Factory Repair and Refurbishment

Our Cheshire refurbishment plant brings containers of every make and size back to work, tested to BS EN 840 and delivered back to your depot.

A plant built for refurbishment

Our container refurbishment plant in Winsford, Cheshire, is the largest of its kind in the UK. Shot blast booths, spray booths and heavy fabrication bays make sure every stage of refurbishment and testing meets the highest safety, quality and environmental standards.

We offer a complete repair and refurbishment programme for all makes and models of waste and recycling container:

  • Wheeled containers
  • Rear end loader (REL) and front end loader (FEL) containers
  • Roll-on roll-off (RoRo) containers and packers
  • Skips, recycling banks and other heavy steel units

The service is fully inclusive, with collection and delivery to and from depots across the country by our own dedicated fleet.

A large container inside the UKCM refurbishment plant
Container testing equipment at UKCM

Tested to BS EN 840

Our in-house testing facility checks that repairs and modifications to wheeled containers meet industry guidance, BS EN 840 parts 1 to 6. It verifies that the work is fundamentally sound and passes the original testing requirements, so you can be confident repairs are done to the highest achievable standard.

Room for your roll-out

5-acre site

Large stocks of containers are easily accommodated across our 80,000 sq ft site.

Secure

The site is fully secured, insured and monitored by CCTV.

Responsive

Containers are ready to go when you need them, supporting roll-outs, roll-ins and day-to-day operations.

95% back to work

With a 95% refurbishment rate, our business is repairing, refurbishing and returning containers to work. Where a container or part is beyond economical repair, it is stripped for parts, remanufactured or recycled wherever possible, in line with our circular economy and recycling aims.

A UKCM welder at work

Since 1998

Repairing and refurbishing containers for UK councils and businesses

1.8 million+

Containers repaired, refurbished and reused

£271 million

Saved for customers by refurbishing rather than replacing

95%

Of containers we receive go back into service

Plan a refurbishment programme

Tell us how many containers you have and where they are, and we’ll arrange collection, refurbishment and delivery.