Watertight containers

Shipping containers are generally sold as ‘Watertight containers’. This usually refers to the fact that the roof, side panels and doors are all watertight and intact. With all the FLOODS that have occurred during the last few months in various areas of the UK, the health of your container could be at risk! The Floor of a shipping container is 25mm marine treated plywood with steel underside cross members 6 inches apart and bitumen in between. If a shipping container were to sit in a puddle or even be in flooded water, after a period, the wooden floor would start to de-laminate and eventually let in water, therefore rendering the container ‘NOT watertight’. So we recommend when thinking about buying or hiring a shipping container, that you ensure the container is positioned in a low risk flood/water logged area.