Most welfare hire mistakes are sizing mistakes: a unit too small for the peak crew, too big for the access, or static when the work moves every week. Five questions sort it before you spend anything.
Not the average. The day the groundworkers, sparkies and the client's rep are all on site at once is the day the rest area either copes or doesn't. Rough guide: up to 3 people, the 6ft unit does the job; up to 7, the 12ft; up to 10, or anything with a site office need, the 16ft; and the towable seats 6 in open plan or up to 8 in the canteen layout.
Static site, static unit: HIAB drop, done. But utilities, highways, fencing and anything working along a route wants the towable: under 3,500kg, hitched to a 4x4 or Transit, welfare that follows the crew instead of a forty-minute drive back to it. If your gang loses an hour a day travelling to facilities, the towable pays for itself in the first week.
The question that gets forgotten until the wagon's outside. A HIAB delivery needs somewhere for the wagon to stand and swing: overhead cables, low arches, narrow lanes and soft ground all matter. Tight urban plots are why the 6ft and 12ft exist, they'll drop into a single parking bay. Tell us about access when you enquire and we plan the delivery around it rather than discovering it on the day.
Under a month: keep it simple, smallest compliant unit, weekly hire, collect on a phone call. Multi-month programmes change the maths: the 16ft's office space starts earning its keep, and longer commitments get sharper weekly rates. If phases overlap, say so, moving one unit between plots is often cheaper than hiring two.
Usually not, and it shouldn't matter. Every BOXD unit is fully self-contained: onboard water, sealed waste tank serviced through the hire, and power from an efficient generator with Ecosmart management that runs it only when needed. Field gateway, city compound or industrial yard, the unit works the moment it's level.
