Business Direct signs 3-year deal with Parcelforce Worldwide (UK)
Business Direct Group plc has signed a 3-year deal with Parcelforce Worldwide, part of the Royal Mail Group and one of the top five express carrier businesses in the UK, for access to Business Direct’s network of over 4,200 ParcelXchange intelligent locker secure drop-boxes. The agreement will provide Parcelforce with a pre-8 a.m. in-night delivery service to complement its existing extensive portfolio of services.
Nick Landon, Head of UK Marketing and Commercial Strategy for Parcelforce Worldwide, said, “This deal will allow sectors such as High Tech, Utilities and Medical Industries, or any field-based technician or engineer, to receive deliveries 24/7 at any of Business Direct’s ParcelXchanges throughout the UK.”
Nick Landon went on to say, “When deciding on whom to use for this service, we needed to be confident that they could meet the current and future needs of both our business and that of our customers. The addition of the well established ParcelXchange network facility gives Parcelforce Worldwide greater competitive advantage, by extending our supply chain capability in Pre-8am secure field delivery and collection points.”
Paul Carvell, CEO of Business Direct, stated, “ParcelXchange goes from strength to strength. I am delighted that Parcelforce has joined two of the other leading express carriers in the UK, in DHL and TNT, in choosing ParcelXchange to add to its service offer.”
