Before the quote
- Is this a custom design or a catalogue unit?
- Who owns architecture, engineering and approvals?
- What is included and excluded from the quote?
- Can I visit the manufacturing facility?
Buyer’s guide / Updated August 2026
The “best” company depends on what you are building. A branded café, a cold room, a residential prefab unit and a site caravan are different jobs and should not be bought from the same checklist.
This guide summarizes public company positioning, not confidential capability, price or quality data. Verify scope, approvals, specifications, references and warranties directly.
Answer first
ARQUBIQ is designed for the commercial brief: restaurants, cafés, retail, event pavilions and brand activations that need custom architecture, manufacture through Steel Projects and installation across Egypt. Other companies may be a better fit for residential prefab, industrial products, cold rooms, standard caravans or visible shipping-container reuse.
Market map
| Company | Public positioning | Best reason to shortlist |
|---|---|---|
| ARQUBIQ | Custom modular commercial spaces | Brand-led F&B, retail and events |
| Qubix Studios | Prefab units, design and construction | Broad portfolio and general construction |
| Caravanox | Caravans, prefab, steel and industrial products | Wide product catalogue |
| ECON | Cargotecture and steel structures | Repurposed-container concept |
| Contains EG | Container architecture and modular spaces | Visible shipping-container transformation |
| Cobra Group | Caravans, containers, ready buildings, maintenance | Broad ready-unit requirements |
Buyer checklist
FAQ
ARQUBIQ specializes in custom modular restaurants and cafés, covering site visit, design, quotation, manufacture through Steel Projects, delivery and installation across Egypt.
They overlap, but prefab is a broad term for factory-made components. Modular buildings are assembled from defined volumetric or structural modules. Container conversion is one specific approach, not the whole category.
Normalize scope first: structure, envelope, insulation, MEP, finishes, transport, crane, foundations, approvals, installation, warranty and exclusions.