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DropBox Inc. Looks at the Various Uses of ISO Shipping Containers

In thinking about the wide array of uses for ISO Shipping Containers a number of things come to mind. Obviously a shipping container can be use for, well, shipping. As nearly 7.5 million shipping containers enter the United States every year from various countries around the world and only 2.5 million get sent back in a mode of transportation for exports a stock pile of gargantuain proportions builds. This surplus has lead to the start up of a number of container modification companies like DropBox Inc. that manufacture anything from self storage units, modular offices, portable running water restrooms, and shower facilities in single "box" builds.

Some companies have even expanded these units into multi ISO shipping container modifications from MOUT training facilities for the military, hotels for commercial purposes, museums, gymnasiums, and housing developments.

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DropBox has a longstanding tradition of servicing the commercial industrial market with products that meet the customers every need. DropBox has become the one stop shop for the consumer when it comes to furnishing their jobsite with the connex modifications to make the project go smooth. Our company has roots planted firmly throughout the industry and a listening ear to heartbeat of what is needed. Give us a try and we're sure that you will be surprised with the results.

DropBox Inc: 20' Restroom Shipping Container Modification

       

DropBox Inc. recently began work on a 20' restroom shipping container modification complete with a mens' room, womens' room and an ADA compliant restroom. This unit will be fully insulated with finished walls, skid-proof rubberized flooring, over head lighting, and HVACs. The portable restroom has been designed to be plumbed into existing water and waste lines on site at the customers location and is being built to precise specifications provided by them. Like all running water restrooms by DropBox this 20' shipping container modification will also come with an antifreeze system that will be used in the cold winter months to prevent freezing.

       

DropBox Inc. has perfected the art of shipping container modifications with it's standard models such as the Sanitation Station, the Shower Shack, the DropOffice, and the Decontamination Station. More recently, though, customized floorplans and designs have been requested by individuals contacting DropBox Inc.

"I'm glad that we have a fleet of standard designs, but what really interests me is custom container modifications", stated Matthew Vonderheide, Business Manager for DropBox Inc. "Everyday we get customers contacting the office with ideas of what they need and what they want in a shipping container. At that point we get to take their ideas and create solutions and that's really what DropBox does, we take a customers needs and we create a modular solution for their problems."

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Dropbox Inc: Container Modification Engineering and Manufacturing

 

The focus of Dropbox Inc business is to design buildings made from shipping containers or connex containers.  Shipping containers have evolved over the years to a standard design and set of dimensions that allow them to be loaded with cargo, and carried by cargo ships, trucks, or trains. Roughly 7.5 million shipping container are imported into the US from places like China yet only about 2 million are exported back out of the country.    

The ultimate destination for many used shipping containers or milvans may be the scrap yard, where they are shredded, and sent to be melted down to raw steel.  Dropbox Inc however has found a number of uses for both new and used shipping containers. Reuse of the containers allows for a more green application than melting them down.

Recently the popularity of using containers for construction has risen greatly.  For Dropbox these containers can provide a green type of construction with major advantages in cost savings and strength.  The containers are extremely strong in all dimensions, and allow Dropbox to build extremely strong buildings without expensive steel fabrication and assembly.

 

"Shipping Containers are our business, and we aim to be the best", stated Matthew Vonderheide, Business Manager for Dropbox Inc.  "We not only do the structural design, engineering and manufacturing, but we can provide you with the complete package, Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing".

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Dropbox Inc. Sanitation Station Written into Construction Specs.

 

Recently Middle Tennessee State University began construction on a new $77 million Student Union and wrote Dropbox Incs Sanitation Station into the specification documents for the construction project. A major concern for massive construction projects like this is providing restroom facilities for laborers on site during the construction. Having used traditional portable polyethylene toilets on construction projects at the university in the past project managers wanted to provide a better more sanitary unit for workers on site.  

