Waney Edge Cladding

Why Choose Waney Edge Cladding?

Get yourself a great-looking shipping container, and sort out those potential planning permission issues with a wood cladded container. Dressed to impress and blend in with rural surroundings such as woodlands, fields, parks and nature reserves, or anywhere appearance is important, we can clad any container with our industry leading experience in cladding. Along with our basic cladding options, we offer made to order cladding to suit any requests. Waney Edge cladding is a popular choice, where the bottom edge of each individual section is wavy, and slightly overlaps the one below.

Case Study

Thornton-le-Dale case study

See our case study of a cladded job we carried out for community of Thornton le Dale, a beautiful village in North Yorkshire, to store their Christmas lights and displays. The container is kept in conservation area and needed to be approved by North York Moors National Park Planning Authority. Our Waney Edge cladding fulfilled their requirements and looks beautiful in the setting.

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How We Clad Shipping Containers

Our expert fabrication team transforms plain steel containers into stylish, insulated units using high-quality timber or composite materials. Each build is finished to withstand years of outdoor exposure while improving both insulation and appearance.

Timber and composite cladding options available
Improves thermal efficiency and weather resistance
Custom colours and finishes to match your surroundings

Watch the short video to see our process in action — from frame preparation to final installation.

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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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"You have proved to be excellent. You are pretty competitive and always provide a container of good quality exactly to our spec. Cory and the team have proved to be good sounding boards for ideas and able to provide lots of practical advice too." City of Edinburgh Council
24th October 2025
order - a Used 15ft Container

"Very pleased with service, right through the process including making arrangements for an earlier delivery day." Mark Yemm - Westons Cider
24th October 2025
order - a Used 30ft Container

"The delivery driver was excellent - really helpful with a 'can do' attitude." Jon Fowler - Drayton Parish Council
15th October 2025
order - a 'Once-Used' 20ft Container

"I would recommend this service across the channel island to all." Island Waste Ltd
8th October 2025
order - a Used 20ft ModiBox Container

"You've done a great job, thank you very much." Tristan Dodd - PEC Tyres
7th October 2025
order - two Used 30ft Containers

"Excellent service and delivery was great." MSL Property Care Services Ltd
1st October 2025
order - a Used 16ft Container

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.