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Type of site | Private |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Bolton, Lancashire [1] |
| Founder(s) | Fil Adams-Mercer Richard Adams-Mercer Steven Kramer |
| Key people | James Greenbury (CEO) |
| Industry | Parcel delivery comparison website |
| Employees | c. 230 [2] |
| URL | www.parcel2go.com |
Parcel2Go is a British parcel delivery comparison website providing comparisons of domestic and international postage options from different providers. [3]
The company was founded in 2000 by father and son Fil and Richard Adams-Mercer together with colleague Steven Kramer. [4] At that time neither United Parcel Service nor DHL were offering online access to their courier parcel services. [5]
In 2009 the company announced a turnover of £11.6 million. [4] In September 2017 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]
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