Why attach a sign to a shipping container

Our sign post kit allows you to quickly attach 48mm tube-mounted signage to a shipping container without the need to drill into the container causing permanent damage. So in places where there are shipping containers, let’s see why it might make sense to attach the signs you need directly to the container using Domino Clamps.

Why attach lighting to a shipping container

In this blog we look at some of the reasons you might want to add lighting to a shipping container. But it’s not only the practical reasons for adding lighting to consider, stage lighting or festoon can enhance the appearance of a venue or concession stand making it more appealing to potential customers. Using Domino Clamps ensures the pole won't be disturbed by high winds or easily removed by passers by. 

Shipping Container Office Conversion [How-to-Guide]

Setting up a shipping container office can provide a good solution for those requiring a home office and small businesses alike. Our guide provides expert tips from start to finish for your container office conversion project.

The ultimate guide to metric and imperial tube, pipe and clamp sizes

In this new series of blogs we wanted to answer some of your questions that couldn’t be covered in enough depth on our FAQ page. The first blog will cover our tube clamps and tube; some clarification on their diameters and how the sizes translate from metric to imperial.

Fixing to shipping containers: A welder's perspective

In this blog we will be looking at the Pros and Cons of welding shipping containers compared to using a mechanical fixing like Domino Clamps. We spoke to Eyal Edelman, an experienced welder whose projects involving shipping containers include the Pop Brixton project in 2015.

Why use Domino Clamps to attach something to a shipping container

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There’s lots of reasons why you might want to make use of Domino Clamps’ ingenious reusable method of bolting structural accessories to shipping containers instead of opting for a method such as welding, bolts or other fixing techniques. In this blog we look at a few of these...

How Domino Clamps could help you build your shipping container home

HOME TRUTHS PART 3 -  We have previously delved into both the reasons why shipping container homes are so increasingly popular, as well as some reality checks as to why they might not be the ideal solution that they first appear to be. Let's end this three part series on a constructive note by suggesting some ways in which you can make your shipping container home project easier and more practical, avoiding some of the pitfalls of shipping container homes, using Domino Clamps.

Constructing Pop Brixton: An interview with the project's build manager, Tom Mattey

Pop Brixton is a temporary project that has turned disused land into a creative space for 55 local independent businesses. The project, using 57 recycled shipping containers and other reclaimed materials, was started as an incubator for start-ups to enable locals to test the market and get their businesses off the ground.  We spoke with Pop Brixton’s build manager, Tom Mattey about the project.

The Truth About Container Homes

The Truth about Container Homes PART 2 - In a previous blog, we explored some of the reasons that make shipping container homes so popular as a concept. In this blog, we’re going to delve a bit deeper into the realities and truths of building your own shipping container home and see how well those reasons stand up to closer scrutiny.

Why are shipping container homes so popular?

Browsing through the images marked by the hashtag #shippingcontainer on instagram, you could be forgiven for thinking that the main use for a shipping container was for building homes.  In fact Market Watch projects the use of shipping containers in homes will have a global compound annual growth rate of 6.5% from 2019 to 2025, so why are shipping container homes so popular?

Examples of mounting a floodlight to a shipping container which you should avoid

When we first came up with the idea for Domino Clamps, one of the first things we used them for was to attach large metal halide flood lights to shipping containers at events. Working into the evenings, we needed as much light as possible to work safely...

Why fix a long scaffold tube to a shipping container?

Our unique solution for attaching scaffolding and other diameter steel tubes to shipping containers was one of the first bolt-ons we added to our range after releasing the Domino Clamps because they made a whole multitude of other attachments possible, since 48mm (4”) steel tube particularly is so ubiquitous.

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