Parcel2Go

Parcel2Go is a British parcel delivery comparison website providing comparisons of domestic and worldwide postage options from a range of providers.[3]

Parcel2go.com Limited
Type of site
Private
HeadquartersBolton, Lancashire[1]
Founder(s)Fil Adams-Mercer
Richard Adams-Mercer
Steven Kramer
Key peopleJames Greenbury (CEO)
IndustryParcel delivery comparison website
Employeesc. 230[2]
URLwww.parcel2go.com

History

The company was founded in 2000 by father and son Fil and Richard Adams-Mercer together with colleague Steven Kramer.[4] Fil claims he had the idea for an online parcel business while on holiday and bought the "Parcel2go" domain name for £120.[5] Fil also noted neither United Parcel Service nor DHL were offering online access to their courier parcel services at the time.[5]

By 2009 it was able to announce a turnover of £11.6 million.[4] In September 2017 the Parcel2Go merged with National Pallets of Heathfield, East Sussex; the expected benefit Heathfield being improved IT support whilst giving Parcel2go an option to offer customers a pallet service for larger deliveries.[6] November 2019 also seen it launch a £500,000 fundraising attempt on Crowdcube.[7] A management buyout was backed by Mayfair equity Partners.[8]

By 2019 the number of employees had risen to 230,[2] and annual turnover to over £100m.[3]

References
  1. Greer, Stuart (7 November 2017). "Price comparison firm Parcel2Go launches crowdfunding bid". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. Kleinman, Mark (3 December 2019). "Post Office rival Parcel2Go delivers stake to Mayfair". Sky News. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. Magill, Peter (21 October 2019). "Bolton parcels firm posts £100m revenues for first time". The Bolton News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. "Parcel2Go reveals record turnover". Post & Parcel. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. Clarke, Jody (5 June 2009). "Fil Adams-Mercer: 'If you're ballsy, you'll make money'". MoneyWeek. Dennis Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. Dawson, Chris (27 September 2017). "Parcel2Go merge with National Pallets". tamebay.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  7. Smith, Ingrid (8 November 2017). "Parcel2Go launches fundraise on Crowdcube for customers". WhatInvestment.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  8. "Mayfair to become majority shareholder in Parcel2Go". 4 December 2019.
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