Trusted Storage Partner: How a Global Manufacturer Secured Operations with Flexible Shipping Container Rentals

Jane Billing on January 13, 2026

From Shipping Container Rentals to Purchases – Why a Global Manufacturer Chose Billie Box Storage Pressures During Expansion We’ve been working with a large, international manufacturing business with historic roots in Ipswich, Suffolk. During a period of major expansion, the company faced critical storage shortages and growing pressure to handle seasonal fluctuations in manufacturing. To …

COMPETITION June 2025

Jane on May 30, 2025

We’re on a mission to showcase our fabulous containers in their homes – and we’d love your help  Whether you’ve got your container in use for work, storage, a hobby space or something a bit quirky – we want to see it!  Send us your photos or videos, whatever the style: One lucky entrant will be drawn …

Can I Put a Shipping Container on My Driveway? Everything You Need to Know

Jane on July 9, 2024

So many customers ask us if they can put a shipping container on their driveway. Shipping containers for storage are becoming more popular, in particular with the private house owner, when they are extending their house, doing a new build on their land or re-build of their home.  Legal considerations The local authorities may well …

Sponsorship for FFSC 2022/23

Jane on August 25, 2022

Billie Box are delighted to announce that they are sponsoring the following in 2022/23: Youth sailing at Felixstowe Ferry Billie Box are proud to sponsor Youth Sailing at Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club for another year. For more information about Youth Sailing, have a look at the FFSC website. FFSC Safety boat called Carl Giles We …

School Refurbishment

Jane on July 6, 2020

Shipping containers for school and college refurbishment This week, the UK Government announced a ten-year plan for the refurbishment of schools and colleges across the nation. With over £1 billion in funding, it is the first major rebuilding programme to be launched since 2014, and will begin as soon as 2020-21. You may be familiar …

Renting vs Buying Container Storage

Jane on January 3, 2020

If you require extra storage space, you can easily solve this problem by renting or buying a shipping container. The processes of renting and buying container storage offer different benefits depending on your requirements. If you’re wondering whether you should rent or buy your container, read on to find out which option is best suited …

Funding for Storage Containers at Football Clubs

Jane on November 26, 2018

Great news for football clubs, as The Premier League and The FA Facilities Fund Small Grants Scheme lists storage containers as an eligible project for a grant. This means that educational establishments and grassroots football clubs can now support the growth of their facilities with funding towards a storage container. Storage containers provide endless advantages …

Storage Containers for Schools, Colleges & Universities

Jane on August 1, 2018

In our conversations with customers who work in schools, colleges and universities it’s quite common to hear the same problems. Throughout academia, organisations are finding themselves increasingly short of storage space. Storage is needed for sports equipment, exam furniture, archive paperwork, text books, etc. In the past, when schools and universities enjoyed larger development budgets …

Rural Crime stats 2016

Jane on February 14, 2017

Rural crime stats are a huge problem to farmers and those that live in the countryside. Rural sites are so exposed and unmanned in many cases, hence why crime is on the rise. The perpetrators can access sites easily and abscond with many high value items without anyone noticing. We at Billie Box take these …

Sports Clubs & Leisure Centre secure storage

Jane on August 19, 2016

Many sports clubs and leisure facilities in the UK use a shipping container to hold their ever expanding array of equipment. If space and protection are factors you value when considering how to securely store your businesses assets then you are not alone… Team GB’s unprecedented success at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games inspired …

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