Pictured above: Millionth parcel sender Victoria Wilson with
Steve Murray, Head of Product Management at myHermes
myhermes.co.uk, which has a depot in Birmingham is celebrating
this week with the delivery of its millionth parcel, only two years
after it first launched in May 2009. The door-to-door parcel
delivery company has reached the million mark far sooner than it
anticipated, having seen two years of remarkable growth.
Consumer demand for the service, which collects and delivers
parcels to and from your door - avoiding the need for queuing at a
Post Office -has seen parcel delivery volumes more than trebling
each year, with this year expecting to increase from 600,000
deliveries to 1.6 million.
According to Commercial Director at myhermes.co.uk, Jon Tobbell,
the fast growth is evidence that the myhermes.co.uk service is a
winner for consumers.
He said: "We're overjoyed at how well consumers are responding
to this innovative approach to parcel delivery.
"Consumers are becoming more and more price savvy and shopping
around for ways to save more money. This, together with
people leading busy lives, means the convenience of a door-to-door
service, at prices cheaper than Royal Mail, has proved very
popular. We're looking forward to another year of strong
growth."
The millionth parcel was sent by Victoria Wilson, from Skipton,
who was given a bouquet of flowers and a week of free shipping as a
celebratory gesture. A regular user since June 2009, Victoria, who
utilises the service for both business and personal use, said: "I
was thrilled to find out that I sent the millionth parcel through
myhermes.co.uk. It's a great service and has enabled me to reduce
my shipping costs and eliminate expensive trips to the Post
Office.
"I use myhermes.co.uk, not only because they are cost effective
but they also have a great multiple upload tool on the website
which makes sending a lot of parcels quick and easy. My courier is
great, she lives locally and constantly provides a superb service.
I can even select a 'safe place' option for collection and
deliveries which guarantees that my customers receive their parcel
if they are not in.
"I am delighted to have been given a week of free deliveries as
I will continue to use myHermes.co.uk for both my business and
personal use."
myhermes.co.uk collects and delivers, door-to-door, six days a
week throughout the UK and delivery takes between three and five
working days. Customers can select a safe place for collection and
delivery so they needn't wait in. When delivering the parcel,
three attempts will be made to deliver at the destination, not just
an annoying card left and the inevitable trip to a sorting office
after one failed attempt. It's the best value door-to-door delivery
service in the UK with prices starting from £2.75 per
parcel.