Magna Park and a 45 mile run up the M1
Magna Park is billed as Europe's largest dedicated logistics park, in the Midlands Golden Triangle, with North, Central and South areas and a 200 acre country park at Bittesby. GLP alone describes its part of the park as 8.3 million sq ft, and extension proposals of around 3 million sq ft have been reported. Sheds of that size always have a use for stores, cabins and plant rooms outside the main building.
Lutterworth is a short run from our workshop, 45 road miles and about 52 minutes by car, so engineers can visit and a delivery can be done within a working day. We frame openings into the rails, fit doors, windows and roller shutters, and paint to the RAL colour you choose. Each line is quoted in writing within 24 hours in the working week, the lead time is confirmed in writing, and invoices run against your purchase order.
Who in Lutterworth uses modified containers
- Magna Park occupiers Occupiers of the large sheds order containers for yard stores, battery charging rooms, driver welfare and secure cages, because internal space is kept for stock and a leased shed may not allow new buildings.
- Logistics operators and 3PLs Culina Group recruits for Lutterworth, and Indeed lists logistics jobs there with GXO, Staffline and DHL. Operators like these use boxes with shutters for equipment stores and plant housing.
- Engineering firms in town Walton Limited, an independent engineering firm, is named among Leicestershire's top businesses and is based in Lutterworth. Engineering firms order frames, fixtures and batch brackets in steel.
- Starter-unit and SME tenants C&V Business Park on Leicester Road offers units up to 40,000 sq ft, and Harborough's employment review notes a business park of starter units for SMEs. Tenants there use containers for external stock.
Bigger container runs for Lutterworth sites
Logistics occupiers order in batches: four or six containers with a roller shutter and personnel door for welfare and stores, a pair linked into a workshop, or a battery charging room with ventilation openings framed into the walls. Boxes are painted to match the site colour and fitted with internal frames. Repeat orders for several depots can use one drawing, and a multi-unit order can be released in stages, with staged payments on the larger runs.
What we do to a container for Lutterworth
Structural openings are framed into the rails, then doors, windows and roller shutters are fitted. We also link units, stack them, cut containers down and repair or repaint them. Capacity is around eight units a week, and 12 went through in one week, so a depot run does not queue behind other work. You can supply the units or we source them. See container modifications.
A container on a business site can need consent, depending on its use, position and how long it stays. Harborough District Council sets out the route on its applying for planning permission page, and offers pre-application advice. On a leased shed, read the lease and ask the landlord before you order, since a tenancy can restrict external structures.
Steel for loading areas and plant
Alongside the boxes we fabricate the steelwork logistics sites ask for: stairs and platforms to raised areas, guard rails and handrails, bollards and frames, and enclosures for generators, chargers and switchgear. Structural pieces are BS EN 1090 controlled and can be UKCA or CE marked. Coded TIG welders cover stainless and aluminium, and galvanising is arranged by us. Supply-only stairs are fitted by your installer. See walkways and railings.
Lutterworth parks around M1 Junction 20
Magna Park is the dominant site and is divided into North, Central and South areas. C&V Business Park sits just off the A426 on Leicester Road, with industrial units up to 40,000 sq ft. Harborough District Council's employment review also describes a half hectare business park of light industrial starter units occupied by small firms. Most of these sites have a yard or loading apron where a delivery lorry can reverse and be unloaded.
Why a Bedford workshop can cost Lutterworth less
Cutting, welding, finishing and checking all happen in our own 12,000 sq ft workshop, so no stage is passed to a subcontractor with its own margin. Delivery to Lutterworth goes through our logistics partners and shows as its own line on the quote. Put the two together and the total often comes in below a local fabricator, which is easy to check: send us the same drawing you've sent them.
Delivery and site visits in Lutterworth
Lutterworth is 45 road miles from Marston Moretaine and about 52 minutes by car, using the M1. We organise delivery through our logistics partners, and the run is short enough to be done within a working day. A loaded lorry takes longer. Because the units are built in our own workshop, the price often beats that of fabricators nearer Magna Park.
Big logistics parks run strict site rules. Our engineers visit to measure up, so give them the gate height, the induction and pass requirements, the weight rating of the yard surface and where the container will stand. Say what lifting is on site and we agree the drop with you. Fitting is for your own installer, as we supply the container finished.
How a container job runs
- 01.Send what you have
A drawing, a marked-up sketch or a photo. Tell us how many units, what they're for and where they need to end up. Form, email or WhatsApp.
- 02.Itemised quote in 24 hours
Priced per unit, with the lead time confirmed in writing, so it drops straight into your order.
- 03.Order against your PO
Multi-unit orders are paid in stages: deposit, stage payment, balance on completion.
- 04.Units in
We can source the containers, or bring yours in to the workshop. If it helps, we send an engineer to your site first to see the job.
- 05.Built inside our unit
Cut, framed, welded and painted by coded welders in the 7,000 sq ft main shop, with the 5,000 sq ft second building for fabrication.
- 06.Checked and delivered
Checked against the drawing, then delivered to your site through our logistics partners. Progress photos by WhatsApp or email if you want them.
Work we take on
- Container modifications: conversions and modifications to drawing, single units or batches
- Structural openings: side openings, doors, roller shutters, linking and cut-downs
- Container repairs: panel, door and rail repairs and repaints for depots and fleets
- Steel enclosures: generator, acoustic, plant and battery housings
- Skids and frames: skids, machine bases, lifting frames and supports
- Commercial fabrication: fabrication to drawing, structural steelwork, one-offs and batches
- Stairs and fire escapes: supplied ready for your installer to fit
- Walkways and railings: handrails, platforms and ladders, supplied to fit
Frequently asked questions
Can you modify containers for a unit on Magna Park?
Yes. We build to your drawing with openings framed into the rails, then finish and paint. On a leased shed, ask the landlord about external structures first. We organise delivery to your yard once the unit is ready.
How quickly can a Lutterworth order be turned round?
Capacity is around eight units a week, and 12 went through in one week. The quote confirms lead time in writing, and the short run up the M1 makes delivery simple to plan.
Do I need permission for a container on a Lutterworth industrial unit?
It can depend on use, position and duration. Harborough District Council is the authority. If you rent, check your lease and speak to the landlord. We can quote from your drawing.
Can you make battery charging rooms from containers?
We can frame openings for vents and doors, fit internal frames and finish the box. Electrical fit-out and approvals belong to your electrical contractor, so state what you need when you ask for the quote.
Nearby areas
We also quote for firms in Rugby, Hinckley, Nuneaton, Leicester, Kettering, Daventry and Coventry. See every town on the areas we serve page.