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FAQs: Exterior
- Are the doors and windows secure?
- Can I attach signage to the outside of the building?
- Can I change the look of the building exterior?
- Can I design my own vinyl wrap?
- I need to reflect a strong corporate identity. How can I individualise my Portakabin building?
- Will I need steps or ramps into the building?
FAQs: Interior
- Are Portakabin buildings draughty?
- Can I attach items to the internal walls (Pin boards/screens) etc?
- Can I use my own suppliers?
- Can we use our own air conditioning company?
- Do you supply furniture?
- How many keys do I get with the building?
- What can you do to enhance the security of my modular or portable building?
- What features help to enhance the security of my building on a construction site?
- What floor covering do you offer?
- Why do I need Climate Control or Comfort Heating and Cooling?
FAQs: Managing and delivering your building
- Can Portakabin provide me with spare parts?
- Can you act as main contractor?
- Can you provide me with technical support for my Portakabin building?
- Could you use our existing sub-contractors?
- Do you have a minimum service standard or customer charter?
- How are Portakabin buildings delivered?
- How do I connect the building to electricity, telephone and data cables?
- How long will the building take to deliver and install?
- I need a complete service. Can Portakabin cover all my building and civils needs?
- What happens if I don't have a mains power supply nearby?
- What happens if I don't have a mains water supply and drainage nearby?
- What happens if I have a problem with my building?
- What happens if my building gets damaged?
- What makes the Portakabin customer experience different from other modular building providers?
- What preparations do I need to make before the building is delivered?
- What type of foundations will my Portakabin building require?
FAQs: Procurement and costs
- Can I get lower hire rates by having a national agreement?
- Can I get my building quicker if I set up a national agreement?
- Do I need to decide how long I need the building for at the start of the hire?
- Do I need to insure the building when it's on my site?
- Do national account customers get different buildings?
- Do we have to make any upfront payments?
- How do I extend my hire?
- How do I set up a national agreement with Portakabin?
- How long can I hire a building for?
- How often do I have to pay hire charges?
- Is maintenance included?
- What are the benefits of having a national agreement?
- What do I do if I want to keep the building on hire at the end of the minimum hire period?
- What happens if I no longer need the building during the minimum hire period?
- What will it cost to take the building away at the end of the hire period?
- Will I get charged for a visit from Portakabin?
FAQs: Standards and structural design
- Are you fully accredited for health and safety?
- Can I choose my own internal layout?
- Can you change door and window positions?
- Do I need planning permission and how long will it take?
- Do Portakabin buildings comply with Building Regulations?
- Do Portakabin buildings comply with the Equality Act 2010, SENDA and Part M of the Building Regulations?
- Does Portakabin (Site Accommodation) have any independent accreditations?
- How can choosing the right site accommodation help compliance with the Considerate Constructors Scheme?
- How many people can a Portakabin (Site Accommodation) site building accommodate?
- How many people can a Portakabin building accommodate?
- How much are your design fees?
- What are your buildings made from?
- What are your Portakabin (Site Accommodation) buildings made from?
- What is the electrical specification of your buildings?
- What structural warranties and certifications do you have?
- Will your buildings stand up to extreme weathers?
FAQs: Why modular?
- Are there any energy saving options available?
- Can I change the use and internal layout of my Portakabin building at a later date?
- Can I put buildings inside our factory or warehouse?
- Can I relocate a building?
- Can you modify, alter or refurbish my existing Portakabin building?
- How do you compare against traditional construction on environmental areas?
- How long can I expect my Portakabin building to last?
- Is it possible to view a Portakabin building?
- We are very short of space on our site. Can you build in tight spaces or sites with limited access?
- What is the difference between a 'modular' and a 'portable' building?
- What site accommodation building options are available?
News and Events
News
- Health and Safety at Portakabin Ireland honoured by national body
- Industry first as Portakabin teams with WPP agencies to launch European campaign
- Installation of a two-storey complex for a world-leading pharmaceutical company is complete
- Introducing Barry Duffin
- Introducing Conor Banim
- Meet the team - Ellen Wichert, Marketing Manager UK & Ireland
- Meet the team - Ellen Wichert, Marketing Manager UK & Ireland(2)
- Portakabin (Ireland) has partnered with NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland)
- Portakabin are proud Gold Sponsors at this years’ National Construction Summit in Dublin
- Portakabin builds towards further success
- Portakabin delivers solution for Capital Dock development
- Portakabin is shortlisted for two awards at the 2024 Irish Construction Excellence Awards
- Portakabin recognised at Ireland’s Premier Safety Awards
- Portakabin welcomes Dan Ibbetson as new CEO following Derek Carter’s retirement
- Portakabin, a leading modular building infrastructure provider, welcomes Antin as long-term partner
- Success at DIY SOS: The Big Build!
- Unrivalled quality, precisely engineered, built to last
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Education Facilities
- Common Rooms
- Dance and Drama Rooms
- Dining Halls
- Gatehouses
- ICT Rooms
- Laboratories
- Lecture theatres
- Modular Classrooms
- Music rooms
- Nurseries
- Plant Rooms
- Portable offices and modular office buildings
- Science Blocks and Food Technology
- Staff Rooms
- Teaching Blocks
- Toilets, Showers, Changing Rooms
- Whole Schools