Fleet Container Hire | Multi-Unit, Nationwide

Q: Can I mix container types in one fleet?

Yes. Standard storage containers , refrigerated units and site accommodation can all sit on the same agreement with one invoice.

Fleet container hire means renting multiple shipping containers under a single agreement, with delivery, positioning and collection coordinated across one or many sites.

It suits organisations that need storage capacity in volume: seasonal stock overflow, nationwide collection programmes, event logistics, or ongoing multi-site operations. Instead of arranging ten hires with ten delivery dates and ten invoices, you deal with one team, one schedule and one point of contact.

At S Jones Containers, we have been supplying containers across Great Britain for over 40 years. Our depot network means containers can be dispatched from the nearest of nine locations, which keeps haulage costs down and lets us deliver, and just as importantly collect, on the dates best suited to your operational needs.

Built For Volume, Not Just Single Containers

Most container hire is set up for one container on one site. Fleet hire requires a different approach.

It needs stock depth across multiple depots, hauliers who can hit fixed delivery windows in different regions on the same day, and admin that does not multiply with each container. That is exactly what our fleet hire service provides:

Multiple containers, one agreement. Hire 10, 50 or 100+ containers on a single account with consolidated invoicing.
Nationwide dispatch and collection. Containers are delivered from the nearest depot to each site and collected on schedule when the job is done.
Same-period turnarounds. Where your operation needs containers out and back across a tight window, such as a single weekend, we plan the haulage to match.
Mixed fleets. Combine standard 10ft, 20ft and 40ft containers with refrigerated containers or site accommodation on the same agreement.
A named contact. One account manager who knows your programme, not a call centre.

S Jones Containers hire fleet at the Aldridge depot, with multiple green and blue shipping containers stacked across the yard while an empty container handler lifts a green container, demonstrating the quantity of containers available for hire.

Why Use Fleet Hire Agreements?

Seasonal peaks. Retailers and distributors use container fleets to absorb stock ahead of peak trading, positioned in yards or at stores, then collected once the season clears.
Collection and recycling programmes. Containers placed at multiple sites act as secure gathering points for returned equipment or materials, then moved on a planned rotation.
Events and short-notice logistics. When everything has to arrive together and leave together, across dozens of locations, the planning matters more than the container. We have handled programmes where an entire fleet was delivered and collected within the same weekend.
Food and drink. Refrigerated container hire adds chilled and frozen capacity for seasonal production runs, without capital spend on fixed cold storage.
Construction and infrastructure. Phased projects draw down secure storage and welfare units as each phase opens, and hand them back as it closes.

Large stock of green 20ft shipping containers stacked at a container depot, showing 20ft containers available for multi-box hire, bulk container hire and customers requiring multiple storage containers for commercial or industrial sites.

White 40ft refrigerated shipping container at a container depot, with multiple reefer containers stacked behind showing refrigeration units, illustrating 40ft refrigerated containers available for hire for temperature-controlled storage, cold storage and multi-box reefer hire requirements.

How It Works

1. Tell us the requirements of the project: how many containers, what types, which sites, what dates.

2. We plan dispatch from the nearest depots and confirm a delivery and collection schedule with one quote.

3. Your containers arrive on the agreed dates, positioned where you need them.

4. When the programme ends, we collect on schedule. Extend or scale the fleet at any point on the same account.

Green (RAL6007) S Jones Containers 40ft high cube shipping container on hire at an industrial site, providing secure, high-capacity storage for bulk items, equipment and larger volumes of stock where additional storage space is required.

Fleet Sizes and Typical Uses

Fleet Size	Typical Use	Typical Arrangement
5 to 15 containers	Seasonal stock overflow, single-site projects	One site, phased or single delivery
15 to 50 containers	Multi-site storage, regional collection programmes	Several sites, coordinated schedule
50 to 100+ containers	Nationwide programmes, event logistics, peak season	Many sites, fixed windows, planned collection rotation

FAQs

Do you offer better rates for multiple containers?

Yes. Fleet hire is quoted as a programme rather than a per-container price list. The more we can plan as one operation, the better the rate we can offer. Tell us the volume, the locations and the dates and we will quote accordingly.

Can you deliver to multiple sites across Great Britain at the same time?

Yes. Dispatching from nine depots means we can hit several regions in the same delivery window rather than running everything from a single depot.

What is the minimum hire period?

Standard hire starts at 30 days. For programme work with fixed start and end dates, including short peaks, we will build the quote around your dates, however 30 days is the minimum hire period.

Can I mix container types in one fleet?

Yes. Standard storage containers, refrigerated units and site accommodation can all sit on the same agreement with one invoice.

Who do I deal with during the hire?

A dedicated, named Hire Specialist. For multi-site programmes, they coordinate delivery and collection across all locations, so your team makes one call, not 20.

Planning a programme that needs more than one container?

Tell us the volume, the sites and the dates, and we will come back with a single quote covering all of your requirements. Call our office or use the quote form below.

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