How container hire works
You tell us the size, the address and roughly how long you need it. We quote the weekly hire rate plus delivery and pickup for your site, so you see the full cost before anything is booked. The container is delivered to the spot you choose and stays there for as long as you need it. When you are finished, call us and we collect it. Longer terms attract sharper weekly rates, and there is no long contract locking you in.
What hire is good for
Renovations and builds. Furniture and belongings stay dry and locked on site instead of in a storage unit across town, and tools and materials are secure overnight on a building site.
Moves and gaps between houses. Sold before you have bought, or building your next place — a 20ft holds a typical three-bedroom household.
Contracts and shutdowns. Crews working on a site for a defined period get a lockable store that disappears when the contract ends, with no asset left on the books.
Seasonal overflow. Extra dry storage for harvest months, stocktake or events.
What hire is not good for
Hire is the wrong choice for anything permanent. Once you would be hiring for more than a year or two, owning usually works out cheaper — and a container you own can be modified, painted, shelved and vented however you like, which a hire unit cannot. Our hire vs buy guide works through the break-even. If you think you might keep it, ask about hire-to-buy: decide to keep the container and we will credit recent hire toward the purchase.
Getting the site ready
The truck needs the same things as any delivery: a clear path about 3.5m wide, room for the tray to tilt, and firm ground for a straight run to the drop spot. Put the container where you can open the doors fully and where it will not be in the builders' way. Hire containers are cargo-worthy grade — inspected, wind and watertight — so set the container on firm, level ground and keep the doors closing squarely on their seals. The full checklist is on our delivery page.
