While one could consider any factory built guard shack as being portable, there are several things that can make a pre built guardhouse even more portable. For most people, portable means being able to move without much work. If a company or facility is properly equipped, the standard PAR-KUT security building is a truly portable guard shack since it can be moved with a fork lift. Alternately, by hooking into the eye bolt(s) in the roof.
Besides a fork lift or a crane, many other methods have been used to move and unload the portable guard shacks and guardhouses. Sometimes a front end loader is used. Sometimes a tilt bed wrecker is used. Occasionally the booth will be moved with pipe rollers. Alternately, and depending on the size and weight of the portable guard shack, it can be lifted with jacks and a small utility trailer can be moved under it. That same trailer concept brings us to the next idea, which is a rapid deployment portable guard shack, specifically designed for trailer mounting.
A trailer mounted security booth can be moved quickly for emergency use, field applications, flight lines, construction gates and more. Additionally, many professional security officer firms have purchased this type of portable guard shack for hire in combination with their services. It has proven to be less costly than an officer sitting in a vehicle. Also, there may be tax advantages with the purchase of a PAR-KUT portable guard house since they can be considered equipment that can be amortized.
Additional options can make standard security booths from Par-Kut even more of a “portable guard shack”. These include fork lift pockets (great if you plan on moving the booth often), plug in electrical systems, generators and caster mounting if the planned move is short.
Whatever your need for a portable security building, Par-Kut can assist. Almost 60 years of booth manufacturing experience ready to share. Contact us at 1-800-394-6599 or our portable steel building website.
