Davies Turner


Davies Turner Plc is a British based multimodal transport, logistics 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 a unlisted public company.

History

Foundation

The company was founded in 1870 by Alfred Davies who later became a Member of Parliament from Carmarthen parliamentary constituency.

Twentieth Centry

Davies Turner replaced its horse and carriage Fleet with motorised vehicles in the 1910's. 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.
In the 1940's Davies Turner used their warehousing facilities to store furniture and other items recovered from damaged building during the blitz.
In 1959 the company began to build its head quarters in Battersea, London,UK.
In 1990 Davies Turner Air Cargo Ltd was formed.