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Modular School Buildings and Modular Classrooms
- Common Rooms
- Dance and Drama Rooms
- Dining Halls
- Gatehouses
- ICT Rooms
- Laboratories
- Lecture theatres
- Modular Nurseries
- Music rooms
- Offices
- Permanent and Temporary Relocatable Classrooms for Sale or Hire
- Plant Rooms
- Science Blocks and Food Technology
- Sports Halls
- Staff Rooms
- Teaching Blocks
- Toilets, Showers, Changing Rooms
- Whole Schools
- Wraparound Care
Ready For Hire buildings
- 16ft 3+1 Toilet
- 2 Room Cabin
- 2 Room Cabin
- 2 Room Cabin
- 2 Room Cabin
- 2 Room Cabin with Corner Kitchenette
- 2 Room Cabin with Hand Wash Facilities
- 2 Room Office
- 2 Room Office
- 20ft Construction Site Cabin
- 32ft Construction Canteen/Drying Room
- 32ft Construction Site Cabin Office
- Cabin with 2 Kitchenettes
- Cabin with Kitchenette
- Cabin with Kitchenette
- Cabin with Kitchenette
- Cabin with Toilet
- Document Storage
- Glazed Cabin with Kitchenette and Toilet M11
- Glazed Cabin with Toilet & Kitchenette
- Office with Kitchenette
- Office with Toilet
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin
- Open Plan Cabin with Hand Wash Facilities
- Open Plan Office
- Open Plan Office
- Storage Unit
Used Portable Cabins for Sale
- Changing Facilities - Ref 7210
- Changing Room - Ref 7038
- Double Office - Ref 7069
- Double Office - Ref 7094
- Double Office - Ref 7142
- Mess Room - Ref 7066
- Mess Room - Ref 7138
- Office with Facilities - Ref 7209
- Open Plan Office - Ref 7117
- Shower Unit with Toilet Suite - Ref 7188
- Three Room Office - Ref 7208
- Toilet & Shower Unit - Ref 7067
- Toilet Unit - Ref 7000
- Toilet Unit - Ref 7101
- Toilets, Shower and Changing Room - 7160
- Toilets, Shower and Small Changing Room - Ref 7136
FAQs: Search by Keyword or browse by category
FAQs: Exterior
- Are the doors and windows secure?
- Can I attach signage to the outside of the building?
- Can I change the look of the building exterior?
- Can I design my own vinyl wrap?
- I need to reflect a strong corporate identity. How can I individualise my Portakabin building?
- Will I need steps or ramps into the building?
FAQs: Interior
- Are Portakabin buildings draughty?
- Can I attach items to the internal walls (Pin boards/screens) etc?
- Can I use my own suppliers?
- Can we use our own air conditioning company?
- Do you supply furniture?
- How many keys do I get with the building?
- What can you do to enhance the security of my modular or portable building?
- What features help to enhance the security of my building on a construction site?
- What floor covering do you offer?
- Why do I need Comfort Heating and Cooling?
FAQs: Managing and delivering your building
- Can Portakabin provide me with spare parts?
- Can you act as main contractor?
- Can you provide me with technical support for my Portakabin building?
- Could you use our existing sub-contractors?
- Do you have a minimum service standard or customer charter?
- How are Portakabin buildings delivered?
- How do I connect the building to electricity, telephone and data cables?
- How long will the building take to deliver and install?
- I need a complete service. Can Portakabin cover all my building and civils needs?
- What happens if I don't have a mains power supply nearby?
- What happens if I don't have a mains water supply and drainage nearby?
- What happens if I have a problem with my building?
- What happens if my building gets damaged?
- What makes the Portakabin customer experience different from other modular building providers?
- What preparations do I need to make before the building is delivered?
- What type of foundations will my Portakabin building require?
FAQs: Procurement and costs
- Are you a member of any Framework agreements?
- Can I get lower hire rates by having a national agreement?
- Can I get my building quicker if I set up a national agreement?
- Do I need to decide how long I need the building for at the start of the hire?
- Do I need to insure the building when it's on my site?
- Do national account customers get different buildings?
- Do we have to make any upfront payments?
- Do you buy back your buildings?
- How can I buy a pre-owned modular building?
- How do I extend my hire?
- How do I set up a national agreement with Portakabin?
- How long can I hire a building for?
- How often do I have to pay hire charges?
- Is maintenance included?
- What are the benefits of having a national agreement?
- What do I do if I want to keep the building on hire at the end of the minimum hire period?
- What happens if I no longer need the building during the minimum hire period?
- What will it cost to take the building away at the end of the hire period?
- Will I get charged for a visit from Portakabin?
FAQs: Standards and structural design
- Are you fully accredited for health and safety?
- Can I choose my own internal layout?
- Can you change door and window positions?
- Do I need planning permission and how long will it take?
- Do Portakabin buildings comply with Building Regulations?
