Parcelforce
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Parcelforce Worldwide is a courier and logistics service in the United Kingdom. Parcelforce Worldwide is a trading name of the Royal Mail, which is a subsidiary of International Distributions Services,[1] and is organised within the UK Parcels, International and Letters division of the group.[2] The company delivers to destinations worldwide, using an international partner network. Parcelforce Worldwide is a provider of express delivery services covering 99.6% of the world's population, with over 6500 employees.[3]
Its European delivery partner,
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History
The Parcel Post service of Royal Mail was started in 1883,
In July 1992, the
In March 2002, the universal parcels service was transferred to Royal Mail, leaving Parcelforce to concentrate on time-guaranteed, next-day and two-day express deliveries.[8]
In January 2007, Parcelforce Worldwide became the first express carrier in the United Kingdom to give its customers the option to
In October 2012, Royal Mail announced an investment of £75 million in Parcelforce Worldwide planned over four years, which would involve the opening of new processing centres in
In September 2021, Aaron Barnes took over as Managing Director of Parcelforce Worldwide.[11]
Depot network
Parcelforce Worldwide operates its collection and delivery services via a network of 54 local depots.[5] These have been strategically located around the United Kingdom, from Inverness in the north of Scotland to Plymouth in the southwest of England. There are two depots in Wales, one central depot in Northern Ireland (serving Belfast) and two smaller satellite depots.[citation needed]
The largest posters also have the option of a direct feed collection. In other words, rather than a local depot collecting parcels for sorting, a trailer is left on site, filled up during the course of the working day and then taken directly to Coventry for processing.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Our company". Parcelforce Worldwide. 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Parcelforce Worldwide". Royal Mail. 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "About Parcelforce Worldwide". Parcelforce Worldwide. 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Our Partners". Parcelforce Worldwide. 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Our hubs". Parcelforce Worldwide. 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Key Dates". The British Postal Museum & Archive. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Michael Heseltine, The President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (15 July 1992). "Parcelforce". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 1137. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Consignia announces first moves in three year renewal plan". PR Newswire. 25 March 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- Brand Republic. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Royal Mail to create 1,000 jobs expanding parcel network". Post & Parcel. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Parcelforce Worldwide on Twitter: "@CEOemail Hi, our new appointed MD is Aaron Barnes - Theo" / Twitter". Twitter. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.