Daikin has opened 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 UK logistics “golden triangle” in the Midlands, Daikin, together with GXO, 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 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.
Sherin Hammad, head of operations at Daikin UK said the new warehouse in Daventry is a great leap forward for Daikin in its ability to meet customer needs for 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,” Hammad said.
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 UK market.
GXO Direct has worked with Daikin for more than 17 years in the U.K., Ireland and Italy.