Modified Container Trends for Events, Retail Pop-Up and Commercial Spaces

A rising trend in commercial and retail spaces is the use of shipping containers to replace the traditional brick-and-mortar spaces that can be costly to maintain.

Shipping containers offer a unique blend of security, mobility and easy modification that leave more business owners and operators gravitating towards these special structures. Shipping containers help many businesses avoid high construction costs while still being able to design a space that is both functional and stylish.

Why More Businesses Use Modified Containers

The versatility and durability combined with the temporary nature of shipping containers help many businesses to store and transport products easily and efficiently. Besides shipping containers for storage there are countless uses for shipping containers, including offices, gateways, construction, pop-up kiosks, restaurants and more.

Shipping Containers for Retail

Not all retail is permanent. In fact, there are many instances where pop-up kiosks are used during festivals, summer markets and more. For these applications, containers can be a great way to have a secure pop-up kiosk that feels just like a regular space, with modifications such as electrical and heating and cooling systems.

The security of shipping containers is one of the most popular benefits when it comes to their use as retail kiosks. Gain the security you need to protect valuable merchandise, documents and electronics with the solid steel construction and easily locked doors in shipping containers.

Shipping Containers for Event Spaces

Shipping containers for events are widely used as a result of containers’ durability from steel as well as their adaptability to many different uses. You can even stack shipping containers! Many event planners and kiosk designers use shipping containers for:

• Temporary merchant stands
• Event storage that is secure and movable
• Stages and statement pieces
• Lounges and terraces
• Office and meeting spaces

Customized Shipping Containers

Shipping containers are highly versatile spaces that can be designed to become a truly one-of-a-kind structure that suits your application perfectly. With some creative structural and aesthetic design, modified containers can reflect the unique personality of your brand, event or individual preferences.

Shipping containers can even be customized when it comes to size. Containers come in standard sizes of 10′, 20′ and 40′ long, but can also be customized to fit your needs and your vision. Shipping containers can also be designed to be stacked and treated as a single unit, with modifications that connect the containers.

Even though shipping containers are highly customizable, the sound structure isn’t compromised. Shipping containers are ideal for modification and mobile use due to their steel construction, which provides sound strength that withstands customization.

Shipping containers from Conterm can be customized to suit the specific needs of your business, making a shipping container a simple and effortless solution that doesn’t compromise on the necessities. Modifications to shipping containers can include:

• Heating and cooling systems
• Paint and decals
• Electrical outlets
• Roll-up doors
• Windows

If you need shipping containers to help your business grow or you’d like to discuss modified shipping containers for personal or professional use, contact us today. It will be our pleasure to answer your questions and discuss container modifications options.