Students from across Cardiff Universityās engineering degree disciplines compete every year in the Formula Student (FSUK) competition, which tasks teams to design, build and race a single-seater race car. And as Cardiff Racing, which became the first British team to win FSUK in 2017, makes the leap to electric racing cars, they approached S Jones Containers to develop a secure solution to store and charge batteries on campus.

The Challenge
Battery safety is paramount, especially as the 10ft container unit is located on the universityās busy city centre campus in close proximity to other buildings.
A safe and secure solution
Our Conversions Division incorporated additional safety elements as part of the design. This included using fire-rated materials throughout to make sure the entire container is fire rated from inside to out to give 60 minutes of fire resistance, and installing three phases of electrics – all with surge protection. The 10ft container was also fitted with an external isolator and a powerful 5KW HVAC unit ā deliberately oversized to keep the equipment cool at all times. It features a super strong steel 60 Min Fire Rated Door and doorset and is securely locked with our own heavy duty patented Contain-A-LockĀ®Ā system which is corrosion resistant and tamper proof.
The results
The unit, which we spray-painted dark olive green to blend with its surroundings, took just four weeks from initial design to completion, ready to deliver to campus.
Anthony James, Space Manager at Cardiff University School of Engineering commented:
āWe couldnāt be happier with the service we received from S Jones Containers. The design and the finish of the container are exceptional and will help us build on our racing success in a safe environment.ā
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