- Do Portakabin buildings comply with the Equality Act 2010, SENDA and Part M of the Building Regulations?
- Do your buildings comply with recognised U values?
- Does Portakabin (Site Accommodation) have any independent accreditations?
- How can choosing the right site accommodation help compliance with the Considerate Constructors Scheme?
- How many people can a Portakabin (Site Accommodation) site building accommodate?
- How many people can a Portakabin building accommodate?
- How much are your design fees?
- What are your buildings made from?
- What are your Portakabin (Site Accommodation) buildings made from?
- What is the electrical specification of your buildings?
- What structural warranties and certifications do you have?
- Will your buildings stand up to extreme weathers?
FAQs: Why modular?
- Are all refurbished modular buildings built to the same standards?
- Are there any energy saving options available?
- Can I change the use and internal layout of my Portakabin building at a later date?
- Can I put buildings inside our factory or warehouse?
- Can I relocate a building?
- Can you modify, alter or refurbish my existing Portakabin building?
- How do you compare against traditional construction on environmental areas?
- How long can I expect my Portakabin building to last?
- Is it possible to view a Portakabin building?
- We are very short of space on our site. Can you build in tight spaces or sites with limited access?
- What are pre-owned modular buildings?
- What is the difference between a 'modular' and a 'portable' building?
- What is the main benefit of buying a refurbished Portakabin building?
- What site accommodation building options are available?
News and Events
Events Hub
- AUDE Conference
- Birmingham Visitor Centre Open Day
- Carousel of Careers at Carr Manor School
- Carousel of Careers at Carr Manor School
- ChemUK EXPO
- Design & Engineering Expo, part of Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2024
- DPRTE – Bringing together the defence procurement industry
- DVD - UTAC Millbrook 2024
- Education Buildings Wales
- Education Buildings Wales
- Education Estates 2023
- Farnborough International Airshow 2024
- Foodex Manufacturing Solutions
- Global Offshore Wind 2024 – 18-19 June
- Global Offshore Wind Conference
- Health Estates and Facilities Management Association Leadership Forum
- Healthcare Estates 2022
- IHEEM Healthcare Estates
- Inclusive Learning Environments Show
- ISBA
- Learning Places Scotland 2022
- Learning Places Scotland 2023
- London Build Expo
- Making Pharmaceuticals Conference & Exhibition
- Multimodal 2024
- National SEND Conference
- Newcastle Visitor Centre Open Day
- NHS Assure Conference 2022
- NHS Assure Conference 2022
- Plantworx 2023
- Portakabin Site Accommodation Open Day
- RailTex 2023
- Resource & Waste Management Conference 2024 (RWM)
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- RWM & Letsrecycle Live 2023
- Schools & Academies Show 2023
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- Schools and Academies Show
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- Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference Exhibition Food & Beverage
- Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo 2024
- Scottish Council of Independent Schools Annual Conference
- Scottish Renewable’s Offshore Wind Conference
- Space-Comm Expo Scotland
- UHEI Conference & Exhibition
News
- 98% of apprentices at Portakabin finish programme with full time role within the company
- All hands on duck as Portakabin (Scotland) Stepps up for Glasgow primary school
- Almost 60 years of supporting businesses
- An Update from Derek Carter, CEO
- Applefields School Volunteering
- Carbon neutral nursery completed for South Ayrshire Council
- Construction work starts on brand-new Thirsk primary school
- Coronavirus: our message to customers and partners
- Coronavirus: our message to customers and partners
- Dedicated to deliver for the nation
- Discover Insights; a conversation with a valued customer
- Foleshill health centre, the UK’s first Passivhaus Health Centre opened to patients a year ago today
- Funding NHS healthcare estates
- In Conversation with Amber Jabbal, Head of Policy and Strategic Projects for membership organisation, NHS Providers
- Industry first as Portakabin teams with WPP agencies to launch European campaign
- Installation of a two-storey complex for a world-leading pharmaceutical company is complete
- Introducing Jay Gallagher
- Introducing Peter Wright
- Major investment sees Portakabin expand in Europe with brand new product launch
- Meet the team - Ellen Wichert, Marketing Manager UK & Ireland
- Meet the Team - Kirstie Webster, Area Sales Manager
- Meet the Team - Sandra Quapp, Key Account Manager, Portakabin Germany
- Meet the team - Stacey Graham, Hire Coordinator, Plymouth
- Meet the Team – Beth Hodgkinson, Graduate
- Meet the Team – Mark Fox, Divisional Managing Director, Site Accommodation
- Modular expert Portakabin, puts safety first with ‘Fire Prevention on Construction Sites’ guide
- New 30-bed National Treatment Centre set to reduce wait times across NHS Scotland
- New school made by Portakabin for Badger Hill Primary School
- New six-bed isolation unit opens at York Hospital
- One step closer to home for Norwich patients thanks to Portakabin
- Over 85% of students taught at The Global Academy go on to work in creative industries
- Passivhaus certification for Foleshill Health Centre the UK’s greenest healthcare building
- Portakabin (Scotland) signals continued growth as new Divisional Managing Director takes the helm
- Portakabin and Darwin Group expand healthcare capability
- Portakabin becomes new FORS Champion, driving supply chain safety and sustainability
- Portakabin begins installation at Discovery Special Academy all through provision, in the heart of Teesside
- Portakabin builds ambitions with trio of executive leadership appointments
- Portakabin chooses Cambuslang for showcase Scottish location
- Portakabin comes to the rescue of Burnham-on-Sea RNLI volunteers
- Portakabin completes installation in just 19 days for a new state-of-the-art, 200-place special educational needs school in Leeds.
