High-Quality Shipping Containers Direct From Felixstowe.
Shipping Container Consultants supplies high-quality new (one-trip) and used 20ft and 40ft shipping containers across East Anglia, including Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire.
Looking for a reliable, cost-effective storage solution? At Shipping Container Consultants, we specialise in the sale of new and used shipping containers with stock available directly from Felixstowe Port Depot. Whether you’re after a secure storage unit, a base for a creative project, or just a practical, weatherproof space, we’ll help you find the right container at the right price – without the jargon or the hard sell.
Why Site & Farm Managers Choose Container Consultants
- Stock physically positioned at the Port of Felixstowe Depot sidings for immediate haulage dispatch.
- Genuine Corten steel construction with marine plywood flooring rated to 30 tonnes payload.
- One-trip units include polyurethane coated flooring and factory lock boxes. Every new and used container is professionally inspected and approved in person before being made available for purchase or rent.
- Direct phone contact with managing director Charles Camp — no call centers.
- Clear, transparent HIAB haulage quoting with multi-unit lorry pairing discounts.
Port of Felixstowe, Suffolk (A14 Siding Corridor) • REGISTERED B.I.C PREFIX TUTU • PHYSICAL DEPOT INSPECTION
20ft Standard (6.06m | 8'6" H)
Zero-Friction Container Purchasing.
We eliminate the uncertainties of buying shipping containers with strict standards, transparent rates, and upfront site feasibility checks.
Delivery Access Consultation
We evaluate access upfront using preliminary screening baselines (indicative 3.2m–3.5m straight gateway widths, subject to turn radius and site assessment). Guidance provided for overhead services and rural lane turning radii.
- Preliminary 3.2m–3.5m straight gateway baseline checks.
- Rural lane turning radius and overhead electricity clearance review.
Inspected Wind & Watertight Standard
Every container undergoes physical structural inspection. Solid 28mm marine plywood flooring, smooth functioning double doors, and fully weatherproof perimeter rubber seals. Every new and used container is professionally inspected and approved in person before being made available for purchase or rent.
Direct Port Pricing — No Intermediary Markup
Stock is dispatched directly from port-adjacent sidings at Felixstowe along the A14 corridor. You avoid paying double-handling, yard-shunting, and secondary broker fees.
- Wholesale container rates direct from Felixstowe Port Depot siding.
- Haulage calculated purely on road distance to your exact postcode.
Personal Oversight from Container Veteran
Deal directly with industry leader Charles Camp. Over 50 years of operational heritage ensure your container lands smoothly and safely on your site.
Strategic Farm Diversification: Practical Storage Solutions for Rural Holdings.
With shifting agricultural policy and fiscal changes affecting rural land holdings, East Anglian farmers and landowners are evaluating practical uses for underutilised yards, redundant silage clamps, and concrete aprons.
Commercial Revenue Potential
Subject to lawful planning use, an underused concrete apron holding 20x 20ft units can generate consistent non-farming cash flow with low ongoing maintenance.
Demountable Storage Units
Unlike permanent steel barns that lock up capital and permanently alter the site, containers can be repositioned or sold on the secondary market if requirements change.
Planning Considerations
Agricultural permitted development applies solely to agricultural storage. Commercial self-storage operations generally require planning permission. Check with your local planning authority.
Tax & Legal Advice
Diversification can affect Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief eligibility. Always obtain advice from a qualified rural tax adviser before investing.
Important Planning & Tax Guidance: Shipping containers can provide practical storage for farms, estates and commercial sites. Whether you can install containers and operate a particular storage use depends on the site's planning history, location, existing lawful use and proposed activities. Agricultural permitted-development rights are subject to specific conditions and limitations. Commercial self-storage may require planning permission or other approvals. Check the position with your local planning authority before committing to a project.
Farm diversification and commercial storage can have tax implications. Eligibility for Agricultural Property Relief (APR) or Business Property Relief (BPR) depends on applicable legislation and the specific facts of the business, assets and ownership arrangements. Obtain advice from a suitably qualified tax adviser before making investment decisions.
Factory-painted to blend seamlessly into hedgerows, tree lines, and farm steadings.
Standard ISO Fleet Specifications.
Every unit supplied by Shipping Container Consultants Ltd is built to ISO shipping dimensions with Corten steel corrugations and heavy-duty 28mm marine plywood flooring.
