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

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

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 noticed that neither United Parcel Service nor DHL were offering online access to their courier parcel services at the time.[5]

In 2009 it announced a turnover of £11.6 million.[4] In September 2017 the Parcel2Go merged with National Pallets of Heathfield, East Sussex, the expected benefit for National Pallets being improved IT support, whilst giving Parcel2go an option to offer customers a pallet service for larger deliveries.[6] In November 2019 the company launched 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 £100 million.[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. 1 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Parcel2Go reveals record turnover". Post & Parcel. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 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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