers and a Used 4ft Container

"Whole process extremely good, Hannah was very helpful and gave rapid responses. Dave the lorry delivery man was really excellent, extremely helpful." Mark Nixon
10th December 2025
order - a 4m Flat Pack Store

Committed to Quality

We are ISOQAR Approved and certified to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems, demonstrating our commitment to excellence. We are also members of MakeUK, who champion British manufacturing, and the Container Self Storage and Traders Association (CSTA), representing global operators and innovators. In addition, we are registered members of JOSCAR, the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register.