What Taylor Davis does

Taylor Davis Ltd is a UK-based B2B packaging distributor established in 1978 and headquartered in Westbury, Wiltshire. The company has served as the sole UK distributor and stockist for Germany's Jokey Group, a major manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging, for over 40 years. It distributes a comprehensive range of plastic and metal packaging containers spanning 20ml jars to 1,000-litre intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), including buckets, tubs, drums, bottles, jerricans, kegs, and tinplate cans. Customisation services include In-Mould Labelling and digital heat-transfer printing, alongside a new 2024 line of UN-certified Recycled Wide Neck Kegs containing 50–70% post-consumer and post-industrial recycled HDPE.

The company generates revenue through wholesale container sales to manufacturers and brand owners across five primary verticals: food & beverage (food-grade, ISO/HACCP/BRC compliant), chemical & industrial (UN-approved), cosmetics & pharmaceutical, pet/agriculture/marine, and retail & gift. Pricing is quote-based for larger orders and is not publicly disclosed; the main website explicitly functions as an information and enquiry site rather than a transactional storefront. A separate e-commerce portal (tdonline.co.uk) handles small-quantity orders. Go-to-market is sales-led, with five Area Sales Managers covering defined UK territories (West Midlands & Wales, Midlands & East Anglia, North & Scotland, South East, South West), supplemented by a Business Development team.

Operationally, Taylor Davis holds extensive stock across three UK depots (Wiltshire headquarters, Warwickshire, West Yorkshire) enabling rapid dispatch. The company is a privately held limited company with no disclosed external investors, no public listing, and no funding rounds on record. Recent operational developments include a temporary HDPE raw material surcharge implemented 23.03.2026 in response to Middle East-driven supply disruption. The business has no meaningful AI, software platform, or technology moat beyond conventional distribution, and operates exclusively within the United Kingdom.

Name

Taylor Davis

Legal name

Taylor Davis Limited

Website

https://taylor-davis.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Taylor Davis Ltd is a UK B2B wholesale distributor of rigid plastic and metal packaging containers (20ml to 1,000L), serving food, chemical, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, pet, and retail manufacturers as the sole UK agent for Germany's Jokey Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Containers

NAICS

Plastics Bottle Manufacturing (326160), Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing (33243), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)

SIC

Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods (5190), Metal Shipping Barrels, Drums, Kegs & Pails (3412), Metal Cans (3411)

akta.pro primary industry

Tertiary/Transit Packaging for Food & Beverage (IMALAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazardous Materials & UN-Certified Bulk Packaging (IMALAGAH), Dry Foods & Staples Packaging (Cereals, Pasta, Rice) (IMALAHAJ), IBC Accessories & Components (Valves, Caps, Pallets, Liners) (IMALAGAF)

Keywords

• Industrial packaging containers
• Plastic buckets tubs
• Metal drums kegs
• UN approved packaging
• Recycled HDPE kegs

Headquarters

HQ city

Westbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Plastic and Metal Container Sales: Taylor Davis generates revenue through the wholesale sale of plastic and metal packaging containers. Products range from 20ml jars to 1000-litre IBCs. The company stocks a wide range and sells primarily through a quote-based system for larger orders, with smaller quantities available via their e-commerce site.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Taylor Davis is a UK B2B wholesale distributor of plastic and metal packaging containers, holding the sole UK distributorship for Jokey Group products and operating three UK depots. The catalogue spans 20ml jars to 1,000-litre IBCs and includes UN-approved containers for hazardous goods, food-grade packaging manufactured to ISO/HACCP/BRC standards, and recycled-content HDPE kegs. The company also offers In-Mould Labelling and digital heat-transfer printing customization on supplied containers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jokey (UK Distribution): Taylor Davis serves as the sole UK distributor for Jokey Group's range of polypropylene plastic packaging products including buckets, tubs, and containers.

Products and services

• Plastic Buckets Range of polypropylene plastic buckets (round tapered, rectangular, oval, heavy-duty, and square) for food-grade and industrial storage and transport applications, supplied as the sole UK distributor for Jokey Group.
• Plastic Tubs Range of polypropylene plastic tubs in rectangular and round small-volume formats, suited to food, confectionery, and industrial applications.
• Plastic Drums Range of plastic drums in open-top and tighthead formats for industrial liquid and solid storage.
• Plastic Bottles Range of high-quality plastic bottles in 38mm wide neck, 20mm/28mm neck, 32mm tamper-evident, UN-approved, and trigger spray formats, plus associated bottle fittings, for chemical, industrial, food, and personal-care applications.
• Plastic Jars Range of plastic jars in PET, Optima screw top, screw-lock tamper-evident, and snaplock tamper-evident formats for food, confectionery, cosmetics, and personal care applications.
• Plastic Jerricans Range of plastic jerricans in rectangular and stackable formats, with associated jerrican fittings, for industrial liquids storage and transport.
• Recycled Wide Neck Kegs UN-certified sustainable rigid packaging kegs produced from 50-70% mechanically recycled post-consumer and post-industrial HDPE, offering equivalent mechanical and chemical performance to virgin HDPE with a tamper-evident screw lid and rubber gasket for secure storage and transport of liquids and solid materials.
• UN Approved Plastic Containers Range of UN-approved plastic containers including Click Pack, Total Opening Kegs, UV Black Wide Neck Kegs, Wide Neck Kegs, and UN Approved Small Volume Tubs for hazardous materials transport and chemical storage.
• Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) Intermediate Bulk Containers up to 1,000-litre capacity for bulk liquid storage and industrial transport applications.
• Metal Packaging (Screw Top Tinplate) Metal screw-top tinplate containers including berg top tins, cone top tins, and rectangular tins for food, confectionery, and specialty goods packaging.
• Metal Packaging (Open Top Cans) Metal open-top cans including round tinplate lever-lid cans and UN-approved lever-lid cans for industrial and food applications.
• Metal Tapered Pails Metal tapered pails for industrial paint, chemical, and food-grade applications.
• Metal Drums & Kegs Metal drums and kegs including open-top steel kegs, round tinplate drums, tighthead steel drums, and large steel drums for industrial storage and transport of liquids and solids.
• Aluminium Bottles Aluminium bottles under the metal packaging range for specialty product containment.
• Packaging Accessories Packaging accessories and fittings including brush caps, drum pumps, taps and spanners, bungs and tabseals, stretch wrap, and twist-off closures to complement container ranges.
• Container Printing & Customisation Services Value-added container printing and customisation services delivered through In-Mould Labelling (IML) and digital heat-transfer printing, enabling customer logos and designs to be applied to supplied containers for brand differentiation.

Quantifiable outcome

• UN-certified packaging ensures regulatory compliance for hazardous materials transport
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Jokey GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1984Jokey Group is a family-owned German company based in Wipperfürth, Germany, founded in 1968. They are one of the world's largest manufacturers, innovators and technology leaders in rigid plastic packaging. Taylor Davis serves as the sole UK distributor and stockist for Jokey Group products, having maintained this relationship for over 40 years. Taylor Davis offers the comprehensive Jokey range including polypropylene tubs and buckets, with extensive stock holding in 3 UK depots (Wiltshire, Warwickshire, West Yorkshire). Jokey supplies food-grade polymer products manufactured to ISO, HACCP, and BRC standards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taylor-davis-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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