  

Taking sanitation into the future on major construction sites around the country these modular running water restrooms are climate controlled with finished walls, spray in rubberized flooring, and HVACs. The Sanitation Station only requires a 110 single phase quick connect to power the entire unit and can be shipped anywhere in the US using a flat bed or hydraulic roll off trailer. The portable Sanitation Station is also built to be versatile in that it can be plumbed into existing water and sewer lines on site or it can be used as a self contained restroom that has holding tanks for both fresh and waste water.  

  

Like the project at MTSU more and more construction bids are including the Sanitation as a hygienically sound, sanitary step into the future when it comes to managing restrooms for construction workers. For more information on the Sanitation Station and Dropbox Incs line of custom container modifications contact us at 888-388-7768 or visit us back here at Dropboxinc.com.   

Custom Portable Running Water Restroom/Shower/ADA Compliant Restroom Update

 

A few short weeks ago Dropbox Inc. began the process of building a custom container modification to meet the specifications of a customer on the west coast. This men and womens restroom/shower combination with a separate ADA compliant restroom was built based on the customers specific requests and was the first time Dropbox has put circular "submarine like" window hatches in one of its units. In addition to the windows, and the custom floor plan, this custom shipping container modifcation will also be painted to match existing structures currently located on site.

All the toilets, urinals, sinks and shower fixtures have been installed on the custom container modification along with all plumbing and electrical. The walls have been insulated, the floors have been sprayed with a non-skid rubberized flooring that is easy to clean and maintain. The last thing to go in will be the stall doors for the toilets and a fresh coat of customer specified paint to the exterior of the unit. 

Prior to shipping this unit will also have 20 Dropbox manufactured, window flanges placed inside. These window flanges were designed and manufactured specifically for this build and the circular window/hatches the customer requested. When pictures of the unit were sent to the customer in the early stages of the build they noticed the "square to circle" flanges and ordered 20 for themselves to use in some of their own custom shipping container modifications. 

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Dropbox begins cutting on a Custom Modification

For Dropbox Inc. the opportunity to offer customers a custom solution for their needs is always an exciting prospect. This week cutting began on a custom running water restroom with a men's room, women's room and an ADA compliant restroom. This custom container modification will have 2 men's toilet stalls, 2 urinals, a shower, and a sink in the men's room, 1 women's toilet stall, 1 shower, and a sink in the women's room, and a handicap accessible restroom with 1 toilet and a sink.

In addition to the custom floor plan this portable running water restroom will be built to incorporate 4 "submarine-like" circular hatch windows as specified by the customer. This Sanitation Station is currently in the first stages of manufacturing and has already had the doorways, HVAC, fan, and windows cut out.

Check back for more updates as this build continues or contact Dropbox Inc. for a free quote and more product information.

   

Dropbox Inc and the Sanitation Station- In High Demand

 

Dropbox Inc is a custom container modification company that specializes in building numerous products out of Standard and High-Cube ISO Shipping containers. Dropbox's most popular product is the Running Water Restroom (RWR), Sanitation Station. The Sanitation Stations are essentially self-contained restroom trailersthat can be transported to construction projects to provide a higher level of hygiene for workers on site. By providing these units to customers across the US Dropbox Inc has been able to increase the overall sanitation at construction sites, military installations, and industrial facilities.

     

Over the past few weeks things have been busy for Dropbox Inc and Dropboxinc.com. From being written into specification documents for a construction project at a major university to landing sales for both custom container modifications and standard Sanitation Stations the people at Dropbox have worked relentlessly to provide prompt design and estimation services. Just this week a custom container modification for a running water restroom/shower combo with a men's restroom, a women's restroom, and an ADA compliant restroom with a toilet stall and a sink sold to a company in Southern California. This week alone Dropboxinc.com has received 19 leads and sent out numerous quotes. A Standard Self Contained 4-1 Sanitation Station (4 men's toilet stalls and 1 women's toilet stall) is in the process of being shipped to a customer in Nebraska, and a 20' Non-Self Contained Running Water Restroom (RWR) is heading to a customer in Indiana.

