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The evolution of the humble shipping container Twenty odd years ago, a shipping container would only have been associated with international haulage. Towers of colourful containers are a familiar sight to anyone living...

In September last year, we shared the motivational story of a father and son, who were inspired to create a tiny home from a 20ft container, purchased here at NZBOX. The Container Home Project The idea for this project...

When you’re a teenager, deciding what career path to follow can be a daunting task. When 15-year-old Sam Johnson from Helensville started thinking about the trades as a potential option, his father, Graeme, thought he...

Shipping containers have been used for the transport and freight of all kinds of trades goods for decades. In recent times, however, they’ve become increasingly used for storage by both organisations and individuals...

If you’ve recently become the proud owner of a brand new shipping container it’ll probably be in your interests to do what you can to make sure it lasts as long as it can. Don’t get us wrong, shipping...

Shipping containers come in all shapes and sizes from your standard 20ft shipping containers and 40ft shipping containers to side opening containers, open top containers and more. As well as all these, there’s also a...