Premanufactured Buildings & ContainersFor Industrial Process Treatment and Electrical Systems

A containerized equipment building is a factory-built, self-contained enclosure designed to house mechanical, electrical, or process equipment. Common forms include modified ISO shipping containers, custom steel frame structures, and trailer-mounted units. Unlike site-built enclosures, containerized buildings arrive fully assembled — including electrical, HVAC, and plumbing — which dramatically reduces on-site installation time and cost.

Steel frame buildings offer the most flexibility in size and can span 100+ feet with no interior columns. They can be built for permanent or relocatable use. ISO shipping containers are modified Corten steel boxes (standard 20-ft or 40-ft) valued for their ruggedness, stackability, and global availability. Trailer-mounted units are the most portable option — they ride on a licensed road-legal chassis and can be relocated with a pickup truck, requiring no crane.

Containerized enclosures serve many industries: environmental remediation, oil and gas, chemical processing, water and wastewater treatment, mining, construction, agriculture, military, telecommunications, and emergency response. Any application that requires equipment to be deployed in the field, relocated periodically, or installed without a traditional construction project is a strong candidate.

Virtually any field-deployable equipment. Common installations include: pumping and treatment systems, air compressors and blowers, generators and electrical switchgear, PLC and SCADA control panels, instrumentation and analyzer shelters, chemical feed systems, HVAC and refrigeration equipment, communications infrastructure, and laboratory or testing equipment. The enclosure is engineered around your equipment — not the other way around.

We integrate shore power input with main disconnect and distribution panel, interior and exterior lighting including emergency fixtures, HVAC (heating, cooling, or both), mechanical and process piping, compressed air, water supply and drainage, sump pumps, instrumentation conduit and junction boxes, network and communications conduit, and fire suppression. All utilities are pre-wired and tested at our factory before shipment.

Yes. We engineer enclosures to meet NFPA 496, NEC Article 500, Class I Division 2, and Zone 2 requirements. This includes explosion-proof electrical components, pressurization and purge systems (Type X, Y, or Z per NFPA 496), continuous gas detection with automatic shutdown, and full documentation packages for inspection and permitting. Classified location buildings serve oil and gas, chemical processing, environmental, and industrial applications.

Standard ISO containers come in 20-ft and 40-ft lengths (8 ft wide, standard 8.5 ft or high-cube 9.5 ft tall). Steel frame buildings can be built to virtually any dimension — widths from 12 ft to 100+ ft, any length, any height. Our FliteCube™ enclosures fill the gap for non-standard sizes between containers and full custom buildings. Trailer-mounted units range from single-axle skids to 53-ft road-legal configurations.

The FliteCube™ is Fliteway's proprietary modular enclosure — a custom-dimensioned building that isn't constrained by the standard 8 ft × 20 ft or 8 ft × 40 ft ISO footprint. It can be sized to exactly match your equipment layout and site envelope. FliteCubes are available with skid bases for relocation, permanent structural bases, or container-style lift points and stacking capability.

Simple skid-mounted or enclosed trailer units typically ship in 4–8 weeks. Modified shipping containers run 6–10 weeks. Custom steel frame buildings and complex process enclosures are typically 8–14 weeks from design approval to delivery. Rush production is available on select configurations. Lead times are confirmed at time of order.

Shipping containers and steel frame buildings are transported by flatbed truck and lifted into position with a crane or forklift. Trailer-mounted units are towed directly to site — no crane required. For wide or oversized loads, we obtain the required state transport permits and can arrange specialized carriers. We coordinate all logistics including delivery scheduling and crane rental if needed.

Trailer units need only a level, compacted surface. Shipping containers require level gravel, a concrete pad, or timber cribbing. Steel frame buildings may require a concrete slab or a fabricated steel base frame depending on permanence requirements. We provide a site preparation guide with every order specifying exact grade, bearing, and utility rough-in requirements for your unit.

Yes. ISO containers can be stacked (typically 3–5 high when loaded) and connected side-by-side through wall cutouts with covered walkways or vestibules between units. Steel frame buildings can be built in any multi-bay configuration. Multi-container systems are common for larger process trains that exceed single-container floor space.

Yes. We offer rental options on trailer-mounted units and containerized enclosures. Rental is ideal for pilot projects, short-duration field deployments, interim operations while permanent facilities are built, or projects with limited capital budgets. Contact us for current rental inventory and lead times.

All Fliteway containerized buildings are designed, fabricated, assembled, and tested at our manufacturing facility at 4850 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Cudahy, Wisconsin 53110. Engineering, fabrication, controls integration, and factory testing happen under one roof — no offshore subcontracting. This keeps quality under our control and lead times predictable.

Yes. Our field team handles delivery supervision, crane coordination, final utility connections, commissioning, and startup. Every project includes a complete documentation package: as-built drawings, O&M manual, equipment submittals, electrical schematics, and all inspection certifications. Optional ongoing service and O&M contracts are available.