Fastway Couriers (formerly trading as HB Couriers) is a

courier A courier is a person or organization that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...

delivery services company founded in

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. At the peak of its service, Fastway operated delivery services in

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and

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. The company currently operates in

and

. The company has operated using a franchise model since 1983, with franchising at the regional and courier level; regional franchises are responsible for managing the sales support and depots facilities in their region, while each courier franchise manages a courier route. Each country with Fastway operations also has a master franchisee, who is responsible for providing the money needed to established Fastway operations, and managing the inter-city transportation of parcels. Fastway Global LTD owns the Fastway branding and provides initial training to the Fastway master franchisee of each country. Fastway Global LTD also owns the Parcel Connect branding - a booking platform for Fastway Services targeted as consumers. Parcel Connect currently operates in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. In 2016, the company's

and

operations and all associated assets (including domains, contracts, and depots) were acquired by

Aramex Aramex is an Emirati multinational corporation, multinational logistics, courier and package delivery company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company was founded by Fadi Ghandour and Bill Kingson in 1982 in Amman, Jordan. It is the f ...

. As part of the acquisition by

, most Fastway operations have been rebranded to Aramex in Australia and

. Branding of Fastway remained unchanged in other countries. In 2022, London private equity company Elysian Capital took ownership of Fastway's Irish operations, becoming Ireland's Master Franchisee. In early 2023, South African logistics company

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and Clearwater Capital partnered to purchase the existing Master Franchisee rights in South Africa.{{cite web , url=https://mybroadband.co.za/news/business/456781-fastway-south-africa-scooped-up-by-logistics-giant-with-plans-to-boost-alibaba-deliveries.html , title=Fastway South Africa scooped up by logistics giant — with plans to boost Alibaba deliveries

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