Shipping Container Loading Ramps

Making loading and unloading safer, quicker and easier.

Containers Direct sell a range of container ramps, designed to make loading and unloading safer, quicker and easier. The interior floor of shipping and storage containers is approximately 7 inches from the ground, which can make lifting large or heavy objects into the container difficult. Using a container loading ramp reduces health and safety risks associated with heavy lifting and if moving liquids, the risks of spillage during movement.

Our container ramps provide the perfect solution - they are designed to fit between the corner posts of the container doors to provide ramped access for pallets and forklifts, making light work of loading your container. Our ramps are fabricated in our own workshops, to high standards and we offer three standard designs and sizes for different requirements. Bespoke sizes and designs are also available upon request.

Heavy Duty Container Loading Ramps

We can make ramps to any required size or weight tolerance, however we do have two standard products: a 4ft and an 8ft container ramp. Please note; we design our ramps to fit to the door opening of the container between the corner posts, meaning the width is slightly less than 4ft/8ft.

4ft Container Ramp

Features:

Made from heavy duty steel

3 tonne weight tolerance OR 5 tonne weight tolerance

4ft wide* x 4ft long (approx 1219mm x 1200mm)

Fully welded Durbar anti-slip plate

Gives access to container with one door open

Choose from green, blue or black in colour

8ft Container Ramp

Features:

Made from heavy duty steel

3 tonne weight tolerance OR 5 tonne weight tolerance

8ft wide* x 4ft long (approx 2438mm x 1200mm)

Fully welded Durbar anti-slip plate

Gives access with both doors open - load two pallets a time!

Choose from green, blue or black in colour

Examples of our 4ft and 8ft Container Ramps

Recommended Modification

Our standard container loading ramps are not designed to be left in situ, but instead moved up against the container as and when required. Particularly for our 8ft container ramps, we would advise that you also choose to have the doors of your container adapted so the ramp can be left in situ; at over 100kgs, they're not the lightest! To achieve this, we remove the bottom 'cam keepers' of the container locking arms so the ramp can be left in place permanently.

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Car ramps

Standard Car Ramps

Storing cars and other vehicles in containers is commonplace, but a container ramp is essential for entry. We have designed a car ramp especially for this purpose - with two pieces at 6ft long x 1ft wide each, they can be spaced apart to fit any width of any chassis. These can also be used for quad bike storage.

CarTainer Loading Ramps

For our CarTainer product, we have designed a heavy duty (5 tonne tolerance), low level ramp that can be left in situ, even when opening and closing the container doors. For containers suitable for car storage, see our article Containers for Car Storage.

Other container ramps

We make any size ramp to order - please enquire for details. We can also make hinged, fold up ramps, which are particularly suitable for disabled access in a range of container conversions, for example offices, catering and pop-up shops.

All our container ramps come in standard colours of green, blue or black, but can be repainted to any other colour for a small charge.

Testimonials

As a long established and reputable shipping container company, we want to instil confidence in our customers that we can deliver on our promises, and provide high quality products and service.

But don't just take our word for it, see for yourself what our past and present clients have to say about Containers Direct.

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"Really good process from start to finish." Soldado Limited
1st December 2025
order - a 4x Used 20ft Containers

"Our delivery was great and a big thank you to the wonderful delivery driver who was excellent at getting the lorry onto site and delivering the container quickly, efficiently and with a sense of humour! We will be needing another smaller container shortly and will be back in touch with you." West Byfleet Infant School
28th November 2025
order - a New 'Once-Used' 40ft Container

"The purchase of the flat pack container was very easy from start to delivery." Tom Passmore
27th Novemeber 2025
order - a 3m Flat Pack Store Container

"From start to finish Neil was excellent; his advice and patience were first class, returning all calls and contacting us when promised. This resulted in us getting exactly what we required, even down to cutting the lead time to suit our schedule. Many thanks to Neil and all the other staff members we dealt with, who were polite and helpful at all times." A J Roofing Limited
20th November 2025
order - a Used 10ft Container

"We are very pleased with our container. The guy who delivered it was brilliant, very skillful and professional. Many thanks" Mick
17th November 2025
order - a Used 10ft Container

"The product (flat pack container 4m) is excellent. I already have one that I bought 18 months ago which has been secure and kept everything stored in great condition. I needed another storage container so came straight back to you. The lead time was even quicker than the previous time which was great. The delivery was slightly tricky but the driver (Steve) was cheerful and helpful and managed the job safely , even in the pouring rain at the time. Overall, great product and delivery and very satisfied." Michael Spencer
12th November 2025
order - a 4m Flat Pack Container Store

Committed to Quality

We are ISOQAR Approved and certified to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems, demonstrating our commitment to excellence. We are also members of MakeUK, who champion British manufacturing, and the Container Self Storage and Traders Association (CSTA), representing global operators and innovators. In addition, we are registered members of JOSCAR, the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register.