The Top Five Essential Uses For Modular Cabins In The UK
Modular cabins are used across a wide range of settings in the UK, where they provide a practical and versatile alternative to traditional bricks and mortar structures. The cabins can be adapted to a wide range of purposes, either on a temporary or a permanent basis.
It’s possible to find new or refurbished modular cabins for sale in a wide range of sizes and specifications. For example, they can be reinforced with anti-vandal installations such as steel doors and window frames, and advanced locking systems.
They can also be configured to different layouts, fitted with washrooms and kitchen facilities, and many other customisations. Here’s a look at the most popular uses for modular cabins in a range of sectors.
Construction sites
Portable cabins are widely used on construction sites for multiple purposes. For example, they are often used as on-site offices to provide safe workspaces for project managers, administrators, and security staff away from the dust and noise of the main site.
They can also be used as gatehouses on larger sites to control access and carry out checks on deliveries. Furthermore, the cabins are also used as welfare facilities for the construction workers. Construction can be a dirty and tiring job where staff are exposed to the elements and work long hours in challenging conditions.
Under UK Health & Safety regulations, employers are obliged to provide site workers with an adequate number of toilets and spaces to change and shower. On remote or large sites, cabins are often used for these spaces, and also to provide staff breakout areas and canteens.
Cabins have further uses on construction sites for storing equipment and materials to protect them from the elements and to safeguard against theft. Finally, portable cabins are frequently used as marketing suites by house building companies to provide a venue to showcase new homes to potential buyers.
Educational buildings
Modular cabins are used for multiple purposes on school and college campuses across the UK. For example, they can quickly be deployed to provide emergency classrooms, as the ongoing Raac crisis demonstrates.
Modular buildings can be easily integrated into existing buildings and have even been used to construct entire schools. They are often used as sports halls, science labs, lecture theatres, music rooms, nurseries, and hygiene facilities.
As the condition of many school buildings in the UK is poor and continues to deteriorate due to budget constraints, the convenience, reliability and affordability of modular buildings means that demand continues to grow in the education sector.
Healthcare facilities
The Covid pandemic accelerated the need for flexible healthcare spaces that could be rapidly deployed and expanded. As with the school estate, many hospitals and other health facilities are in a poor condition due to lack of investment and poor quality materials such as Racc, and modular buildings are an affordable and fast solution.
Modular cabins are in use as vaccination clinics, community screening clinics, and even hospital wards and operating theatres. They provide hygienic and safe environments for staff and patients, and can be fitted out with high-spec medical equipment and all the necessary utilities.
Temporary event facilities
Modular buildings are widely used to provide essential facilities at sporting events, music festivals, showgrounds and exhibitions. For example, they can be used to provide backstage facilities such as dressing rooms, media centres, and canteens and bars. They also have myriad uses across the site, from toilet blocks to ticket booths and medical stations.
In addition, portable cabins are often used in exhibition sites to provide branded spaces where businesses can showcase their products and services in a climate controlled environment.
Extra office space
Portable cabins can be used for temporary office space for field workers carrying out research in remote locations. They can also be used to provide extra space for businesses who have fluctuating staffing levels, as they can rapidly be scaled up or downsized as required.
They are popular with startups who don’t want the expense and commitment of renting or buying a brick and mortar premises, or for larger businesses that are experimenting with expanding into new areas.
They are also used as satellite hubs for multinational companies who have a large number of remote workers, to provide a dedicated space for videoconferences, meetings, and collaborations.
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