20ft Standard (6.06m | 8'6" H)
Standard 20ft × 8ft × 8'6" ISO Corten steel container with 33.2m³ capacity and 28mm marine plywood flooring.
| External Size | 20'L × 8'W × 8'6"H (6.06m × 2.44m × 2.59m) |
| Internal Volume | 33.2 m³ (1,172 cu ft) |
| Tare Weight | 2,200 kg |
| Door Clearance | 2.34m W × 2.28m H |
| Flooring | 28mm Solid Marine Hardwood Plywood |
| B.I.C Identifier | TUTU prefix (90% of new containers are TUTU compliant; used units undergo the same rigorous personal inspection) |
Compare Felixstowe Container Prices
Wholesale rates direct from Felixstowe Port Depot. Transparent UK pound sterling pricing with zero intermediary broker markups.
| Container Model | Condition | Specifications | Colours | Port Rate | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20ft Standard Used (WWT) 20FT | Used (WWT) | Wind & watertight certified, solid 28mm marine ply floor. | Original Shipping Lines / Repainted | £975.00ex. VAT | Quote |
20ft Standard New (One Trip)Most Popular 20FT | One-Trip (New) | Factory slimline lockbox, waist-height handles, pristine floor. | RAL 6007 Bottle Green / RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue | £1,850.00ex. VAT | Quote |
40ft Standard Used (WWT) 40FT | Used (WWT) | Full 40ft continuous payload, sound floor, watertight seals. | Original Shipping Lines / Dock Stock | £2,000.00ex. VAT | Quote |
40ft Standard One-Trip (New) 40FT | One-Trip (New) | Full 40ft pristine storage with factory lockbox and marine ply. | RAL 6007 Bottle Green / RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue | £2,750.00ex. VAT | Quote |
40ft High Cube One-Trip (New) 40HC | One-Trip (New) | Extra 1ft headroom (9ft 6in height), factory lockbox, pristine floor. | RAL 6007 Bottle Green / RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue | £2,850.00ex. VAT | Quote |
40ft High Cube Used (WWT) 40HC | Used (WWT) | Extra 1ft headroom (9ft 6in height), sound floor, wind & watertight certified. | Original Shipping Lines / Dock Stock | £2,000.00ex. VAT | Quote |
20ft Standard Used (WWT)
Wind & watertight certified, solid 28mm marine ply floor.
20ft Standard New (One Trip)
Factory slimline lockbox, waist-height handles, pristine floor.
40ft Standard Used (WWT)
Full 40ft continuous payload, sound floor, watertight seals.
40ft Standard One-Trip (New)
Full 40ft pristine storage with factory lockbox and marine ply.
40ft High Cube One-Trip (New)
Extra 1ft headroom (9ft 6in height), factory lockbox, pristine floor.
40ft High Cube Used (WWT)
Extra 1ft headroom (9ft 6in height), sound floor, wind & watertight certified.
Registered Container Identification under International Standards (B.I.C)
Our container series operates under registered owner prefix TUTU (e.g. TUTU 123456-7) registered with the Bureau International des Containers (B.I.C). Every new and used container is professionally inspected and approved in person before being made available for purchase or rent.
Felixstowe Port Depot Stock Operations
Decal Serial Prefix TUTU • Connecting direct Felixstowe Port Depot inventory to East Anglian sites.
Decades of British Container Industry Leadership.
Built on straightforward, reliable service with deep regional knowledge of East Anglia.
Based near Hitcham, Suffolk, and sourcing directly from port-adjacent sidings in Felixstowe, Container Consultants bridges the gap between massive global shipping lines and regional British businesses, farmers, and residential buyers.
Unlike secondary resellers who shunt containers through multiple inland yards, we inspect and dispatch directly from primary port sidings, cutting out superfluous haulage legs and eliminating intermediary markup.
Experienced, Straightforward Leadership
Charles Camp
Founder and Managing Director of Shipping Container Consultants
Over 50 years in the shipping and storage container industry, acting as the go-to expert for advice on storage sites, repurposing redundant farmland, and personal use container purchases.
“With over 50 years in the shipping and storage container industry, my priority has always been straightforward, reliable service. Based near Hitcham with stock directly from Felixstowe Port Depot, we understand local haulage networks, rural access realities, and exactly what it takes to land your container safely on-site.”
Stephen Mills
Founder of Container Consultants
Stephen has spent the last two decades in senior commercial roles across travel & tourism and managing global IP, brand licensing, and entertainment rights across sport and talent.
“For me, business is always about people. The best deal is simply a fair deal and good business shouldn't be complicated; it’s about listening, understanding, and building long-term trust.”
Specialised East Anglian HIAB Logistics.
Direct-from-depot dispatch across Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire. We navigate tight agricultural tracks, bridge clearances, and overhead obstructions with experienced local drivers.
Suffolk
24–48h DispatchA14 Logistics Corridor & Farm Lanes
Navigating the A14 logistics corridor and tight agricultural lanes with specialised HIAB transport. Direct depot dispatch from Felixstowe allows careful placement onto farm hardstanding, yard compounds, and commercial units across Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, and coastal estates.
