Site Offices & Workspace
Container Offices: Factory-Direct Site Office Solutions
SCS Global manufactures container offices factory-direct at its Yixing, Jiangsu factory and ships them worldwide. Every container office arrives insulated, wired and air conditioned, built on a new ISO High Cube shell rather than a used cargo box.
The Range
Container Offices by Size: 10ft, 20ft and 40ft
Three standard sizes on the ISO 668 envelope: 10ft at about 6.7 m² for gatehouses, 20ft at about 12 m² as the standard site office, and 40ft at about 26 m² for partitioned multi-room layouts. Weights labelled SCS plate are read from the unit's weights plate; 20ft and 40ft figures are category references, with plated weights confirmed at quote stage. Every size shares the same fitout baseline of insulated panel lining, RCD-protected electrical, air conditioning and a corten steel shell. Each product page carries the full specification.
10ft Container Office
Compact gatehouse and security unit. Joinable pair ships as one CSC-plated 20ft High Cube. ~6.7 m² per unit, tare / max gross 3,200 / 10,000 kg (SCS plate).
the 10ft joinable pair
20ft Container Office
The standard site office: ~12 m² for a crew of two to three, single-room or split layouts, all fitout tiers. Tare / max gross 3,340 / 10,000 kg (category reference).
20ft container office
40ft Container Office
Large format, ~26 m². Partitioned dual-zone layouts, dual A/C, kitchenette options. Tare / max gross 5,000 / 15,000 kg (category reference).
40ft container office
Custom Container Offices
Partitions, wet areas, branding and off-grid options engineered to your floor plan and fitout brief on 10ft, 20ft and 40ft envelopes. Quoted per build.
custom fitouts engineered to your brief
Modular Office Complexes
Linked multi-unit office buildings from 2×40ft (~50 m²) upward. Double-storey capable, every module individually CSC-platable, ships as standard freight.
modular office complexes
Containerised Workshops
Fitted workshop spaces with workbenches, racking and pre-installed electrical. 20ft and 40ft core formats with a 10ft compact option.
container workshops for mine sites and industrial yards
Container Office Buyer's Guide
Sizes, layouts, fitout levels and cost drivers compared, from the manufacturer's side of the fence.
container office buyer's guide
Container Office vs Demountable
Which format suits your project: cost, durability, transport and relocation compared.
how container offices compare with demountables
Factory-Built
Shipping Container Office Solutions
SCS Global manufactures shipping container offices at its own factory: insulated, powered and air-conditioned workspaces delivered ready to work, built on purpose-built new High Cube shells rather than boxes cut open after cargo service. A single office container covers a gatehouse. Fleets of portable site office containers run entire construction programs. And because every portable office container keeps its ISO transport envelope, a portable container office relocates between projects as standard freight.
Complexes & Workshops
Modular Office Complexes and Containerised Workshops
For headcounts beyond a single shell, SCS designs modular office complexes as one engineered set: fully fitted modules, each individually CSC-platable, that ship as standard container freight and clip together on site. Larger container office building layouts scale past 50 m² by adding modules or a second storey. Workshops carry the range beyond the desk: benches, racking and pre-installed electrical, fitted on the same production line as the offices.
Modular Office Complexes
Linked multi-unit office buildings from 2×40ft (~50 m²) upward. Double-storey capable, every module individually CSC-platable, ships as standard freight.
modular office complexes Containerised Workshops
Fitted workshop spaces with workbenches, racking and pre-installed electrical. 20ft and 40ft core formats with a 10ft compact option.
container workshops for mine sites and industrial yards
Custom
Custom Container Offices and Fitouts
When the standard layouts stop short of the brief, the same platform takes custom work: partitioned multi-room plans, kitchenette and ensuite wet areas, extra windows and glazed doors, security upgrades, company branding, and off-grid power provision. A container office with toilet or shower carries its plumbing to AS/NZS 3500, designed in at the drawing stage. Fitout levels run from standard commercial builds to full mine-spec, which adds fire-rated PIR lining, smoke alarms, exit lighting and illuminated safety signage.
In the Field
Container Offices in the Field
The range earns its keep at the site gate first. A container site office runs the weighbridge and induction point on a mine, anchors the administration compound on a civil program, and serves as the first-aid and muster point on remote works. Workshops sit beside the plant they maintain. Modular complexes house whole project teams. The deployment contexts below are what the range is built for; see our projects for the work SCS has delivered across its container ranges.
Mine Gatehouse and Weighbridge Duty
A container site office runs the weighbridge and induction point at the mine access point, with 10ft gatehouse units covering security and entry control.
