Local Economy
Cummins have their largest UK plant at the town where they manufacture diesel engines.
Owing to its good transport links, Daventry is now a warehousing and distribution centre. North of the town Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) is a major terminal for freight interchange between road and rail. This is much closer to Rugby than Daventry, being situated just off junction 18 of the M1 (its original northern terminus in 1959 until 1964).
The town is accessed via junction 16 of the M1 and the A45 which bypasses the town via Stefen Way, merging with the A425 along Leamington Way. The town is bypassed to the east by the A425.
Due to the proximity to the M1, Ford opened up a large spare parts distribution warehouse on the Royal Oak Industrial Estate. This 130-acre (0.53 km2) building, the Daventry Parts Depot, took Taylor Woodrow a year to build at a cost of £2.25 m and was for many years considered the largest building in the UK. Wetherspoon's have had their main distribution centre on the Drayton Fields Industrial Estate, north of the town since 2004.
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