Daikin and GXO Announce Opening of New Midlands Warehouse
April 17 2024 - 7:00AM
Daikin, a renowned leader in the heating, cooling and ventilation
industry, has announced the opening and commencement of outbound
deliveries from its new Midlands warehouse in Daventry, in
partnership with its logistics partner GXO, the world’s largest
pure-play contract logistics provider.
Located in the heart of the U.K. logistics “golden triangle” in
the Midlands, Daikin, together with GXO, one of the U.K. and
Ireland’s leading logistics and transportation partners, have
jointly invested over £4 million to consolidate their operations
into one facility.
The move provides a future-ready fit out of a
240,000-square-foot warehouse that will exclusively serve Daikin in
the U.K. 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.
Sherin Hammad, Head of Operations at Daikin U.K., said, “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.”
“We’re delighted to support Daikin’s growth in the U.K.”, said
Clare Davies, Managing Director of GXO Direct. “Our flexible,
scalable GXO Direct 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. GXO Direct shared warehousing is particularly suited to
helping companies, including those in the heating and ventilation
sector, grow their operations in an efficient manner.”
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. This relocation will
support Daikin’s growth for many years to come and allow for future
products to be smoothly delivered into the U.K. market. This
development will increase the agility of Daikin’s U.K. delivery
operations, ensuring a better customer and client experience and
improving product availability.
GXO Direct offers scalable and flexible solutions to support
businesses that need the agility and other benefits that shared
warehousing offers. Having worked with Daikin for more than 17
years in the U.K., Ireland and Italy, GXO continues to provide the
flexible space and tailored solutions that are advantageous for the
heating, cooling and ventilation sector.
To learn more about Daikin and the products on offer, visit:
https://www.daikin.co.uk/
About GXO Logistics
GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) is the world’s largest pure-play
contract logistics provider and is benefiting from the rapid growth
of ecommerce, automation and outsourcing. GXO is committed to
providing a diverse, world-class workplace for more than 130,000
team members across more than 970 facilities totaling approximately
200 million square feet. The company partners with the world’s
leading blue-chip companies to solve complex logistics challenges
with technologically advanced supply chain and ecommerce solutions,
at scale and with speed. GXO corporate headquarters is in
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Visit GXO.com for more information and
connect with GXO
on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
About Daikin
Daikin U.K. is a market leading, low carbon heating, cooling and
ventilation manufacturer.
As part of the global Daikin Group and with 100 years of
experience, Daikin has built a worldwide reputation for quality and
technology, developing heating solutions that create comfortable
and sustainable interior environments for everyone.
Additional information on Daikin’s pioneering technology can be
found on its website, alongside details on why choosing a heat pump
could help reduce U.K. homes’ carbon emissions:
www.daikin.co.uk.
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