Used Shipping Containers Projects

What Can You Do With A Used Shipping Container? Storage containers are commonly used in the shipping industry for the transportation of cargo. It’s what containers are known for and is the purpose behind their creation. However, just as practical as they are in transporting goods, these steel boxes can be recycled and used for […]

Shipping Container Modification Project

Pac-Van’s Little Rock branch recently worked with a global aerospace and defense company to modify a 40’ storage container. The customer was in need of a container with an internal railing system with a hoist that had the capability to move and place 55-gallon hazardous waste drums anywhere within the container. A mechanical internal rail […]

Customized Storage Container Shelving

Get the most out of your storage container with customized storage container shelves. From construction sites to super centers, shipping containers are leased or purchased for a several reasons. The number one- or most apparent- reason is for additional storage. There are several benefits to using custom storage containers as a storage solution. •  A […]

Custom Elite Residential Emergency Training Facility

As written about in a past blog, Pac-Van has been working with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department in Fort Wayne Indiana to build tactical training structures for its regional training facility. Pac-Van’s Indianapolis branch has constructed a total of three structures all built using custom storage containers. Our last blog highlighted the Residential Emergency Training […]

Washington State Fair Projects

This year Pac-Van had the opportunity to work with three vendors at the Washington State Fair, providing them with unique refrigerated container storage solutions to meet their individual needs. The Washington State Fair is located on 160 acres in Puyallup, WA, which is about 35 miles south of Seattle. It is the largest fair on […]

Allen County Sheriff’s Regional Training Facility

Pac-Van has been working closely with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department to build tactical training structures for its regional training facility located on 200 acres of land outside the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. These structures will be constructed of shipping containers modified at our Indianapolis office. The use of shipping containers as the structural […]

Madison Mallards’ Duck Blind

Pac-Van’s Madison branch recently worked with the Madison Mallards as they renovated a section of their baseball field known as the Great Dane Duck Blind using modified storage containers. This was the largest renovation to the ballpark since 2010. The shipping container building is also the first of its kind in baseball history. The Mallards are […]

Storage Container Restaurants

Portable storage container restaurants are gaining popularity as the hot new food-stop trend. Why not? These containers play a large roll in the logistics for almost all food that arrives in the country- from bulk goods shipped in 40-foot storage containers to chilled products transported in refrigerated containers. There are several reasons these steel boxes […]

INFOGRAPHIC: What Can You Fit in a 40′ Container – Summer

You’ve got summer inventory; we’ve got your solution. Take a look at some examples of how much you can fit in one of our 40’ storage containers.   2,720 Inflated Beach Balls Could fit in a 40’ Pac-Van storage container As a frame of reference, these balls stacked on top of each other could reach […]

Warsaw-Wayne Fire Department Fire Training Facility

Do you ever wonder where firefighters train and how they learn to fight fires and save lives? Storage containers are becoming well known for their ability to be modified to fit a variety of industries and situations. Fire departments and training academies are choosing to create custom fire training container facilities and burn rooms out […]