Sendle and Toll team up
Australian parcel delivery company Sendle and logistics provider Toll have announced a new partnership. Toll, which operates one of Australia’s largest logistics networks, will join other delivery partners such as Fastway and Couriers Please in Sendle’s network.
“Today’s partnership with Sendle allows us to provide the Toll experience and delivery service to a large number of small business customers, who we haven’t been able to work with in the past”, said Luke Condon, Head of Toll Consumer Delivery.
Sendle CEO James Chin Moody added: “Toll completes Sendle’s delivery network, such that we can now deliver packages Australia-wide at a flat rate, for less than it costs to go to the post office.
“We are really excited to be working alongside Toll to provide enterprise level parcel delivery services to small businesses.
“The power of this partnership with Toll lies in their fleet, coverage, experience and reputation. We’re looking forward to bringing our technology and understanding of what small businesses need when it comes to parcel delivery.”
Sendle provides small businesses with a door-to-door delivery service, an online booking system, individual parcel tracking, signature on delivery and a returns system. Sendle claimed that with Toll joining the network, it now “harnesses over 3,000 delivery vehicles that deliver over 70 million packages a year”.
The tie-up with Sendle will raise Toll’s profile in Australia’s parcel delivery industry – which will gratify its new owner, Japan Post, which bought Toll in May. Fellow Asian postal operator Singapore Post (SingPost) has also been taking a strong interest in the Australia parcel sector. In May, SingPost bought a 30% stake in Hubbed, an Australian company which arranges parcel deliveries and returns using a national network of newsagents.
