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Containers for Farms

Shipping containers are fast becoming a common sight on farmland, as they provide an inexpensive and instant way to store essential supplies and equipment, from animal feed, fertilizers and pesticides to machinery. Some of our containers for farms have recently been purchased for use as workshops and even animal shelters. These can be converted to provide essential features such as windows and insulation. Many of our containers for farms are guaranteed wind and waterproof, rodent proof, and are extremely durable, therefore suited to both temporary and long term installation. One of the advantages they have over traditionally built outbuildings is they can relocated relatively easily, which allows you adapt their use according to the seasons and secondly offer more flexibility in terms of planning permission.

Containers Direct have a wide range of budget standard 20ft shipping containers and 40ft shipping containers, complete with rubber seals which are ideal for rodent resistant storage of animal feed and other agricultural supplies. We can also provide complaint container chemical stores. Many farmers also supplement their income with public facilities, such as farm shops, campsites, and the trending glamping pods. Shipping containers can be converted to provide these spaces, in a low cost and quick manner.

Branching out - converted and purpose built shipping containers for visitors

The modern way to farm can include opening up your land to visitors, for instance an on-site farm shop, tea shop, or camping facilities. If you are allowing people to stay on your land to generate extra income you will want to invest in an office, toilet and shower facilities, and for more upmarket camping, popularly known a glamping, some attractive and comfortable glamping pods. Containers Direct can provide these, by either converting existing shipping containers with a wide range of improvements and features, or by building them from scratch. Features can include:

Case Studies

It's easier than you think to transform a shipping container into a luxury wood cabin! See some of our work undertaken for ideas on how you can make your land more profitable, including pop up farm shops and to biomass boiler houses.

Chemical/Hazardous Materials Storage for Farms

Many of our containers for farms have been adapted to store hazardous substances safely and in compliance with the standards required by the Environmental Agency and the HSE (Health and Safety Executive). It is worth checking whether the supplies you wish to store come under this jurisdiction as this would include fertilizers and pesticides. Our chemical storage containers are bunded to contain leaks and spillages, and have a range of other anti spillage safety features built in. We also have a ranger of flat pack chemical stores for sale, which are good for small spaces, difficult access and quick and easy repositioning. For more on chemical containers, see our page Chemical Stores.

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Flat pack containers

Flat pack containers for farms are a great choice for the ultimate in freedom of movement from a store. These can be put up and down again in less than an hour, anywhere on your land, and no specialist lifting apparatus is required to move them. They are compact enough to store away neatly during idle times, and are also fully man portable, meaning they can be sited where space is at a premium and access is tricky. They are fully modular, so you can join them up to create larger areas of storage space as and when needed. See below for our range of flat pack storage container sizes and prices.

"I have done a lot of research finding the right container at the right price. I am delighted with our purchase and the service I got from your staff." From Angela Winstone, Butterfly's Nursery, who ordered a flat pack container.


Supplies and Equipment Storage for Farms

For use as a store for supplies and equipment we recommend standard shipping containers, which can be purchased either unmodified in sizes of 20ft and 40ft, or modified containers which are cut down to a range of sizes and have features added such as new, repositioned or additional doors, insulation and anti condensation treatment. Cut down containers for farms are very flexible as they offer a range of customised options to fit your own requirements. For instance, doors can be added into the side of the container to give better access for larger equipment. For tall machinery we also have high cube containers that are an extra foot taller than standard containers.

Containers for food production

We can also convert containers suitable for food production, for example diary/cheese making industries. Containers are fitted with heavy duty lining and flooring, and drainage channels are added to make them easy to clean and hose down.

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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"This was the first time we have ever bought a container and you made the process simple and straight forward. From selection and payment, down to the delivery, all very easy! Great work guys!" Gareth Richards - TPT Fire Maintenance Ltd
25th March 2026
order - a Used 15ft Container
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"Good communication; Cory was very knowledgeable and always responded promptly via email." Idverde Ltd
21st March 2026
order - a Used 8ft Container with Electrics & Durbar Flooring from our Clearance Page
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"I found the process efficient and professional. Communication was superb." Plymouth Cricket Club
17th March 2026
order - a 3m Flat Pack Container Store
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"All in all a really good experience. The sales process particularly was really good and informative, and all my questions were handled promptly and without any fuss. The information packs were really useful and informative, and made things really clear." Ben Hull
17th March 2026
order - a Once-Used 15ft Container
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"The delivery driver was excellent. Very professional, friendly and helpful to position the container exactly where we wanted it." Stuart Thorne
12th March 2026
order - a Used 16ft Container
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"Very happy with the delivery time - 7.00am. It was great to get a call the day before asking if 7.00am was ok. Being a school this was perfect for us. The driver was on time and was able to offload before any staff or students arrived on site. Thank you." Vince Perry - The Kingsbrook School
9th March 2026
order - a Used 20ft Container with external Rustic Cladding
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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.

ISOQAR Approved – ISO 9001:2015 Certificate No. 13586-QMS-001
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