Location: St Helena
Solution: Global Container Rental
Customer: Basil Read

Basil Read was awarded the tender to build an airport on the remote island of St Helena in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. Not only was this an incredibly demanding construction project, but it was also a huge logistics challenge requiring innovative solutions for transporting and storing a vast array of machinery, materials and chemicals to enable the engineers to take on this task.

Almar was called in to support the project through supplying over 1,000 containers on a rental contract being picked up from over 30 global locations from as far afield as Charleston to Cape Town and Basel to Barking! The Almar team supplied a vast array of containers including tanks for the initial explosive blasting, 40ft open tops for the transport of large machinery and refrigerated containers to assist with perishable cargo for ship stores.

The airport was completed over a period of 4 years and throughout that time Almar assisted with the container logistics as the sole service provider.

Location: Dar es Salaam
Solution: Container Conversions

Our customer was developing a large scale utility development in Dar es Salaam and needed to have a secure and well-supplied clinic support for their labour team. The requirement was however extremely urgent and as the clinic would be out in the open, it needed to be 100% secure.

Our container conversions team in Dar es Salaam was able to utilise a unique insulation design to completely convert a 20ft container into a clinic, with no structural change to the container itself. This meant that the clinic was completely secure, enabling the unit to be closed up using the standard container doors. All this was achieved in a handful of days, allowing the customer to meet their strict deadline for on-site medical care.

Location: Somalia
Solution: Container Conversions

We were approached by a services company with an urgent requirement to accommodate their staff in Mogadishu, Somalia. They needed a solution which would allow for zero on-site preparation works and the shortest possible lead time.

With Dubai having one of the quickest shipping times to Mogadishu, our team there started working on the design and construction of a fully fitted, “plug and play” camp, including en-suite accommodation modules, laundries, cold rooms and other specialist units.

The modules were supplied and delivered to Mogadishu fully fitted with furniture, bedding, appliances and everything needed for the staff to move into comfortable living spaces immediately.

When Parbat Siyani Construction was awarded a large tender for a major construction project involving the prestigious City Lodge Hotel in central Nairobi, they decided they would need container offices to be able to accommodate the expert team leading the project.

Registered by the Kenyan Ministry of Roads and Public works as a category A class of contractors, Parbat Siyani Construction opted for Almar container offices that would address all their needs. These ranged from vital security to absolute comfort within a budget that met their needs.

Parbat Siyani Construction Challenges

Parbat Siyani Construction needed a site office with top quality facilities that would cater for the many developers and engineers working on the newly awarded project. Additional challenges included the fact that:

• The building site was in a very high-density area in Nairobi and so there was very little space available for site offices.
• The area was not considered to be safe, so security was a huge concern.
• They needed a turnkey solution that could be delivered quickly.
• They needed every type of facility a top quality office environment would normally offer, from boardrooms to ablutions.

Well known for their ability to provide high-quality remote site accommodation and container offices in Africa and the Middle East, Almar’s project team in Nairobi seized the opportunity to meet the Parbat Siyani challenges.

The Kenyan Construction Site Container Offices Solution

Because shipping containers are available in different sizes, and they can be used as modular units, the Almar design team opted to use a selection of different sizes, some of which were used together to form a simple but effective double-storey configuration. In all, the project incorporated a total of about eight containers.

Doors and windows were fitted before the container offices were moved to the site. The layout and double-storey design of the containers ensured that they took up minimal ground space, which in turn would guarantee there would be no interruption once development and construction started. The quality finishes inside the container offices included laminate flooring, high-quality lighting, and air conditioning, ensuring that the working environment really was world-class.

In addition to the site offices, boardrooms, kitchen, and essential ablution areas in the Kenyan container offices, the Almar solution for Parbat Siyani also incorporated a critical access-control container. This shipping container was designed and located so that security staff could search anyone before they were given permission to enter the site. All the container offices were also provided with robust security windows and doors for added safety.

The Almar Promise

Whether you need world-class container offices in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, or the Middle East, Almar can help you fulfil your unique on-site needs. Contact us to see what we can do for you and your company.

Location: Dabaab
Solution: Container Conversions
Customer: The Centre for Victims of Torture (www.cvt.org)

CVT needed to mobilise urgently to assist with the refugee crisis in Dabaab, which is a remote region of Kenya bordering Somalia. As CVT had no personel on the ground in Dabaab ahead of the project, they had no way of building or assembling a structure before they needed to move in.

Almar East Africa were able to design, manufacture, deliver and install world class accommodation modules for the CVT team within a matter of weeks, including laminate flooring and air conditioning. The team was able to move into the en-suite comfortable accommodation and begin their much-needed work without the worry of having to arrange accommodation and site preparation. We took care of it all for them.