Sustainability
The greenest container is one that already exists.
We are a small family business, not a company with a sustainability department. What follows is what we actually do, not what we would like to be seen to do.
What we do now
Six things, all of them already in place.
Containers reused, not built
Every container on our yards had a working life at sea first. Reusing one keeps around three and a half tonnes of steel out of the smelter, and means we did not pour a concrete building to replace it.
No heating, no cooling
Steel containers need neither. That removes the single largest energy cost that conventional indoor storage carries, and it is why our prices hold steady when energy prices do not.
LED throughout
Every light across the three yards is LED on a motion sensor. Nothing burns through the night lighting an empty row.
Solar at Woolwich
Panels on the office roof cover the site office, the gates and the CCTV through daylight hours.
A reuse shelf, not a skip
Boxes and packing materials left behind in good condition go on a shelf by the office for the next customer to take free. It saves them money and keeps usable cardboard out of the bin.
Rainwater for washing down
Collected off the container roofs and used for washing yards and vehicles rather than mains water.
Our green commitment
What we are working on next.
These are not done yet, so we are listing them as plans rather than achievements.
Things you can do too
- —Take boxes from the reuse shelf instead of buying new ones.
- —Bring your boxes back when you move out so the next person can use them.
- —Take the right size first time — a second trip across London costs more than the extra space.
- —Combine a removal and a container in one booking so one van does one journey.