New & one-trip containers
20ft New Shipping Containers for Sale
The workhorse of the range and the size most of our customers buy. A new 20ft one-trip container holds a full site's kit, stock overflow or a secure workshop, and still fits on most yards and driveways.
- Roughly 1,170 cubic feet of dry, lockable space
- Standard height or high cube available
- Wind and watertight with a factory-fitted lock box
Most popular size
Specifications
The numbers that matter
- External length
- 20ft
- External width
- 8ft
- External height
- 8ft 6in standard, 9ft 6in high cube
- Internal capacity
- Roughly 1,170 cubic feet
- Payload
- Around 28 tons gross
- Doors
- Full width double doors at one end
- Security
- Factory-fitted lock box as standard
- Delivery vehicle
- HIAB crane lorry
Condition
What you actually get
- One-trip units, so at most a single loaded voyage from the factory
- Marine grade paint, new rubber door seals and a dry marine ply floor
- Fully wind and watertight, inspected at our Darlington depot
- Any small transit marks pointed out before you buy
Delivered price
Container and haulage quoted together, so there are no surprise charges later.
Checked before it leaves
Every container is inspected at our Darlington depot before it goes on the lorry.
Common uses
What people use this size for
A few of the jobs this container handles well.
Site storage
Plant, tools and materials kept secure and dry on a construction or civils site, with doors wide enough for a pallet.
Business stock overflow
Extra warehousing at the back of a unit without signing a new lease. Racking and shelving can be fitted before delivery.
Workshops and conversions
A common base for offices, gyms, kiosks, side opening and tunnel containers, with electrics and insulation available.
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Delivery & collection
Getting it to your site
We deliver nationwide from Darlington, or you can collect from the depot.
- Delivered nationwide from our Darlington A66 depot
- Container and haulage quoted together as one delivered price
- Every delivery is on a HIAB crane lorry that places the container precisely where you want it
- Allow roughly 60ft of straight, firm access for the delivery lorry
- Collection from the depot is welcome if you have your own transport
FAQ
Questions we get asked
Roughly 1,170 cubic feet, which is about ten standard UK pallets on the floor or the contents of a three bedroom house. It is the size most businesses settle on for general storage.
A high cube is one foot taller, giving around 9ft 6in of external height instead of 8ft 6in. The extra headroom helps with racking, tall equipment, gyms and conversions.
Prices track the shipping market so we quote live rather than publish a list. Every quote we give includes haulage to your postcode, so the number you hear is the number you pay.
As a rule of thumb, a straight firm run of about 60ft with no low branches or cables overhead. If access is tight, send us a photo and we'll tell you honestly whether it will work.
Concrete, tarmac, paving slabs or well compacted hardcore. The container rests on its four corners, so those points need to be level and solid to keep the doors working properly.
Usually not for temporary storage on private land, but it depends on your council, the site and how long it stays. A quick call to local planning is the safest check.
Practically, yes. A one-trip container has made a single loaded voyage from the factory, so it may carry a small mark or two but is otherwise as new - and it is the best value new container option.
Corten steel construction with a lock box welded over the padlock shackle as standard. We can also fit additional locking bars, alarms or a personnel door with a secure lock.
Yes. Personnel doors, windows, vents, racking, insulation, lighting and power can all be arranged at the depot before your container is delivered.
If it is on our yard, usually within a few working days. Specific specifications coming from the shipping line take longer and we'll give you a realistic lead time upfront.
Yes, and we'd encourage it. Our depot near Darlington off the A66 is open Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm. Call ahead and we'll have one open for you to walk into.
Not sure what you need? Just ring us.
Two minutes on the phone usually beats an hour of searching. We'll tell you what's in stock, what it costs delivered, and how quickly we can do it.