Pretoria Box Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd was established in 1956 and is a manufacturer of high-quality corrugated cartons and related packaging material. Our factory is situated in Hermanstad on the west side of Pretoria and we employ an average of 100 people.
Conveniently located near Pretoria’s CBD and adjacent to the N4, our Pretoria branch rents and sells 6- and 12-metre steel containers, and converts them for uses ranging from computer centres and libraries to ablution blocks. It also offers 6- and 12-metre Hi-Cube aluminium refrigerated containers.
In addition, Big Box Pretoria provides customers throughout Gauteng with sturdy, ready-made construction site and garden sheds. It also offers affordable portable toilets, ideal for temporary work sites and events. Contact Big Box containers Pretoria to discuss your container hire, purchase or conversion requirements.
It also offers 6- and 12-metre Hi-Cube aluminium refrigerated containers. In addition, Big Box Pretoria provides customers throughout Gauteng with sturdy, ready-made construction site and garden sheds. It also offers affordable portable toilets, ideal for temporary work sites and events.
In 2017, Big Box Containers expanded its reach in Gauteng and the North West Province through its acquisition of Container Agents (Pty) Ltd Pretoria, a leading, Pretoria-based supplier of containers.
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