Parcel2go delivers strong growth

FAMILY firm Parcel2go.com says it is on track to smash its £17m sales target as it scoops up Royal Mail customers.

The Bolton-based online parcel delivery service predicts sales of over £17m for this financial year.

Richard Adams-Mercer, son of founder and chief executive Fil Adams-Mercer, said business doubled following a strike last year at Royal Mail. “The great thing is we managed to hang on to those customers and we hope we’ll continue to do so,” he added.

Parcel2go.com operates an internet portal so individuals and SMEs can arrange deliveries of parcels by carriers such as FedEX, DHL and City Link.

The company is particularly popular with people using online trading site eBay, as parcels are collected directly from sellers’ homes, and delivered anywhere in the world. A recent online boom in revenue has been linked to the growth of companies that trade on eBay with an annual turnover of more than £1m.

Parcel2go.com employs 35 staff at its Coe Street offices and handles more than 750,000 parcels a year.