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New Photo Galleries Under Construction at Dropboxinc.com

In an effort to provide a better visual for our potential customers and container modification enthusiasts Dropboxinc.com is currently under photo gallery construction. In the past a single large photo gallery that displayed on one page and try, often times unsuccessfully, to illustrate the sheer size and capabilities of Dropbox Inc. Check back regularly for updated photo galleries as they become available.

The first of the photo galleries to be improved was for the Sanitation Station. The Sanitation Station is a fully self contained running water restroom that is fully insulated with finished walls, spray-in, rubberized, non-skid flooring, HVACs and only requires a 220 single phase hook up to run. Once these units are on site they can be plumbed into existing water and sewer lines or the waste/fresh-water tanks located in its mechanical room can be utilized to make the unit self contained.

The second of the photo galleries that was improved was for the Shower Shack, which much like it's predecessor, the Sanitation Station, can be setup to be self contained or plumbed into existing water and sewer lines. The standard Shower Shack is essentially a modular shower room with 8 shower stalls, and 20 lockers that can be transported from location to location as construction companies move on to new projects.

The third of the photo galleries that needed some work was for the Decontamination Station, which is a portable decontamination shower unit fully equipped with a dirty room, a shower room with 8 showers, and a clean room with 20 lockers. The Decontamination Station was built to give employees working in arsenic, lead, or asbestos contaminated areas to be able to remove contaminates and change into clean street clothes before leaving work. These units, like all Dropbox container modifications, come fully insulated and are climate controlled via two HVACs.

The last of the photo galleries to be improved in this first blast of revamping was the DropOffice gallery. These multi-functional units, like their predecessors, are fully insulated, have over head lighting, and come standard with electrical outlets for office/break room equipment. Probably one of the best features of the DropOffice is it's versatility: DropOffices can be used as modular offices, portable break rooms, office trailers, and even mobile living quarters.

Check back as the Dropboxinc.com site and photo gallery will be continually updated.   

DropBox, Inc. Notes Increased Interest in Flushable Restrooms on Construction Sites

DropBox, Inc. of Ironton, Ohio has noticed a huge increase in interest from construction site around the US in its Sanitation Station ^TM which is a mobile flushable restroom built into a shipping container (conex).

These Sanitation Stations ^TM are a self contained, flushable running water restroom facility and have quickly become very popular on construction and industrial sites throughout the US. These mobile restrooms are fully insulated with finished wall coverings, overhead lighting, spray in rubberized non-skid flooring and are climate controlled. Additionally, the units have 2100 gallon water tanks and 2100 gallon sewage or waste water tanks built inside the units so they can be place anywhere on a jobsite and can be serviced by any local portable toilet service provider.

Rob Slagel, Co President of DropBox, Inc. had this to say about the Sanitation Station ^TM "These self contained, mobile or modular flushable restrooms are quickly replacing a large number of conventional porta potty's  at large industrial and construction sites throughout the US.  The workers at these sites seem to be insisting on better hygiene and the running water that our modular restroom units provide help in a more hygienically pleasing environment." Running water flushable facilities are becoming standard on many sites and that is dually noted in one study at the Prairie State Project in Marissa, Illinois which boosts it site as "The Project of Choice" listing its number 1 reason for onsite worker satisfaction as "Quality facilities located throughout the site wash trailers, toilet facilities, and lunch trailers".   

Slagel says "We are pleased with the growth in sales that these units have enjoyed.  We do not see the interest in these units slowing anytime soon."

Find more information on the DropBox, Inc. mobile, flushablel self contained restrooms  visit us on line at http://www.dropboxinc.com/  or contact Miles Duncil toll free at 888-388-7768.

DropBox, Inc is a container conex smodification specialty company founded in 1999.  It served both the industrial and commercial sectors of the economy throughout the US and abroad. It is headquartered in Ironton, Ohio.