- Portakabin completes installation in just two weeks for new special needs school in Norfolk
- Portakabin completes purpose-built primary ‘Unity Academy’ in Kidderminster
- Portakabin completes specialist decontamination building for established endoscopy suite at King George Hospital
- Portakabin completes specialist theatres for Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Portakabin completes turnkey nursery building to support early years learning in the community
- Portakabin constructs state-of-the-art school in Norfolk
- Portakabin contracted to deliver temporary training ground facility for Brentford Football Club
- Portakabin delivers 'Dementia friendly' ward space for St. Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust
- Portakabin delivers endoscopy suite to provide better access to vital diagnostic procedures to Rugby community.
- Portakabin delivers ground-breaking dairy innovation facility as part of the Borderlands Growth Deal
- Portakabin delivers its first modular mental health facility in the North East
- Portakabin delivers state-of-the-art training facility for Brentford Football Club
- Portakabin delivers UK’s greenest healthcare building for CHP
- Portakabin demonstrates continued commitment to raising standards
- Portakabin Doubles Apprentice Intake to Meet Increased Demand
- Portakabin helps deliver a Christmas miracle for care home residents
- Portakabin helps deliver national COVID vaccination super centres across UK
- Portakabin installs Site Accommodation at the iconic Admiralty Arch, London
- Portakabin is shortlisted for seven awards at the Modern Methods of Construction Awards 2024
- Portakabin kickstarts career opportunities for young people with vital work placement commitment
- Portakabin launches its Women’s Network on International Women’s Day 2024
- Portakabin nominated in three categories at InsideOut Awards 2023
- Portakabin opened its doors to visitors at a successful open day at new depot in Cambuslang
- Portakabin Paddlers take to the water for the York Rotary Club’s Dragon Boat Race!
- Portakabin partners with global leader in acoustic engineering
- Portakabin puts construction industry centre stage in national review on diversity and inclusion in the UK workplace
- Portakabin set to deliver new SEN school in Norfolk
- Portakabin set to deliver Special Education Needs (SEN) primary provision in Kidderminster
- Portakabin set to deliver UK’s first Passivhaus-certified health centre for CHP
- Portakabin support the Manchester Revolution Wheelchair Basketball Club (WBC)
- Portakabin supports key milestone for York Minster’s Neighbourhood Plan project
- Portakabin supports mental health in Somerset with donation to In Charley’s Memory
- Portakabin to Support with Expansion of Silverdale School
- Portakabin triumphs at InsideOut Awards for services to mental health
- Portakabin triumphs at Learning Places Scotland and brings home ‘Supplier of the Year’ award
- Portakabin trusted as healthcare experts to deliver during the most challenging crisis of our lifetimes
- Portakabin welcomes Dan Ibbetson as new CEO following Derek Carter’s retirement
- Portakabin works with Choose2Youth to support local York Café
- Portakabin, a leading modular building infrastructure provider, welcomes Antin as long-term partner
- Scott‘s volunteering day sparks inspiration!
- Silverdale School Expansion Opens
- Specialist winter pressures ward delivered by Portakabin
- Specialist winter pressures ward delivered by Portakabin
- Stuart completes 1,500 km cycle for Yorkshire Air Ambulance in just 115 Hours
- Stuart cycles 1,500km from London to Edinburgh for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
- Success at DIY SOS: The Big Build!
- Visionary new school, Roundswell Community Primary Academy, celebrates first milestone
- Work starts on a new 30 bed national treatment centre in Forth Valley
- York Cares Golden Moment Awards 2023
- York Employers Receive Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Boost
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service hails modular solution benefits for staff and communities
Solutions
Modular School Buildings and Modular Classrooms
- Common Rooms
- Dance and Drama Rooms
- Dining Halls
- Gatehouses
- ICT Rooms
- Laboratories
- Lecture theatres
- Modular Nurseries
- Music rooms
- Offices
- Permanent and Temporary Relocatable Classrooms for Sale or Hire
- Plant Rooms
- Science Blocks and Food Technology
- Sports Halls
- Staff Rooms
- Teaching Blocks
- Toilets, Showers, Changing Rooms
- Whole Schools