A family-linked British freight forwarder founded in 1870, moving goods by air, sea, road and rail for UK importers and exporters from branches across the country.
Davies Turner is a British freight forwarder, which means it organises the movement of goods around the world for other businesses. It arranges air, ocean, road and rail freight, as well as warehousing and fulfilment, customs and excise paperwork, freight insurance and global supply chain management. It has particular expertise in areas such as pharmaceuticals, fine wine and project cargo, which means large or one-off shipments. It describes itself as one of the UK's leading multimodal forwarders and logistics organisations.
The company was founded in 1870 by Alfred Davies, who later became a Member of Parliament, so it has been in business for over 150 years. Wikipedia describes it replacing horse-drawn carriages with motor vehicles in the 1910s, branching into art packing and home removals in the Great Depression, and building a Battersea headquarters from 1959. Its mission, in the words of its website, is "to satisfy the international freight and supply chain needs of our clients", and the company says this has stayed the same since 1870.
Davies Turner is an unlisted public company with its head office in London, and its website says it has over 23 branches and 850 staff across the UK. A UK list names locations including Dartford, Heathrow, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow, 19 locations in the UK and Ireland at the time it was written. Its air cargo operation, Davies Turner Air Cargo, is based at the World Freight Terminal at Manchester Airport. Philip Stephenson is the chairman and Michael Stephenson the managing director.
On its values, the company stresses reliable, time- and cost-effective services, compliance and supply chain security. It says it was one of the first Customs Authorised Economic Operators in Europe and lists standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, and memberships including BIFA, the freight trade body. Press coverage shows it has rewarded staff during tough economic times, though we only saw the headline and did not read the details.
Freight forwarders employ people in customs and import-export teams, air, sea and road freight operations, customer service, warehousing, sales, finance, IT and management. Students who like geography, languages, international trade and detail will find this a good fit. Smaller than the global giants, it offers a chance to see the whole shipping process in one team. Check the Davies Turner website for current vacancies.
Website: www.daviesturner.com
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