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How a shipping container’s price and delivery charge is calculated

20ft new Shipping container

On a regular basis we at Billie Box receive a phone call or email looking for inexpensive shipping containers and stating something similar to these phrases: “I can see shipping containers stacked three high for miles, with all this surplus I should be able to find shipping containers for a cheap price!” “Why is the delivery cost so high?” “What can you do on the price? So-and-so down the road is offering a cheaper price.” Many of the shipping containers that can be seen in depots and dock terminals are either en route to their final destination or are…

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Lock up your valuables

What has your outbuilding or shed got in it? A bike or two, these could be worth anything from a hundred pounds to several thousand pounds each, lawnmowers can be approaching a thousand pounds, perhaps even a quad-bike or classic motorcycle are inside. Are you a member of an allotment association needing to store rotavators and strimmers or a community sports club with grounds person’s equipment? All of the items mentioned above are highly desirable and very easy to move and steal, how much would they cost to replace? Often many thousands. So is your storage secure? Is it…

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Jane Billing – the Expert in Shipping and Storage Containers

Jane Billing, Billie Box owner, Container Sales, Container hire,

Jane is our resident expert in shipping containers. She has been working in the shipping container industry for 35 years both for other employers and for herself. Jane worked for ‘Container survey services’ (contractor for Unicon International UK office, where they surveyed containers for shipping purposes) from 1986 until 2000 as a ‘data processing clerk’ initially which led to an office management role. Jane was dealing with shipping lines, container leasing companies and container depots all over the UK. In 2000 she became director and joint owner of a shipping container resale and leasing company for 9 years and…

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Facts about Shipping Containers

20ft new Shipping container

Shipping containers have affected our daily lives for many years, but what do you know about them? This article will help you out with some facts about shipping containers. Shipping containers carry a large percentage of the goods that impact our daily lives, and many people work with them (both directly and indirectly) in business. Since many people don’t think about containers regularly, we thought you might like to hear a few facts about shipping containers. Here at Billie Box we sell shipping containers and rent shipping containers. The Inventors of Shipping Containers The inventor of the shipping container…

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