Air conditioning leader opens Daventry warehouse
DAIKIN HAS opened the facility with logistics partner GXO in what is a £4 million joint investment.
The 240,000 sq ft warehouse will exclusively serve Daikin in the UK for all products and spares. The full transition from the current operation to the new warehouse will happen during the course of this year, providing over 75 new jobs for the local community.
Daikin UK head of operations Sherin Hammad, says: “The opening of our new warehouse in Daventry is a great leap forward for Daikin in our ability to meet our customers’ needs and reduce the environmental impact when storing and delivering units and spares. The market for heat pumps and commercial HVAC products is growing fast, and as such, we must have the capability to keep up with this.”
Daikin and GXO have worked together for 17 years. The Daventry warehouse provides Daikin the ability to scale up its operations, moving from several GXO Direct shared user warehouse sites, into one consolidated site.
GXO Direct managing director Clare Davies, says: “Our flexible, scalable shared warehousing helped support Daikin’s growth to the stage where they are ready to move to their own warehouse solution. This new dedicated facility provides them with the flexibility and space they need to continue their business growth.”
