Rent Storage Containers in Richmond

Flexible Container Hire Terms

We know that project timelines can change, so we keep our hire agreements as simple and flexible as possible. Our standard rental contracts start with a minimum hire period of just 8 weeks. This short commitment makes it easy to manage short-term requirements like seasonal stock overflows, building renovations, or event storage without tying you into a lengthy financial contract. Once your initial 8 weeks are up, the agreement rolls over monthly until you are ready for us to collect it.

To keep things completely clear and protect you from hidden surprises later on, we calculate and charge your delivery and collection transport fees at the very beginning of your hire. Every unit in our rental fleet undergoes a strict inspection before leaving our depot to guarantee it is completely wind and watertight. This means the heavy steel body is free from holes, the door seals are fully intact, and your tools, stock, or furniture will stay perfectly dry and safe from the elements.

Container Rental Pricing Guide

We believe in honest, upfront figures. The table below outlines our daily and monthly guide prices for container hire across our entire range. Final pricing can vary based on your specific location details, current market supply, and delivery configurations, so please reach out to our team for a fixed, written quote. 

Available Container Sizes and Types

Our hire fleet features a range of standard ISO dimensions, alongside specialised variants, to ensure we can meet your precise storage requirements.

20ft Containers for Rent

The 20ft standard container is our most popular option across Richmond. It balances a generous internal capacity with a compact footprint, fitting neatly inside a standard car parking space or a large driveway. The tare weight, which is the physical weight of the empty container box, is roughly 2,200kg. It can easily accommodate the furniture of an average three-bedroom house or multiple pallets of commercial equipment.

• 20ft Flat Racks: Stripped down units with open sides and ends, perfect for loading outsized construction timbers or heavy machinery.
• 20ft Open Tops: Fitted with a flexible, removable soft tarpaulin roof so you can use an external crane to load tall or heavy items from above.
• 20ft Refrigerated Containers: Fully temperature-controlled units designed to keep food, catering supplies, or perishable items chilled or frozen.

40ft Containers for Rent

When a 20ft box is not quite enough, our 40ft container provides double the storage volume. These larger units are widely used by retail hubs, distribution yards, and schools needing large-scale storage for bulky equipment or sports gear. They feature a massive legal payload capacity, meaning the maximum weight of cargo you can safely load inside, though they require a significantly larger space for site delivery.

• 40ft Flat Racks: Heavy-duty platform beds designed to secure massive, awkwardly shaped industrial components.
• 40ft Open Tops: Perfect for managing oversized materials that cannot be easily pushed through standard end doors.
• 40ft Refrigerated Containers: Spacious cold storage units ideal for large catering businesses or regional commercial food distribution.

Security and Construction Quality

Every container we rent out is built to survive the brutal conditions of international sea voyages. This industrial-grade construction makes them incredibly secure when placed on land. The main frame and walls are made from Cor-Ten steel, a specialised weathering steel alloy. If the exterior paint layers get scratched or chipped, the raw steel forms a protective oxide layer that blocks deep corrosion. This keeps the core structure solid and completely weatherproof for decades.

To protect your valuable assets from opportunistic theft, we fit a heavy-duty steel lockbox to our hire containers as standard. A lockbox is a thick steel shroud welded over the door handles, wrapping around the padlock casting. This completely blocks access to the padlock shackle, preventing intruders from using bolt croppers, crowbars, or angle grinders to cut the lock open. Combined with thick marine plywood flooring and heavy-duty rubber door seals, your goods remain entirely dry and protected from both thieves and pests.

Delivery and Site Preparation in Richmond

We deliver our containers using specialised HIAB flatbed trucks equipped with powerful hydraulic crane arms. The driver pulls up adjacent to your drop-off location, extends the stabiliser legs, and lifts the container safely off the truck bed onto the ground. Navigating Richmond can be tricky due to narrow, historic streets, low-hanging residential trees, and local traffic restrictions around the South Circular (A205), Barnes, or Ham. That is why we plan our delivery routes very carefully in advance.

To ensure a completely smooth delivery day, please double-check these core site requirements:

• Vehicle Width and Extension Space: Our trucks require at least 10ft of clear width to drive onto your site. During the lifting process, the hydraulic stabiliser outrigger legs must extend to the sides, requiring a total clear width of up to 18ft to keep the vehicle safely balanced.
• Overhead Clearance: The hydraulic crane arm extends high into the air during a lift. The unloading zone must be entirely clear of low-hanging tree branches, telephone lines, and building gutters. The vehicle requires a minimum travelling height clearance of 14ft 6 in for standard containers and 15ft 6 in for high-cube models.
• Solid, Level Foundation: Your container must be placed on a flat, firm, and hardstanding surface such as concrete, tarmac, or heavily compacted gravel. We will not drop containers directly onto soft lawn grass or soft soil. The immense weight of the container will cause it to sink unevenly over time. When one corner drops lower than the others, it causes a problem known as racking, which is a subtle twisting of the steel frame. Racking throws the door mechanisms completely out of square, jamming them shut. We always recommend placing flat concrete slabs or treated timber railway sleepers beneath the four corner castings to keep the box level and allow healthy air circulation underneath.

If your location is on a restricted red route or a busy high street, you will need to arrange a temporary parking suspension with the local authority before the truck arrives. Please read our comprehensive Delivery Guidelines for a full checklist.

Container Sales in Richmond

While hiring provides excellent short-term flexibility, purchasing a container can be more cost-effective if you need storage for several years. Buying a new or used container gives you full ownership of a physical asset, allowing you to repaint it to match your corporate branding or make permanent structural modifications, such as adding extra doors or internal shelving. If you want to explore purchasing options instead of rental, you can view our containers for sale in Richmond.