Row of container accommodation modules forming a refugee camp in a German river valley

Germany · 2016

Refugee Accommodation Camp Germany

A refugee accommodation camp in a German river valley, supplied to EN (CE) expectations — container modules with finished kitchens and bathrooms, habitable in a fraction of conventional build time.

96Modules

EN / CEStandard

2016Delivered

HousingUse

Client background

Who the Project Was For

EBV-group required accommodation for a refugee camp in a German river valley, in a market where building standards and inspection are not negotiable and the timescale was set by need rather than by a construction programme.

Client — EBV-group

Project challenge

What Had to Be Solved

Deliver habitable, fully serviced housing to EN (CE) expectations, in a fraction of conventional build time, on a paved site in a European regulatory environment.

Customer pain points

The Pressures on This Project

A European standards environment

Units had to meet EN (CE) expectations, not a generic export specification.

Housing needed immediately

Conventional construction could not answer the timescale.

Finished living spaces, not shelter

Kitchens and bathrooms had to be part of the units.

A constrained paved site

Units had to be craned into position accurately in neat rows.

Our solution

What We Supplied and Why

96 container modules were supplied to EN (CE) expectations, with the specification agreed against European requirements before fabrication began.

Kitchens and bathrooms were installed and tested at the factory, so each unit arrived as a complete living space rather than a shell.

Units were craned into neat rows on the paved site and connected to services, giving habitable, fully serviced housing in a fraction of conventional build time.

Blue container modules being craned into position on the paved site — Units were craned into neat rows on a paved site and connected up.

Completed container accommodation modules connected on site — Modules arrived with kitchens and bathrooms already fitted.

Finished kitchen inside a German camp accommodation module — Kitchens were installed and tested in the factory to EN (CE) expectations.

Manufacturing process

How It Was Built and Shipped

Specification to EN (CE)

The unit specification was set against European expectations before fabrication.

Fabrication and fit-out

Frames fabricated and galvanised; kitchens, bathrooms and services installed and tested.

Packing and shipping

Units loaded to a container plan with photo reports before sealing.

Craning and connection

Units craned into rows on the paved site and connected to services.

Supply chain coordination

Getting It There in the Right Order

A European delivery means documentation matters as much as the units. Material certificates and specification records shipped with the order.

Quality control

What Was Checked

Specification checked against EN (CE) expectations before fabrication
Frame geometry and welds inspected before galvanising
Kitchen and bathroom services function tested before dispatch
Photo report issued before each container was sealed

Final result

What Was Delivered

96 modules with finished kitchens and bathrooms, craned into neat rows on a paved site and connected up — habitable, fully serviced housing delivered in a fraction of conventional build time.

Customer benefit

What It Changed

Housing was available on a timescale conventional construction could not match.
Units met EN (CE) expectations, which is what made them usable in the German market.
Finished kitchens and bathrooms meant residents moved into complete homes, not shells.