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HOW REEFER CONTAINERS EMPOWER SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS

Spacewise Refrigerated Containers provide a reliable temperature-controlled space at customer-friendly rates, making them ideal for small companies that work with sensitive or perishable items.

To dispel the notion that Reefer Containers are only useful to large international enterprises and outline the main benefits they can provide for the local community, we need to take a closer look at some of their chief economic contributions.

Empowering Small Manufacturers to Control Their Output

Small and start-up businesses can be highly vulnerable to macroeconomic trends and the impact of industry leaders. With the improved availability of affordable Refrigerated Space, they have a way to fight back. Decreased dependency on national distributors, reduced spoilage and waste, and simplified logistics are among the most immediate benefits of leasing Refrigerated Containers on a short or long-term basis. In addition, innovative companies can potentially use these assets to expand beyond their immediate region and increase revenue.

Reducing the Need for Centralised Warehousing

It may be impractical to send some perishable goods from local farms and manufacturing facilities to an externally owned warehouse to ensure proper refrigeration. Storing goods on an industrial scale requires a lot of space, so containers provide an economical way to make this possible. This kind of democratisation of storage can have a tremendous impact on the bottom line of companies that previously had to use intermediaries. It can also lead to better availability of locally produced goods.

Shortening Time-to-Market at a Reasonable Cost

Perishable goods such as fruit and dairy products remain fresh only for a short time and require constant refrigeration. When local producers use Reefer Containers to protect products from external temperature changes, this extends the good's marketable time window, ultimately resulting in better sales and less waste. Looking at the bigger picture, local businesses can become more agile and responsive.

Sourcing Your Storage Locally

Since our foundation in the 1980s, Spacewise has been working alongside customers and partners to support small companies. Our head office is based in Essex, but we have distribution depots in 10 strategic locations over the UK. Our unique network allows us to lease Refrigerated Containers to almost any UK address.