Davies Turner Plc is a British based

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, and

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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

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. It is an

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History

Foundation

The company was founded in 1870 by Alfred Davies, who later became

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for the Carmarthen parliamentary constituency.

Twentieth Century

Davies Turner replaced its

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fleet with motorised vehicles in the 1910s. During

the Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

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. In the 1940s Davies Turner used their warehousing facilities to store furniture and other items recovered from damaged building during

the Blitz The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British press and originated from the term , the German word meaning 'lightning war'. The Germa ...

. In 1959 the company began to build its headquarters in

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, UK. In 1990 Davies Turner Air Cargo Ltd was formed. The company's

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operation is based at the World Freight Terminal at Manchester Airport.Davies Turner
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accessed 29 December 2023 The company is a partner of System Alliance Europe.

References

{{reflist Logistics companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in Trafford