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Davies Turner goes 7UP with Atherstone hub

UK freight forwarder Davies Turner has opened its seventh bespoke third party logistics facility at Atherstone in the Midlands.The multi-user hub is fully Customs-bonded, with 140,000 sq ft of warehousing, incorporating a high bay fully racked area. With an eaves height of 17 metres, is is suitable for VNA (very narrow-aisle) forklift operations and has space for 20,000 pallets.There are also four 35,000 sq ft mezzanine floors with conveyors, barcode ... [+]

Türkiye trade deal is good news for UK says Davies Turner

Davies Turner has welcomed a commitment by the UK and Türkiye (Turkey) to negotiate a new Free Trade Agreement. A tariff-free arrangement with the EU, which had signed a customs union with Türkiye, was rolled over after Brexit but this covered only trade in good, not areas such as services, digital ... [+]

Davies Turner extends point of origin control service to Morocco

Davies Turner is launching point of origin quality control and compliance procedures in Morocco, a service first developed for clients sourcing from Turkey The forwarder is opening an inspection facility with its partner in Morocco for a large online fashion retailer, which sources product from the country, for shipment to fulfilment ... [+]

Davies Turner welcomes closer Türkiye ties

Freight forwarder Davies Turner welcomed the news on 18 July that the UK and Türkiye (Turkey) have committed to negotiate an updated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and deepen the relationship between the two countries. Tariff-free arrangements like the one signed in 2020, which was rolled over from when the UK left ... [+]

Third safety gold in a row for Davies Turner

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has awarded forwarder Davies Turner a Gold Award for the third consecutive year. Group health and safety, insurance and environmental manager, Carl Inman, said: “In a very competitive awards scheme, to receive a Gold Award once is an achievement. To score a ... [+]

DT’s DDP offers smooth sailing for exporters

Davies Turner says it is seeing excellent results from the full Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) solution for UK to EU export service introduced after Brexit. The DDP solution is available to most EU countries. Head of European network, Danny Southby,  explained that the service can simplify shipping for some EU-based businesses ... [+]

Davies Turner goes direct to India

Davies Turner has launched a direct weekly LCL service from the UK to Nhava Sheva, near Mumbai in India. The forwarder’s previous service to Nhava Sheva was via transhipment in Jebel Ali, but by going direct, the forwarder can offer a 25 day port to port transit time. There are ... [+]

Davies Turner deal to keep boxes moving

Freight forwarder Davies Turner has signed an agreement with Transport Equipment Services to provide a dedicated truck fleet to move containers to and from the ports of Felixstowe, London Gateway and Southampton. With the domestic and international haulage market still in a difficult situation, with a lack of drivers, port ... [+]

Davies Turner offers a helping hand

Davies Turner is distributing 20% of the profits made in its last financial year to staff that have been in the company's employment for that time. The independent forwarder said it hoped that the payments in August and December would help to reduce the impact of the rising cost of ... [+]

Davies Turner to build Midlands logistics hub

Freight forwarder Davies Turner is to open a 140,000sq ft multi-user logistics hub at Atherstone in the Midlands in Spring 2023. It will offer quick access to the M1 and M6 motorways and rival in size the company’s largest logistics hub at Avonmouth, near Bristol, bringing Davies Turner’s nationwide warehousing and ... [+]

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