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Dark grey shipping container fitted out as an ablution block with three white doors

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Case study: Rosemount Nursery engages Premier Box to build a custom ablution block

Recognising the need to construct a new ablution block with accessible facilities, Rosemount Nursery enlisted Premier Box to design and build a facility, customised for the needs of their customers and staff.

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Pile of red and white triangular warning signs reading Scam

Warning: shipping container sales scams!

Over the last few months shipping container seller scams have been rife with scammers taking advantage of increasing market prices and the COVID restrictions that has moved many interactions to online only.

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Orange shipping container converted into a sales office with sliding glass doors and a deck

Case study: Premier Box helps JAWA Campers transform their customer experience

Experiencing rapid business growth, JAWA Campers approached Premier Box to design and build a portable sales office that they could conveniently locate beside their showroom in Caboolture.

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Four Premier Box team members in hi-vis shirts standing in front of a container

A small and dynamic shipping container supplier delivering big solutions

As a leading shipping container supplier, we know there are some big players out there in the market, but we like to think of ourselves as small and mighty.

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Blue two-storey shipping container facility with an external staircase and curved awning

Case study: Premier Box delivers a multi-functional shipping container facility

Designing and building a versatile, compact facility for a lot feeding business, Premier Box provided a custom shipping container solution.

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White ArcticStore refrigerated container with a loading ramp in a depot yard

Purpose-built refrigerated containers

Searching for an ultra-reliable, power-efficient refrigerated container? With the Christmas rush just around the corner, wouldn’t it feel great to tick cold storage off your to-do list?

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Office container product graphic showing a line drawing of a high cube container in 10, 20 and 40 foot sizes

Office containers

New build high cube shipping container, custom exterior paint, 50mm EPS insulation panel, commercial vinyl flooring, personnel access door, glass sliding window, electrical pack and air conditioner.

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Storage container product graphic showing line drawings of shelved containers in 10, 20 and 40 foot sizes

Storage container

New build high cube shipping container, custom exterior paint, shelving units (3-tier), sliding window and electrical pack. Three sizes to choose from.

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Line drawing of a long modular office building made from shipping containers

Case study: custom-built shipping container offices for ExxonMobil PNG

Premier Box designed, built and delivered customised shipping container offices to Papua New Guinea, providing Exxon Mobil with a multiple office solution across four remote highland locations.

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Canteen and cafe container product graphic with a servery awning in 10, 20 and 40 foot sizes

Canteen / cafe container

New build high cube shipping container, custom exterior paint, 50mm EPS insulation panel, commercial vinyl flooring, personnel access door, 1 x 2m servery, awnings with gas struts and electrical pack.

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Worker in a hard hat beside an open shipping container on a construction site

Using shipping containers as a secure worksite lock-up and workshop for tools and equipment

Shipping containers can be useful in a vast number of applications. But perhaps their most common use these days is providing a safe and secure workshop for tools and equipment on construction sites, mining sites, and various agricultural properties.

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Shipping container converted into the colourful Happy Turtle Cafe with its servery open

Happy Turtle Cafe: conversion case study

This October, the Happy Turtle Café landed in the Happy Valley providing Caloundra locals and visitors with coffee, house baked goods, vibrant salads, sandwiches, Açai bowls, cold pressed juices and smoothies.

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Green stacked shipping container facility with stairs beside an AFL ground

Bond University: AFL facilities

The Premier Box team were recently briefed with a complex but exciting project for Bond University. They required AFL home & away team facilities to be installed on their AFL grounds in Robina.

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Household items being packed into a cardboard moving box

Self storage solutions: relocating

There are so many reasons why Australians are choosing self-storage for domestic items.

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Render of people relaxing beside a converted shipping container at the Mackay Regional Council venue

Mackay Regional Council: conversion case study

Mackay Regional Council approached us last year to help develop facilities for their multi-sport venue Sugar Bowl Mackay, a Skate Park and Youth Plaza to be open and free to the public.

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Container workshop and storage conversion under a large dome shelter

Workshop & storage: conversion case study

Whilst our general purpose containers are great for temporary or long term storage, we understand that sometimes businesses need a permanent space that is unique to their specific storage requirements.

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Smiling child putting folded towels onto a storage shelf

Storage tips & tricks

There are many positives to living a clutter free life in a clutter free home.

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Long grey 40 foot container modified for helicopter storage

Helicopter storage: conversion case study

Yes, you read correctly… helicopter! Premier Box customer Luke owns and runs a cattle station and needed an on-site, secure, pest proof and cyclone safe storage space for his rotorcraft.

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Blue container cafe with timber doors and a serving window open

Unity College CoOp Café: conversion case study

In 2016, we were approached by Unity College with the idea of having an on-site café that brings the local community and their students together, to create new business and learning opportunities.

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Stacked colourful shipping containers in a depot yard

Choosing a shipping container couldn’t be easier

From pools to schools, there are no rules when it comes to the correct use of a shipping container. Choosing the right container for your needs doesn’t have to be tricky with our list of five handy questions by your side.

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