We are the UK’s leading air freight forwarding company, offering professional, flexible, time-efficient solutions. With regional expertise and extensive knowledge.
Utilising all major airlines to offer the best variety of international freight solutions.
Davies Turner promises to deliver with high-level communication from your local branch.
Davies Turner air cargo offers delivery from any origin to any destination worldwide.
Davies Turner has multiple air freight delivery options, 24/7 for leading courier and e-commerce products.
With hubs all over the UK, each and every warehouse optimises its space for year-round storage with extra requirements during peak times for all warehouse storage solutions.
With over 140 years of service, we have been able to develop a strong base to house our network
Our hubs are strategically located in all major areas of the UK, to offer unrivalled coverage.
We are constantly updating our systems to best deal with your requirements.
Our global sea freight and logistics solutions run seamlessly, ensuring only the highest of standards.
Whether you’re looking for a single carton move or a much larger contract, our experienced team can ensure a quality ocean export solution.
Whether it's for a large or small project, our experienced ocean team will manage your import freight effectively and...
We offer a range of LCL solutions to meet all your supply chain needs.
Using decades of experience, Davies Turner delivers a leading cost-effective FCL service.
Davies Turner launched the Express China Rail service in January 2016, providing a fast, competitive third freight option for clients.
Pioneering DIRECT weekly consol service
Direct weekly groupage service from China to the UK
Express China Rail rates - up to 70% cheaper than air
Davies Turner's export rail service offer LCL and FCL capability, moving cargo from the UK and Europe to China.
Our highly trained operators can provide a complete range of groupage, part load and full load service with express transit.
Managed by satellite communication, ensuring safety and control over cargo distribution.
DDP Smart Border solution for Road exports to the EU
New service to the South Caucasus region
Our road system operates an in-house customs service for a seamless import.
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We are accredited as a full authorised economic operator, ensuring that our role in the international supply chain is secure.
With a long history of working with the fashion and retail industry, we are confident we can help you and your business.
Our expertise of Customs regulations combined with unique local knowledge ensures that we offer a comprehensive menu of services
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Date Added: 3 April 2020
Davies Turner reports that its direct, fixed-day, weekly rail import service from China to the UK, which re-commenced in mid-March, has broken previously achieved record transit times. Tony Cole, head of supply chain services at the UK’s leading independent freight and logistics company says: “While air freight and ocean freight shipments face significant capacity and schedule issues, the first consol container that left China after we restarted our direct Express China Rail service into the UK in March arrived and was unpacked at our Dartford freight hub after just 17 days. “That is several days or a full week ahead of the scheduled transit time from the Xi’an rail hub to our Dartford depot of 24 days, and beats the previous record achieved last year of 18 days.” The weekly service that has recommenced departs the Xi’an rail hub, directly into Duisburg in Germany. Containers are then trucked under bond to the nearby port of Rotterdam and transported by ferry to Purfleet, near Dartford for on-carriage by truck to Davies Turner’s distribution centre, where they are discharged, customs cleared and the goods delivered. Cole adds: “We moved one 40 ft groupage container on the first service in mid-March; but this has already risen to two on subsequent departures. Such is the demand in the market, I believe it could rise to three per week very soon in addition to full loads. “Since we launched the dedicated weekly direct consol service in November 2018, we have seen it go from strength to strength prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus in China. Bookings had increased continually. So it is great news that from the restart of the service, it has already returned to pre-crisis levels. And, boy, does the industry need some good news at the moment! “Our direct Express China Rail service is clearly demonstrating that it offers a competitive alternative to air freight in regards to price, and considerably faster transit times compared to the ocean freight alternative.” Philip Stephenson, chairman of Davies Turner comments: “The record transit time achieved by our overland rail service, at a time when the air and ocean freight modes face significant challenges has really caught the attention of shippers. “I believe that the impact of Covid-19 will push many shippers to rethink their supply chains, and that could well see a lot more Asia-Europe air and ocean freight traffic moving permanently to the rail freight option.” Picture right: Chloe Cole, Customer Relationship Supervisor welcomes the container to Davies Turner Dartford
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