Ready to trade the day it arrives
There’s a good reason containers are now the face of street food, indie coffee, event trading and pop-up bars. They stand out, they’re tough, they lock up safely overnight and they can go wherever the customers are. For a new business they’re much less of a gamble than signing a fixed lease and fitting out a shop. For an established one they add a mobile, branded extra pitch, whether that’s a second site, a presence at festivals or a kiosk on a forecourt.
We build commercial units around how you serve. A street food or coffee unit needs a counter at the correct height, a serving hatch facing the queue, extraction and plumbing done properly to standard and wipe-clean surfaces. A pop-up bar needs fridges, beer lines and a hatch that opens wide for a crowd. An office or retail unit needs a glazed front, plenty of light and a layout that guides customers round. We start with how you plan to trade and work back to the unit from there.
Branded, secure and made for hard graft
A commercial unit lives outside and works hard, so we build it to cope. The shell is insulated and finished so staff stay comfortable through a whole shift in any weather. A roller shutter secures the front, so it’s locked down solid overnight, whether it’s on a pitch or an event site. The electrics are commercial grade, giving the unit the power, lighting and sockets it needs, wired to Part P. The outside is made to carry your branding, from signage and vinyl wrap to a glazed shopfront and lighting, so the unit advertises the business as well as housing it.
Here Jack’s kitchen fitting background is a direct advantage. Commercial counters, compact working galleys and fitted service joinery are just the sort of exact, finish-led work he’s been doing for more than fifteen years. Your unit will look sharp when it opens and still look the part after a tough season.
Mobile and ready when you are
With our own containers in stock, your build starts once it’s agreed, which is vital if you need to open for a launch, an event date or the season. As it’s a container, the whole unit can move: a forecourt on weekdays and an event on Saturday and Sunday, or the entire business relocated to a better pitch. We deliver anywhere in the country on a HIAB lorry, crane it into place without major groundworks on most sites, level it and leave it ready to hook up.
Siting and planning
How commercial and pop-up units are treated varies a great deal. It comes down to the site, whether the unit is temporary or permanent, the use class, and whether it’s on private land, at a market or at an event. Certain temporary and event uses are simple. A permanent commercial siting normally needs planning and may also need Building Regs and licences for food, drink or trading. We’ll tell you honestly what your plans are likely to need and help you work it out, but the planning, the licensing and any food hygiene registration are for you to sort with your local authority. (Check with your local planning authority and the relevant licensing body in every case.)
Priced to what you need
Every commercial unit is different, so there’s no price list. Tell us what you sell, how you’ll serve and where the unit will go, and we’ll handle the design, build, branding, delivery and siting so it’s ready for trade, with our 25-year structural guarantee on the shell and a clear quote shaped around exactly what your business needs.
Made to order
