Nightline reports 30% increase in parcel volumes
Ireland-based delivery firm Nightline has reported a 30% increase in annual parcel volumes, with a “significant” proportion generated by orders placed with UK-based retailers. Group CEO and co-founder John Tuohy said that 2015 has been the best in Nightline’s 23-year history, adding that the growth in parcel numbers and employees reflected Nightline’s ability to meet the e-commerce success of clients with more first-time deliveries.
“It’s been a tremendous year with an increase in parcel traffic not merely confined to the pre-Christmas peak but spread across the year,” commented Tuohy.
“Over the last 12 months, we have become the carrier partner of choice for more UK retailers selling to Irish shoppers and, in turn, they have made great strides in terms of sales to the Republic.
“Greater parity between the Euro and Sterling, coupled with the way that we can tackle the high cost of direct shipping between the UK and Ireland, has also made it an even more attractive form of shopping for consumers.”
Tuohy added that Nightline now employs 800 people across a network of 11 depots and plans are “firmly in place” to expand the firm’s operations in the near future. The company typically handles around 1.2m parcels a month, but Tuohy expected that the throughput will be almost double this in the final weeks before this Christmas.
