The Company was founded in 1974 to provide refurbishment, repair & manufacturing services to the container industry. It quickly developed into a respected manufacturer and innovator of designs to which the container concept can be adapted, and continues to provide novel solutions to the shipping, offshore oil, nuclear energy and defence sectors.

We occupy modern workshops with overhead cranes, and all welding is carried out in accordance with approved procedures & qualifications. An in-house design team ensures the structural integrity of the designs, which are draughted in AutoCAD and can be used by customers to superimpose their installed equipment, as necessary.

As an original equipment manufacturer of ISO standard containers, the design and manufacture of shelters and military containers is a core activity at Bootle Containers.

Standard units and bespoke variants are designed and produced for a wide range of requirements, which include for the military command & control shelters, mobile workshops, special load-carriers, ablutions, kitchens, toilets, showers, offshore work & accommodation modules, plant rooms, emergency refuges, fire pump-houses and specialised intermodal transportation equipment. Shelters and containers are designed to give planners maximum capability and flexibility.

Bootle Containers operate a quality management system which has been assessed to the quality system standard BS EN ISO 9001:2000. The company holds Type Approvals issued by American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas and Lloyd’s Register of Shipping. Special ISO logistic containers are produced in a variety of configurations with side, end or full combination doors.

ISO standard frames suitable for complexing into facilities on-site enable the ISO container concept to be utilised for a range of open-plan requirements whilst maintaining the full ISO shipping capability of the container.

Additionally, the containers can be designed with integrated hook-lift systems which are compatible with the demountable rack off-loading and pick-up system (DROPS) and the palletised load system (PLS), which eliminates the need for a DROPS flatrack to be made available for battlefield positioning, and facilitates rapid deployment of key equipment. The units can be manufactured to suit Leyland-DAF MMLC, Foden IMMLC, MLRS trailer and King DROPS trailer. Furthermore, the ends can be designed to allow off-loading by SRTE. For air transport, units suitable for transport by C-130 aircraft or underslung by helicopter are available.

In addition to container manufacture, we carry out complete equipment integration and can supply turnkey systems ready for deployment. Container equipment integration for DROPS and PLS takes into account the off-loading characteristics of these systems. Fire risks can be catered for with the use of A60 fire-rated doors, windows and insulation & lining, and for potentially explosive atmospheres we can supply intrinsically safe electrical installations. All electrical work is backed-up with NICEIC installation certification.

Steelwork preparation and painting of modules is carried out to a wide variety of specifications, including water-based systems, offshore oil NORSOK specification, and military systems including Infra-Red Reflecting and Chemical Agent Resisting coatings. For the nuclear energy industry, decontaminable systems are available.