Resources
07 / GuidesBuyer guides from the production floor.
Seven long-form guides written from the Bánovce hall: norms, certifications, lead times and the commercial mechanics of buying industrial containers in Europe.
Library
Seven guides, three tracks.
AQAP 2110 for Defense Container Buyers
What AQAP 2110:2017 means when you procure containers from a NATO supplier. ISO 9001 comparison, NSPA CAGE codes, flow-down to subcontractors, and the document pack a defense buyer should expect.
Read guideChoosing the Right Container · ISO vs Office vs Special Purpose
A buyer-side decision guide to picking the right container family from Tanax. ISO Standard, Office and Living, Sanitary and Septic, Special Purpose, or a Custom build. Cost, lead time, certifications and a decision tree.
Read guideContainer Norms Explained · ISO, CSC, EN, AQAP, NSPA
Buyer's reference to the norms that matter when sourcing certified containers: ISO 668, ISO 1496-1, ISO 6346, CSC plate, EN 1090 EXC2, ISO 3834-2, AQAP 2110, NSPA CAGE, ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
Read guideThe CSC Plate Explained · International Convention for Safe Containers
What the CSC plate is, what each field means, ACEP vs PES, when a container needs revalidation, and how CSC interacts with ISO 1CC stacking and EN 1090 EXC2.
Read guideEN 1090-1 EXC2 Guide for Container Buyers
What EN 1090-1 EXC2 means when you buy a steel container. Execution classes, ISO 3834-2 welding, EN ISO 9606 welder qualification, EN 10204 3.1 material certificates, and how to verify a fabricator.
Read guideContainer Lead Times · What to Expect from Quote to Delivery
Honest lead times for steel containers from a European production line. Catalog stock 1 to 3 weeks, catalog new build 6 to 10 weeks, custom 10 to 16 weeks, framework call-off locked to schedule.
Read guideReverse Charge VAT for Intra-EU B2B Container Purchases
How the EU reverse charge works when a VAT-registered business buys containers across an EU border. VIES, EC sales list, invoice mechanics, common pitfalls. General guidance, not tax advice.
Read guideCertified
Live certifications and clearances.
Issued documents available on request, most within one working day under NDA.
- ISO 9001 · Quality management: Production-line quality management system.
- ISO 14001 · Environmental: Environmental management of the production hall.
- ISO 3834-2 · Welding: Welding quality requirements at production level.
- AQAP 2110:2017 · NATO QA: NATO Allied Quality Assurance Publication for products and services.
- CSC plate: Container Safety Convention plate, issued per ISO unit.
- NSPA / NATO CAGE 4094M: NATO Commercial and Government Entity code. NSPA registered September 2025.
- EN 1090-1 EXC2: Execution Class 2 structural steelwork capability.
- Slovak Defense Trade Licence: National licence for defense-related production and supply.
- Slovak Military Aviation Vendor Approval: Cleared as a vendor for military aviation programmes.
Build standard
What the hall builds to.
EN 1090-1 EXC2
Execution Class 2 for structural steel: fabrication, paint, traceability, declaration of performance.
EN ISO 3834-2
Comprehensive quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials, production-level.
EN ISO 9606
Welder qualification (MAG 135, MIG, others). Each operator certified per process and consumable.
EN ISO 8501 Sa 2.5
Surface preparation grade, near-white blast. Baseline before paint at Tanax.
PN-HD 60364
Low-voltage electrical installations. Applies to powered office and accommodation units.
AQAP 2110:2017
NATO Allied Quality Assurance Publication, the production-side governance for defense work.
CSC
Container Safety Convention. International convention for the safety of intermodal containers, plate issued per ISO unit.
Vocabulary
Trade terms, one breath each.
Terms that come up in container procurement. One or two sentences each.
European colour-matching system. Tanax stock liveries: RAL 3000 (fire red), RAL 5010 (signal blue), RAL 7016 (anthracite grey).
Need a specific document?
Certifications, weld procedures, declarations of performance, paint datasheets. Name the document and the programme, we come back within one working day under NDA.