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Portable cabin hire is a convenient and cost effective solution for businesses and organisations that need additional space. The cabins are ideal if the need is temporary, such as construction site welfare units, or if the extra space is required urgently, such as schools that have unsafe classrooms or need extra nursery capacity.
Here are five key sectors that benefit the most from portable cabin hire.
Schools and colleges make regular use of portable buildings. The poor state of school buildings in the UK has been well publicised over the past couple of years, as hundreds of schools have been forced to close off classrooms or even entire buildings due to unsafe Raac installations. Many schools also contain unsafe levels of asbestos.
The rate of repairs or replacements to permanent buildings is very slow, and in many cases still going through the funding or planning process. Therefore portable buildings are frequently used to step into the breach, providing fast and affordable classroom space, offices, or sports halls.
A more recent example of the use of portable or modular buildings in schools is to expand school-based nursery facilities. The government is due to release a second round of funding to state primary schools for this purpose, in order to meet the extra demand for early years childcare created by increased hours of government-funded care for the under fives.
For primary schools that do not have sufficient space to convert existing buildings into nurseries, portable cabins can be a convenient and flexible alternative. They can be assembled in time to meet the deadline of the start of the 2025/6 academic year in September, provided the appropriate planning permission is obtained.
The construction sector makes extensive use of portable cabins for a wide range of purposes to provide a weatherproof space away from the dust and noise of the main site. The cabins are ideally suited to the temporary nature of construction sites, and can easily be relocated or returned to the hire company when the project is completed.
On larger sites, cabins are used as gatehouses for security staff and clerks to check in deliveries and monitor access to and from the site. The cabins also serve as site offices, marketing suites, hygiene facilities and changing rooms, canteens and breakout areas, storage units, and even accommodation for workers on remote sites.
The healthcare system is making increasing use of portable cabins as it responds to challenging situations such as strained budgets; pandemics and winter virus spikes; an ageing population; and crumbling infrastructure due to Raac or historic underfunding for building maintenance.
The cabins can be used as temporary vaccination centres, testing stations, clinics, or even wards and operating theatres.
The logistics and transport sector relies on efficient supply chains, and key to this is managing stock levels so that they are neither too low or unnecessarily high; both of which will impact performance and profitability of businesses.
Portable cabins can be used to supply flexible warehouse space, which can easily be scaled up or down depending on fluctuations in demand. This is much more cost effective than hiring or purchasing permanent storage buildings that are underutilised, or inadequate to meet demand at certain times of the year.
In the transport sector, portable cabins are also used to provide extra truckstop facilities for haulage drivers. The UK is underserved in this area, with many long distance lorry drivers complaining about overcrowded and unhygienic facilities with poor food choices.
Industrial businesses often require temporary facilities for extra workshop space or factory units. Portable cabins or shelters can be installed to augment existing facilities while a major project is being undertaken, or even used as a permanent facility. They can also be used as weatherproof and anti-vandal spaces to store tools and equipment.
Customised cabins can also be used to house on-site generators, and for general purposes such as toilet and shower blocks, changing rooms, site offices for supervisors and clerical staff, and as security or medical stations. The cabins can be rapidly installed or moved to different areas to respond to changing needs.
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