Parcel2Go.com wins top business accolade

Bolton-based delivery firm Parcel2Go.com has carried off a prestigious national business award.

Parcel2Go.com bosses received the Fast Growth Business Awards “Online Business of the Year” accolade at a ceremony in London.

The Fast Growth Business Awards celebrate the best of the UK’s most ambitious businesses and recognise performance across sectors including innovation, green initiatives and best use of technology.

The judges were impressed with the parcel firm’s consistently strong growth. Turnover this financial year is expected to be around £16m, up from £11.5m, and the business takes more than 100,000 orders a month.

The Fast Growth Business Awards have a track record of identifying businesses on the cusp of the big time. Parcel2Go.com’s win puts the online parcel delivery firm in distinguished company - Maximuscle, Multimap, LOVEFiLM and King of Shaves are all previous winners.

Parcel2Go.com was founded in 2000 by Fil Adams-Mercer, who recently appeared on TV as The Secret Millionaire, his son Richard and business partner Steve Kramer. The company is based in a former textile mill and employs 40 staff.

Parcel2Go.com, Britain's biggest independent online parcel delivery company, operates through passing on the savings of long term contracts and bulk space purchases with established couriers such as FedEx, DHL, HDNL and City Link, thus offering a cost-effective courier service to small and medium enterprises and residential customers.

Parcel2Go.com is popular with people using the online trading site eBay, as parcels are collected directly from sellers' homes and delivered anywhere in the world.

Founder Fil Adams-Mercer commented, “We are thrilled to receive this national honour. Our business is going from strength to strength as more and more users opt for the cost savings and convenience of our online delivery service. The team has worked incredibly hard to get us where we are now and I am delighted to see their efforts recognised in this way.”