Author: A&M Containers

It’s easy to switch between work and play when you have a shipping container designed for innovative use. Creating new and dynamic spaces has never been easier, with containers once used for a certain shipping purpose now being reinvented into a multitude of creative ways. Shipping containers are the perfect candidate for this use, as …

If you’re an entrepreneur at heart and have always wanted to open a café but didn’t have the resources, now’s the time to get creative. Have you thought about converting a shipping container into a café? From a coffee shop to a sandwich shop to a popup pizza place, café containers can meet all your …

If you have elderly parents, aunts, uncles or other loved ones who need supervision but yet still want to maintain their independence, a granny pod in the backyard is the perfect solution. They’ve come a long way in the last several years, and we’re here to tell you all about how you can convert a …

This past year has been challenging for many hospitals and medical facilities as they are over-burdened and under staffed when it comes to testing patients for COVID-19. Now that a vaccine is available, those, too, will strain the capacity of hospitals and staff. Many popup sites are being used as temporary off-site testing areas to …

You may be wondering if you need a foundation for your shipping containerhome or other building. The answer is usually yes. Because the ground moves quite a bit over time, sinking, sliding and even rising, you have to ensure you have a stable foundation to keep the home on level footing – just like a …

Shipping container homes are increasingly popular as sustainable and inexpensive housing options. There are more than 300 million freight containers that sit empty at ports all over the globe, so the resources are certainly there. Real estate experts are projecting a rising synergy between storage containers as a housing alternative paired with traditional prefabricated building …

There’s a lot you can do with open-top containers. These are essentially boxes featuring four walls and a floor with no roof, different from standard shipping containers that feature three walls, doors at one end, and a floor, as well as a roof. Open top shipping containers are able to be loaded from above via …

Whether you want to rent a shipping container to use as additional storage, wish to set up a mobile office or develop a home base for your construction project, you have to do your homework prior to making a decision on a provider. The best way to do that is to ask many questions of any …