View project Civil Program Administration Compound
Linked container offices anchor the administration compound on a civil program: project offices, induction rooms and first-aid points behind one entry.
View projectFactory-Direct
Our Manufacturing Advantage
SCS Global builds its site offices factory-direct in Yixing, Jiangsu, on purpose-built new High Cube shells engineered as offices from the start, not retrofitted used boxes. Most suppliers in this category are modification yards and hire fleets. SCS is the factory: steel fabrication, insulation panels, electrical fitout and final QA run on one production line, documented through our manufacturing process.
No trading company
Procurement teams searching for a container office China supplier are usually looking for exactly this: the plant itself, direct, with no trading company between the buyer and the build. How our containers are manufactured walks that line stage by stage.
Compliance built in
Shells follow ISO 668, with CSC plating confirmed per configuration (the joined 10ft pair plates as a single 20ft High Cube). Materials are selected to NCC requirements, electrical fitouts run to AS/NZS 3000, plumbing to AS/NZS 3500, and cyclone-region deployments carry Region D engineering documentation. The certification system is covered under compliance and certification.
Global Delivery
Global Delivery
Typical lead times
Factory → site, door-to-door in weeks
| Destination | Factory → Site |
|---|---|
| Australia & New Zealand | Confirmed at quote |
| Middle East & Gulf | Confirmed at quote |
| South East Asia | Confirmed at quote |
| Africa & rest of world | Confirmed at quote |
Fitted units keep the ISO transport envelope, so a container office ships as standard container freight by sea, rail and road to 17 countries. The air conditioner sits recessed and nothing protrudes past the corner castings, which keeps a finished site office container inside the same envelope as the shell it was built on.
Freight admission
That is why a shipping container site office moves on ordinary container services rather than as project cargo, and why some markets call the format a sea container office. The International Convention for Safe Containers governs that admission: a plated unit books like any other container.
Factory to site
On site, a side-loader or crane sets the unit onto rail bearers or engineered footings, and it is working the same day. Routes, ports and freight management are covered under global shipping and logistics. Delivery timing is confirmed at quote against the current production slot.
Industries
Industries We Serve
Construction
Construction site offices anchor the compound from civil earthworks to program completion: project offices, meeting rooms, and induction and first-aid rooms that relocate as stages hand over.
Mining
On mine sites the platform runs gatehouses, crib rooms and first-aid rooms alongside the office fleet, specified to mine-spec electrical and Region D wind engineering where the site demands it.
Oil, Gas & Energy
Remote energy projects take the office and workshop lines together, sized for small operations teams and shipped to the nearest port.
Infrastructure
Rail, road and utilities programs use gatehouse units and administration compounds that move with the works as each stage completes.
Send the size, headcount, fitout level and destination, and SCS returns a factory-direct specification and price.
Why This Format
Why Choose a Containerised Office
A containerised office puts a fitted workspace inside a corten steel ISO shell: more secure than panel buildings, and relocatable as standard container freight. Corten walls, a lockable steel PA door and security windows handle after-hours security, and relocation is one lift by side-loader or crane, with no wide-load planning around the move. Porta cabin office, portable cabin and containerized office all name the same product class in different markets. The unit behind the terminology is identical, and SCS ships the same factory-built units to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand as it does to Australia.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The questions procurement, site, and project teams ask most often about container offices.
How much do container offices cost?
A container office costs between $15,000 and $80,000 depending on size and fitout level. The biggest container office price drivers are shell size, insulation system, electrical scope, climate control and custom fitout work. Multi-unit complexes are quoted per project. The container office buyer's guide breaks down each cost driver. For a firm figure, request a quote.
How much does a portable office cost?
Portable container offices from SCS Global sit in the same $15,000 to $80,000 band as the wider range: the 10ft unit is the entry point and fitted 40ft multi-room builds sit at the top. Panel-built portables price around a different ledger of unit cost plus transport, installation and demobilisation, so compare delivered cost, not list price.
What is a site office?
A site office is a relocatable workspace building placed on a construction, mining or infrastructure site: the project office, induction room, gatehouse or first-aid room that runs the works. Containerised versions build that workspace into an ISO shell, so the same building ships and redeploys as freight. The site office buyer's guide covers sizes, layouts and fitouts.
How to convert a shipping container into an office?
Converting a used box means insulating, lining, wiring and cutting apertures into a shell that was built for cargo. SCS doesn't sell conversions: our units are purpose-built as offices on new High Cube shells, with insulation, AS/NZS 3000 electrical and compliance documentation designed in from fabrication. That is the difference buyers weigh against a DIY or local conversion path.