Side Opening Modified Containers For Sale
Side-opening shipping containers are modified containers that make it easier to access your goods and stored items via additional doors positioned on the side. They come standard in a 20-foot size, with a side-opening 40-foot modified shipping container also available upon request. These containers come with solid timber flooring and are naturally also equipped with our versatile double doors at the front that open to 270 degrees.
Versatile and Easy to Load
As shipping containers became a popular and practical form of transporting goods and cargo around the country and the world, more and more ways were found to modify them in order to make them more convenient to use. Loading items through the double doors at the front of the container is not always practical, which is why the side opening shipping container was created.
As you would expect from their name, side opening shipping containers open up from the side of the container, allowing for wider and easier access, with one whole side of the container opening outwards via two doors. Something that makes loading and unloading significantly easier. Particularly if you’re stacking goods like boxes or crates with a forklift.
| Specifications | 10′ Container | 20′ Container | 40′ Container |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Cubic Capacity | 15.4 m3 | 33.2 m3 | 67 m3 |
| Max Gross Weight | nonpayload | 30,480kg | 30,480kg |
| Tare Weight | 1.500kg | 2,360kg | 3,980kg |
| Dimensions | Lenght | Width | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10′ External | 3.10 m (10′) | 2.44 m (8′) | 2.95 m (8’6”) |
| 10′ Internal | 2.98 m | 2.35 m | 2.38 m |
| 20′ External | 6.05 m (20′) | 2.44 m (8′) | 2.59 m (8’6”) |
| 20′ Internal | 5.90 m | 2.35 m | 2.38 m |
| 40′ External | 12.19 m (40′) | 2.44 m (8′) | 2.59 m (8’6”) |
| 40′ Internal | 12.01 m | 2.35 m | 2.38 m |
| Door size | 2.34 m | 2.28 m |
Side Opening Shipping Container Features
- Solid steel components
- Timber floor
- Standard double doors with a full 270-degree opening
- Large side opening doors for easy access
- Security lock boxes available on request
Advantages of Side Opening Containers
Whilst a side opening shipping container is certainly advantageous, it does mean that more space is required for the doors to open on the side, which is a consideration you will need to take into account if you are limited for external space. If this is not an issue, however, then the easier access makes a side-opening shipping container a viable and useful option for much quicker loading and unloading.
Conversions For Side-Opening Shipping Containers
Along with their shipping and storage benefits, side opening shipping containers can also be modified to create unique and unusual container conversions. Site offices, media centres, art galleries, festival stands, coffee shops, pop-up retail shops, and food carts are just some of the many shipping container conversions you can create with a side opening container.
Modified Container Accessories
Our container accessories list is nearly endless and is only limited by the uses of the container itself. So whether you need whirlybirds, air vents, windows, shelving, power-points, work benches, ensuite, fluorescent lights, or any of a thousand other modifications, Raquel's Shipping Container Solutions LTD have the know-how and industry to customize your side opening shipping containers to your specifications to make something unique and extraordinary.
