Flat Pack Container House for UK Sites — Welfare and Office Modules to CDM 2015 Schedule 2

CDM 2015 Schedule 2 sets the minimum welfare facilities every UK construction site must provide — sanitary conveniences, washing facilities, drinking water, and changing rooms with lockers — and they must be kept clean, orderly and fully operational for the duration of the project. Read that list again: it is a room schedule. The only real question is how quickly you can stand it up, and how cleanly it comes down when the job ends.

Specification — detachable flat pack container house

Item	Detail
Module size	6,000 × 3,000 × 2,840 mm (18 m²)
Ceiling	2,840 mm — against a market norm of 2,600 mm
Roof	Internal drainage — the top beam carries a channel and water leaves through a pipe
Delivery	Knocked down, bolted on site, no welding, no site power needed
Loading	16–17 sets per 40HQ
Frame	Beams 160 × 60 mm; columns 210 × 150 × 60 mm; 4.0 mm galvanised corner blocks
Panels	Sandwich panel, 1150 profile, 50–200 mm — rock wool, glass wool, EPS, PU/PIR, phenolic
Window	Huijue insulated casement 1,120 × 1,100 mm — a Global Container custom model
Door	840 × 2,035 mm, 0.4 mm skin, 3 stainless hinges
Unit weight	1.25–1.3 t

Schedule 2 read as a room schedule

Schedule 2 requirement	Module configuration
Sanitary conveniences	WC module, cubicle count set by headcount
Washing facilities	Washroom module with basins
Drinking water	Canteen / mess module
Changing rooms and lockers	Drying room — the room nobody budgets for and everybody uses in February
Rest area	Canteen with seating
Site management	Office and meeting room modules

Because modules are 3 m deep and 6 m long, rooms are configured by linking rather than designed as a one-off building. Door and window counts, internal partitions and panel thickness are specified module by module.

Two reasons flat pack suits a UK site

Rain. The top beam carries an internal drainage channel, so water leaves through a pipe instead of running down the fascia and wall face. On a block standing through two winters, that is the difference between a welfare unit and a maintenance item.
Headroom. 2,840 mm against a 2,600 mm market norm matters in a drying room or canteen where twenty people are standing in wet gear.

Freight and re-siting

One 40HQ carries 16–17 sets — 288–306 m² of welfare and office space in a single delivery. Because every module bolts rather than welds, the block can be dismantled and re-sited on the next phase instead of being written off.

FAQ

What welfare facilities does CDM 2015 Schedule 2 require?

Sanitary conveniences, washing facilities, drinking water, changing rooms and lockers, and a rest area — maintained in clean, orderly and fully operational condition for the project's duration.

Can the block be moved to another site?

Yes. Detachable modules are bolted, not welded, and come apart for re-erection on the next phase.

Does site accommodation need Building Regulations approval?

Temporary site accommodation is normally handled under CDM and the client's site rules; a permanent building on foundations also falls under the Building Regulations. Confirm the route with your principal designer — it is a project decision, not a supplier one.

Request a welfare block layout and loading plan

Send headcount, room schedule, programme dates and delivery postcode. You will usually have a layout drawing and a 40HQ loading plan within 24 working hours.

Global Container (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

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