Davies Turner
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Freight Forwarding |
| Founded | 25 May 1870 in United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
Key people |
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| Revenue |  £191.1 million (2019) |
| £5 million (2019) | |
| £4.1 million (2019) | |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Davies Turner Plc is a British based multimodal transport, logistics, freight forwarding,[3] and warehousing organisation founded in 1870. The company specialises in air, road and sea transportation. It has 23 branches across the U.K. and a head office in London. It is an unlisted public company.
History
[edit]Foundation
[edit]The company was founded in 1870 by Alfred Davies, who later became Member of Parliament for the Carmarthen parliamentary constituency.[4]
Twentieth Century
[edit]Davies Turner replaced its horse and carriage fleet with motorised vehicles in the 1910s. During the Great Depression the company began to move into new areas such as packing art work and doing home removals for the American and European market in order to generate new revenue streams.[4]
In the 1940s Davies Turner used their warehousing facilities to store furniture and other items recovered from damaged building during the Blitz.[4]
In 1959 the company began to build its headquarters in Battersea, London, UK.[4]
In 1990 Davies Turner Air Cargo Ltd was formed.[4] The company's air cargo operation is based at the World Freight Terminal at Manchester Airport.[5]
The company is a partner of System Alliance Europe.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Companies House Filings". Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Bloomberg company report". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Jones, P., Unfair Contract Terms Legislation - new conflicts for the Forwarding Industry, published 24 July 2005, archived 18 March 2006, accessed 29 December 2023
- ^ a b c d e "Company History". Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Davies Turner, Contact Us, accessed 29 December 2023
- ^ "All Our Partners". System Alliance Europe eG. Retrieved 17 February 2024.