Parcel2Go is a British parcel delivery
comparison website providing comparisons of domestic and international postage options from different providers.
History
The company was founded in 2001 by father and son Fil and Richard Adams-Mercer together with colleague Steven Kramer.
At that time neither
United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational corporation, multinational package delivery, shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializi ...
nor
DHL
DHL (originally named after founders Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn) is a multinational Import-Export Expert Company, founded in the United States and headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It provides courier, package delivery, and express mail service, ...
were offering online access to their courier parcel services.
In 2009 the company announced a turnover of £11.6 million.
In September 2017 Parcel2Go merged with National Pallets of
Heathfield, East Sussex
Heathfield is a market town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Heathfield and Waldron, in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The town had a population of 7,667 in 2021. Locals know it by "Heffle".
Location
Heathfield lies ...
, the expected benefit for National Pallets being improved IT support, whilst giving Parcel2go an option to offer customers a
pallet
A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, a Loader (equipment), front loader, a Jack (mechanical), jacking device, or an erect cra ...
service for larger deliveries.
In November 2019 the company launched a £500,000 fundraising attempt on
Crowdcube
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Model
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. A management buyout was backed by Mayfair Equity Partners.
By 2019 the number of employees had risen to 230,
and annual turnover to over £100 million.
In 2022 alone, merchants using Smart Send dispatched 4.2 million parcels via Parcel2Go’s network . Parcel2Go in recent years appeared in the GM 125 Rising Stars of Business 2024, citied as the "UK’s leading online parcel courier marketplace" .
Sven Storkofferson, an animated stork character introduced in 2023, serves as the company’s ''parcel delivery expert''. Sven features in Parcel2Go’s YouTube videos, radio advertisements, and social media content
.
References
External links
* {{official website, https://www.parcel2go.com/
Irish website
Comparison shopping websites