ISO containers will travel

Temporary kitchens inside standard ISO 20ft long freight containers are now available from CKS, which to date has mainly installed its kitchens in traditional Portakabin format units. A major benefit of the ISO containers is in lower cost international movement with a container based kitchen costing £3,000 to ship to a movie set in the Far East compared to £15,000 for a conventional unit.

Externally, kitchens look just like freight containers but windows can be installed if preferred. Opening the double doors at one end reveals a serving hatch and a door into the main preparation area for kitchen staff. The result is a ready to use canteen capable of being offloaded from a lorry, opened, connected to mobile services - such as gas or a generator - and put into action almost immediately.

Supplier: Container Kitchen Services (CKS)