Shipping containers, sold and converted.
Erican Containers sells 3 m, 6 m and 12 m shipping containers, converts them into shops, homes, offices and classrooms, and makes the steel to go with them — gates, cages, canopies, stairs. Based at City Deep, Johannesburg.
Three things we do
Buy a container. Have one converted into something. Or have steel made. Pick the door that fits — prices are on every product.
01 — BuyContainers
3 m, 6 m and 12 m shipping containers and 12 m refrigerated units. Rentals on request.
From R30 475
02 — ConvertConversions
Shops, homes, offices, classrooms, ablutions, cafés, event spaces. Doors, windows, insulation and electrics fitted.
Shop package from R51 750
03 — Metal worksSteel
Security and driveway gates, gas cages, canopies, staircases, balustrades, ramps, barriers.
Gates from R3 300
A 6 m box from the yard
3 m, 6 m and 12 m shipping containers, from R30 475 incl. VAT. Every conversion starts with one.
Containers & prices →Doors, windows, insulation, electrics
Erican cuts and fits the openings, insulates, lines and wires the unit. Each conversion is designed with you from concept to completion.
Conversion services →Serving hatch, lockable door, power
The 6 m shop package: one container, a serving hatch, a door with lock, a basic electrical system, painted inside and out in one colour. From R51 750 incl. VAT.
Shop package →Ready to trade
Shops, cafés, offices, classrooms, homes — tell us what it is for and where it is going, and we will quote it.
Get a quote →Pick your box
Three lengths, one width. Scroll and the units draw themselves to scale beside a person.
The standard unit. Storage, or the base for a shop, office, classroom or ablution conversion.
From R34 500 →Double the length. Storage, larger conversions, housing — and the refrigerated unit.
From R54 050 →Containers
Starting prices, incl. VAT. Delivery is quoted for your area — send us the address.
Dry van3 m storage container
3 m shipping storage container. The smallest unit — secure lock-up storage where a 6 m box will not fit.
Dry van6 m shipping container
The standard 6 m box. Storage, or the base for an office, classroom, ablution or shop conversion.
Dry van12 m shipping container
Double the length. Storage, offices, classrooms, ablutions or a housing unit on one truck.
Refrigerated12 m refrigerated container
Functional 12 m reefer — a temperature-controlled container that works as a walk-in cold room.
Boxes become buildings
A shop with a serving hatch. A home from two interlocked containers. Offices, classrooms, ablutions, cafés, event spaces. Designed with you from concept to completion, with doors, windows, insulation and electrics fitted.
Packages & conversions
Two fixed-price packages to start from. Everything else is designed to your brief.
Conversion6 m shop package
A ready-to-trade shop: 6 m container, serving hatch, lockable door, basic electrics, painted inside and out.
ConversionContainer housing package
Two containers interlocked into an open-plan home: one bedroom, one bathroom, kitchen and lounge. Scales up to mini apartment blocks.
ConversionOffices, classrooms & ablutions
Commercial conversions from 6 m and 12 m containers: offices, classrooms, ablutions, retail and event spaces.
Steel, made to order
Erican designs and manufactures metal products for homes, businesses and sites. Three standard items are priced below; everything else is made to your measurements.
- Gates Heavy-duty security gates, driveway gates
- Access Staircases, balustrades, hand rails, forklift and trolley ramps
- Storage Gas cylinder cages — 9 kg, 19 kg, 48 kg, 2 × 48 kg
- Site Steel canopies, steel windows, truck and car barriers, stilts for containers
Metal worksHeavy-duty security gate
Heavy-duty steel security gate, powder-coated, lockable, horizontal slat design. Left- or right-hung.
Metal worksGas cylinder cage
Lockable mild-steel cage with expanded-metal walls for 9 kg, 19 kg and 48 kg cylinders. Supplied as a DIY unit.
Metal worksSteel canopy
Steel canopy for a doorway, entrance, walkway or patio. Standard 1.2 × 1 m; custom-made to your size.
From a message to a quote
Four steps. The first one is a WhatsApp.
Tell us the job
WhatsApp, call or the form: what you need, how big, and where it is going.
Get a quote
A price for the unit or the conversion, with delivery for your address.
Build
Stock units are prepared; conversions are cut, fitted, wired and painted to the agreed design.
Collect or deliver
Collect from the yard at City Deep, or have it delivered and placed on your site.
Built by Erican
Erican's own photographs of completed work.
Sales, conversions, rentals, repairs — one company
The container, the conversion and the steel work all come from the same place, so you deal with one team from the first message to the day it lands on your site.
- Sales 3 m, 6 m, 12 m and refrigerated containers with prices on the page
- Conversions Design, modifications, commercial and residential builds, project management
- Rentals Containers for hire — ask for a rate
- Repairs Repairs and modifications to units you already own
Tell us the job
WhatsApp is the quickest way to reach the sales team.
- WhatsApp060 536 7676
- Call060 536 7676 · 082 458 1482
- EmailShaun@erican.co.za
- YardGate 12, Bridge Close, City Deep, Johannesburg South, 2197