- Rigid 8-wheel HIABs (preliminary screening width: 3.2m straight approach; wider on turns)
- Direct Felixstowe Port Depot dispatch with zero broker markups
- Offload capability over boundary ditches & low obstacles (strictly subject to site-specific lifting assessment and crane capacity)
Norfolk
48–72h DispatchEstate Access & Overhead Wire Guidance
Comprehensive logistical management across northern market estates and rural acreage. Experienced drivers assess overhead services, ditch boundaries, and unpaved farm tracks to determine safe vehicle approach and crane offloading clearance across Norwich, King's Lynn, Thetford, Diss, and coastal yards.
- Driver pre-briefing on turning radiuses & soft ground avoidance
- Heavy articulated deliveries for 40ft & High Cube units
- Scheduled drops aligned with agricultural harvest routines
Essex
24–48h DispatchCommercial Yard & Compound Transit
Rapid arterial transport along the A12 and A120 corridors directly into commercial logistics yards, self-storage yards, and infrastructure developments. Synchronised timed deliveries to Colchester, Chelmsford, Braintree, and coastal operations to avoid peak traffic bottlenecks.
- Early morning deliveries to bypass arterial commuter congestion
- Tandem lorry logistics for multi-container commercial setups
- Factory-fitted lockbox options and ground placement consultation
Cambridgeshire
48–72h DispatchHigh-Volume Freight & Research Parks
Direct heavy freight connection from Felixstowe docks via the dualled A14 directly into Cambridge science parks, agricultural fenland estates, and Peterborough logistics interchanges. Full capability for articulated delivery and multi-unit positioning.
- Articulated crane haulage for maximum payload efficiency
- Careful crane offload onto prepared sleeper pad foundations
- 48–72 hour scheduled delivery direct to site gate
Crane Offload Included With Delivered Orders.
Our hauliers operate specialised lorry-mounted hydraulic HIAB cranes to position 20ft and 40ft units onto firm, level ground or prepared sleeper pads, subject to safe working radius, ground stability, and overhead clearance.
Site Access & Offloading Checklist.
Delivering an ISO steel container is straightforward when you know the key access parameters. Here is our 4-point checklist for delivery day.
3.2m–3.5m Screening Baseline
HIAB lorries are ~2.6m wide. Indicative straight screening baselines are 3.2m (10ft 6in) for rigid lorries and 3.5m (11ft 6in) for artics on direct approaches. These are preliminary screening figures, not guarantees; turning in from narrow country lanes requires substantial extra bellmouth clearance.
4.5m (14ft 9in) Clearance
Check for low-hanging branches, eaves, and telephone cables. The vehicle and crane require a minimum 4.5m (14ft 9in) vertical travel envelope.
Firm, Level Hardstanding
Vehicle access, crane reach, lifting capacity, and ground bearing are separate technical checks. Ground must support rolling axle loads and concentrated crane outrigger point loads on spreader pads. No delivery promise is made without a site-specific check.
Rigid vs Artic Lorries
20ft units: 8-wheel rigid lorry (~35ft length, up to 32t GVW).
40ft units: Articulated vehicle (~54ft–65ft length, up to 44t GVW; wide sweep).
Planning Your Site Delivery.
Delivery requirements depend on your container, access route and offloading arrangement. Before delivery, we will establish the relevant vehicle and clearance requirements and discuss any restrictions affecting safe access or placement. Preliminary desktop checks do not substitute for a site-specific lifting assessment by competent personnel. Please inform our operations team of narrow gateways, tight turns, slopes, soft ground, low branches, overhead services and crane working space.
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Request an Itemised Quote.
Direct dockside inventory with registered B.I.C prefix identifiers (e.g. TUTU 123456-7). Includes automated HIAB transport calculations with bulk multi-unit lorry discounts.
Delivery costs are an estimate. The final delivery price will be confirmed in your formal quote following a review of site access and vehicle requirements.
Shipping Container Consultants Ltd
Felixstowe Port Depot Stock Operations
Registered container fleet owner prefix with the Bureau International des Containers (BIC). Serial decal prefix: TUTU (e.g. TUTU 123456-7) identifies equipment ownership under ISO 6346. 90% of new containers are TUTU compliant. Used units undergo the same rigorous personal inspection despite not being TUTU.
“We provide clear, straightforward advice. Tell us what you plan to store, your access dimensions, and your postcode. We give you a fixed price and handle the logistics from port to your site.”
Frequently Asked Questions.
Direct answers on container grades, foundation requirements, and East Anglia delivery logistics.
Have a question about a specific site, size, or delivery date?