Lunchroom Containers

An insulated container fitted out as a crew break room — somewhere a workforce can get in out of the weather, sit down and eat a proper meal. It is built to order in 20ft or 40ft around the headcount it has to seat. Insulated panels come as standard because without them a steel box is unusable at both ends of the year; everything beyond that — tables, kitchenette, power, hot water, flooring, ventilation — is chosen rather than assumed.

Sizes and dimensions

• 20ft external: 6.058 × 2.438 × 2.591 m (19 ft 10 in × 8 ft 0 in × 8 ft 6 in)
• 40ft external: 12.192 × 2.438 × 2.591 m (40 ft × 8 ft × 8 ft 6 in)
• 20ft internal floor area: approximately 13.8 m² (149 sq ft)
• 40ft internal floor area: approximately 28 m² (301 sq ft)

The case for a dedicated break space

There is a welfare reason and a practical one. Site welfare expectations in the UK are that a crew has somewhere suitable to rest and eat, separate from the work itself and from sanitation — check what applies to your project and specify accordingly. The practical reason is simpler and is the one supervisors mention: a defined break space gives an unambiguous signal about when a break starts and ends, and a crew that has actually sat down and warmed up works better through the afternoon than one that ate standing in the rain.

Specification and fit-out

• Insulated panels as standard — usable year round
• Fixed tables and benches sized to your headcount
• Kitchenette and hot water system
• Full electrical fit-out with lighting and sockets
• Vinyl flooring, plus shelving for supplies
• Optional air conditioning, wall vents and roof ventilators
• Optional wall partitions, personnel doors and security windows
• Optional washroom area, bunded floor included
• Custom layouts built to your specification

Why the container shell is the right choice here

A break room is one of the first things a site needs and one of the first things it outgrows or relocates. Because the shell is a container, the finished room can be lifted and repositioned as the site develops instead of being demolished and rebuilt in the new compound — and at the end of the project it is an asset that goes to the next job rather than a cost that got written off.

Delivery, siting and cover

Delivery is free UK-wide, including Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, and the price shown is the total payable with no VAT added at checkout. Because these are built to order, allow a specialist lead time rather than a stock delivery window — the bands are set out in our shipping policy. Plan a firm, level standing bearing at all four corners, and if you have specified a kitchenette and hot water, settle the water and drainage connections before the unit arrives. Crane or HIAB offload is agreed in writing before delivery. Fabrication workmanship is covered for 12 months, and separately you have 14 days to change your mind under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 and a 30-day right to reject faulty goods under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

Build out the rest of your site welfare

A break room rarely arrives on its own. Catering at any scale tends to bring one of our shipping container kitchens with it; where dirty PPE has to be stored and changed out of, a set of container change rooms goes alongside. Supervisors on the same compound generally ask for a container site office of their own, keeping paperwork clear of break time. All of these conversions are listed under modified containers. Send headcount, preferred size and a fit-out list when you request a quote.