Storage Containers Do More Than Store
from The Del Norte Prospector
by Patrick Shea Posted on March 21, 2019
DEL NORTE— The Del Norte Planning and Zoning Commission will discuss storage containers during the board’s meeting at Town Hall on Thursday, March 21, starting at 6 p.m.
Storage units can be used for many different applications. For example, the new Upper Rio Grande School District C-7 construction site features multiple storage containers from Healdworks, a Del Norte company. Some containers secure equipment, but other units are fully functional offices with power, heat and Internet access so managers can stay on-site.
Healdworks owner-president Chuck Heald intends to attend the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on March 21 to share his expertise about the industry. As Heald explained a few days before the meeting, people around the world are devising creative uses for storage containers.
Two showcase models at the Healdworks headquarters in Del Norte are fully equipped office spaces. Heald’s office includes phone, power, Internet, security, HVAC and insulation with interior remodeling that completely masks the fundamental structure. It doesn’t look like a trailer, a modular unit or a container.
Inside the Healdworks design shop, a sleep-over unit is currently in development and slated for completion before the tourist season kicks in high gear in Creede this summer. Heald would like to expand operations for more development, but he also needs to expand his staff to meet increasing demand. The primary focus for the company is storage. Units are secure, water-tight and decidedly not mouse-friendly. Hantavirus reports in the Valley have a few ingredients that can’t be found in a solid storage unit (mice, dirt and droppings).
Storage container use has been on the rise in recent years, and Heald noted how containers help solve a variety of problems. One customer lost patience with thieves stealing expensive outdoor equipment from the shed in his yard, prompting a purchase that will pay for itself over time. Units vary in size, and the new and used markets offer plenty of choices. Some customers rent for special projects, perhaps combining equipment storage with one type of unit and running operations out of another container converted to office space. Other customers buy units for permanent location, sometimes changing plans and transporting the container to another site.
Different municipalities, counties and homeowners’ associations handle storage container issues differently, and the Del Norte Planning and Zoning Commission will hear from the public during the board’s meeting at Town Hall on Thursday, March 21, starting at 6 p.m.
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