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Billie Box & Chemical Storage 4 Farmers were showing at Cereals 2018

Billie Box offers new or used 10ft or 20ft secure chemical and pesticide stores for sale.   From their headquarters in Suffolk they also offer new and used 20ft and 40ft secure shipping containers for sale or hire. Additionally they supply new 20ft secure portable offices for sale, with delivery around the UK. Billie Box exhibited their Chemical Stores at Cereals 2016 and 2017 and enjoyed a great deal of interest from attendees. So deciding to exhibit at Cereals 2018 was an easy decision to make, as Jane Billing of Billie Box explains, “The last 2 years at Cereals…

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Cereals 2017

Cereals Event 2016 exhibition stand

In 2017 we are investing further in meeting the needs of the agricultural community.  As a result we are proud to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Cereals 2017 arable farming event in Lincolnshire in June. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eokFPGNz-3c&t=8s The annual Cereals event is one of the biggest in the agricultural calendar, with over 24,000 attendees. Roughly half of the people who attend Cereals are farm owners and managers. Exhibiting at the event gives us a valuable opportunity to meet farmers, and gain a better understanding of how we can serve this vital sector. Our time at Cereals 2016…

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Farmers under increasing pressure to secure their chemical stores

British Farmers are experiencing an increasingly intense pressure to improve the way they store chemicals, including Plant Protection Products (PPPs).  The Environment agency makes clear what is expected of Farmers with regards to storing chemicals not only securely, but handling chemicals in a way that reduces the risk of accidental environmental contamination.  In fact the freely available Environment Agency ‘Inspecting Officers Guidelines’ is sobering reading for any Farmers who are not adequately taking care of their PPPs. But farmers are not just ‘under the harrow’ from Government Agency regulations.  The ‘Red Tractor’ Farm assurance scheme also has strict food…

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Shipping Containers are Converted into Chemical Stores

Billie Box converts shipping containers into Chemical stores or Chemical Storage containers by using the HSE and BASIS criteria, making them perfect for Agricultural Storage. BASIS is an independent organisation set up at the suggestion of the UK government in 1978 to establish and assess standards in the pesticide industry relating to storage, transportation and competence of staff. BASIS is an industry self-regulated scheme in line with government de-regulation policy. BASIS is now a registered charity. The Basic criteria for all chemical stores: These are stipulated in the code of practice for suppliers of pesticides to Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry…

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