Parcel2Go
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Parcel2go.com Limited
| logo = File:Parcel2Go logo.png
| type = Private
| traded_as =
| location = Bolton, Lancashire{{cite web|title=Price comparison firm Parcel2Go launches crowdfunding bid|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/price-comparison-firm-parcel2go-launches-13867918|website=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=8 January 2018|date=7 November 2017|first=Stuart|last=Greer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233503/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/price-comparison-firm-parcel2go-launches-13867918|archive-date=8 January 2018|url-status=live}}
| area served =
| key_people = Paul Doble (CEO)
| founder = Fil Adams-Mercer
Richard Adams-Mercer
Steven Kramer
| industry = Parcel delivery comparison website
| num_employees = 180
| products =
| native clients =
| homepage = [https://www.parcel2go.com/ www.parcel2go.com]
| foundation =
}}
Parcel2Go is a British parcel delivery comparison website providing comparisons of domestic and international postage options from different providers.{{cite web|title=Bolton parcels firm posts £100m revenues for first time|url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/17981892.bolton-parcels-firm-posts-100m-revenues-first-time/|website=The Bolton News|accessdate=22 October 2019|date=21 October 2019|first=Peter|last=Magill|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022054632/https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/17981892.bolton-parcels-firm-posts-100m-revenues-first-time/|archive-date=22 October 2019|url-status=live}}
History
The company was founded in 2001{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Chris |date=2025-05-30 |title=How Parcel2Go Has Supported Parcel Delivery for Over 20 Years |url=https://channelx.world/2025/05/how-parcel2go-has-supported-parcel-delivery-for-over-20-years/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=ChannelX |language=en-GB}} by father and son Fil and Richard Adams-Mercer together with colleague Steven Kramer.{{cite web|title=Parcel2Go reveals record turnover|url=http://postandparcel.info/33358/news/parcel2go-reveals-record-turnover/|website=Post & Parcel|accessdate=15 November 2017|date=25 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115201520/http://postandparcel.info/33358/news/parcel2go-reveals-record-turnover/|archive-date=15 November 2017|url-status=live}} At that time neither United Parcel Service nor DHL were offering online access to their courier parcel services.{{cite news|last=Clarke|first=Jody|date=5 June 2009|title=Fil Adams-Mercer: ‘If you’re ballsy, you’ll make money’|access-date=11 December 2019|newspaper=MoneyWeek|publisher=Dennis Publishing Limited|url=https://moneyweek.com/31179/fil-adams-mercer-if-youre-ballsy-youll-make-money-43833/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211211537/https://moneyweek.com/31179/fil-adams-mercer-if-youre-ballsy-youll-make-money-43833/|archive-date=11 December 2019|url-status=live}}
In 2009 the company announced a turnover of £11.6 million. 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.{{cite web|title=Parcel2Go merge with National Pallets|url=https://tamebay.com/2017/09/parcel2go-merge-national-pallets.html|website=tamebay.com|accessdate=15 November 2017|first=Chris|last=Dawson|date=27 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115143836/https://tamebay.com/2017/09/parcel2go-merge-national-pallets.html|archive-date=15 November 2017|url-status=live}} In November 2019 the company launched a £500,000 fundraising attempt on Crowdcube.{{cite web|url=https://www.whatinvestment.co.uk/parcel2go-launches-fundraise-on-crowdcube-2554539/|first=Ingrid|last=Smith|date=8 November 2017|title=Parcel2Go launches fundraise on Crowdcube for customers|access-date=12 December 2019|website=WhatInvestment.co.uk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212085922/https://www.whatinvestment.co.uk/parcel2go-launches-fundraise-on-crowdcube-2554539/|archive-date=12 December 2019 }} A management buyout was backed by Mayfair Equity Partners.{{Cite web|url=https://postandparcel.info/117692/news/parcel/mayfair-to-become-majority-shareholder-in-parcel2go/|title=Mayfair to become majority shareholder in Parcel2Go|date=4 December 2019}}
By 2019 the number of employees had risen to 230,{{cite web|title=Post Office rival Parcel2Go delivers stake to Mayfair|url=https://news.sky.com/story/post-office-rival-parcel2go-delivers-stake-to-mayfair-11877421|website=Sky News|accessdate=4 December 2019|date=3 December 2019|first=Mark|last=Kleinman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204012750/https://news.sky.com/story/post-office-rival-parcel2go-delivers-stake-to-mayfair-11877421|archive-date=4 December 2019|url-status=live}} and annual turnover to over £100 million. In 2022 alone, merchants using Smart Send dispatched 4.2 million parcels via Parcel2Go’s network {{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Chris |date=2025-05-30 |title=How Parcel2Go Has Supported Parcel Delivery for Over 20 Years |url=https://channelx.world/2025/05/how-parcel2go-has-supported-parcel-delivery-for-over-20-years/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=ChannelX |language=en-GB}}. Parcel2Go in recent years appeared in the GM 125 Rising Stars of Business 2024, citied as the "UK’s leading online parcel courier marketplace" {{Cite web |title=GM 125 Rising Stars of Business 2024 |url=https://businesscloud.co.uk/gm-125-rising-stars-of-business-2024/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=BusinessCloud |language=en}}.
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 {{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Chris |date=2025-05-30 |title=How Parcel2Go Has Supported Parcel Delivery for Over 20 Years |url=https://channelx.world/2025/05/how-parcel2go-has-supported-parcel-delivery-for-over-20-years/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=ChannelX |language=en-GB}}.
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.parcel2go.com/}}
- [https://www.parcel2go.com/ie/ Irish website]