Back To School & Holiday Retail Seasons Are Right Around The Corner. Are You Ready? Contact your local Pac-Van office location at 1-800-587-1784 to secure your 40′ container for storing back-to-school and fall/holiday season inventory. Storage containers come in all sizes and can be placed almost anywhere. They are safe, secure, portable, and durable, and there are A […]
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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 […]
History of the Shipping Container
It’s easy to take for granted the steel containers that quickly move by as we wait impatiently in our cars for a train to pass. As children you may have even made a game of it, counting the containers as fast as you could, trying not to miss a single one. It’s easy to overlook […]
2017 Awards of Distinction
We are honored and excited to announce that we’ve earned two first place Awards of Distinction at the Modular Building Institute’s 2017 World of Modular Annual Convention and Tradeshow. Our Modern Times Brewery Kiosk received 1st place in the Relocatable Modular Single-Wide category. We also received 1st place in the Greatest Renovation category for […]
INFOGRAPHIC: What Can You Fit in a 40′ Container
In celebration of the first day of spring, we once again created an infographic to illustrate some uses for shipping containers. Take a look at some examples of how much you can fit in a 40′ storage container.
Modified Shipping Containers
We know we’re biased, but we at Pac-Van think repurposed shipping containers are pretty incredible. Shipping containers have been repurposed for over 2 decades. These steel structures can be reused in a multitude of amazing of ways. The large quantities available and the cost-effective prices has made them appealing to architects and designers worldwide. Custom […]
