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Roof Platforms and External Steel Staircases

What can you use a shipping container roof platform for?

We've completed a number of client projects that include a roof platform for a variety of purposes including:



  • Roof top bars and restaurants
  • Viewing/look-out platforms for sporting events
  • Stacked offices

The technical side - all you need to know about roof platforms

  • Our platforms can only be added to ISO containers - we can add platforms to cut down units or new builds but they must be "cut and shut" containers OR built with full corner castings.


  • They are made using box section steel and 3mm durbar steel for the flooring. We usually repaint the platforms in black but other colours are an option upon request.
  • The platforms themselves will have corner castings added to the bottom rails which can then secured to the below/bottom container using industry standard twist locks. Please ask our sales team for prices for twist locks to be added to your order.


  • The hand rails are 1100mm in height (as standard) but can be built higher upon request. Gaps between the rails are 100mm to comply with industry regulations.

Reaching the platform can be done with a container staircase - please ask our sales team for prices!

Request a Quick Quote!

Contact our sales team for your no-obligation quote, including delivery!

See some of our roof platform case studies:


The Pop Up Cocktail Bar

This custom built pop-up cocktail bar was finished off by our client with a grass deck on top of the platform It was used at the Download Festival and will be transported to different locations for other festival-goers to enjoy their drinks too!
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Shipping container roof platforms from start to finish!


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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"Second time I have used service, it was as good as the first. Great comms from start to finish. Even though the delivery driver was independent, he carried on the great service and made sure everything was correct, very polite and went above and beyond his needs. Already recommended to a number of local people that are now looking into buying a similar product." Robertson Pens Scotland
28th May 2026
order - a 4m Flat Pack Container Store in Green
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"You are very good, don't change anything." Bill Towers
21st May 2026
order - a New 'Once-Used' 20ft Container
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"It was all very smooth, from the first enquiry to delivery. Communication was brilliant and I knew what was happening all of the time. Delivery drivers were brilliant, friendly and happy to make sure the container was located exactly where I wanted it." Tewkesbury Park
20th May 2026
order - a New 'Once-Used' 15ft Container
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"You provide an excellent service." City of Edinburgh Council, Balerno High School
12th May 2026
order - a Used 20ft Container
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"I thought the process was simple, clear and efficient. There was clarity through each stage of the process and the information was clear for what I was required to do." Stephen Conroy - North Lanarkshire Council
7th May 2026
order - a Used 20ft Container
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"The guys delivering and removing our old containers were extremely helpful in making the whole operation run as smooth as possible. Couldn't praise the guy who operated the lifting equipment enough, very skilled in the whole process!" Hall & Roberts (Provisions) Limited
7th May 2026
order - a New 'Once-Used' 20ft Container
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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.

ISOQAR Approved – ISO 9001:2015 Certificate No. 13586-QMS-001
MakeUK Member – Supporting British Manufacturing
Container Self Storage and Traders Association Member
JOSCAR Registered Member
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