Based in Gloucester, Downton is one of the South West region's leading distribution and storage companies. The company’s multi-client warehouse in Hardwicke, a small town sandwiched between the M5 and the Severn Estuary, was purpose-built to serve the needs of one of the company’s biggest clients - a leading UK-owned electrical household products manufacturer.
Downton had operated three individual facilities within a short distance of each other but, as part of its long term business strategy, took the decision to consolidate the operation under a single roof some three years ago.
“The fact that Jungheinrich could supply a full range of materials handling equipment and design and build our racking system was very attractive,” explains Chris Dare, Downton’s Warehouse General Manager...
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