DHL chief on English rugby ‘concern’, Formula 1 and Manchester United Sport Business “I’d say it’s a concern,” Elliott Santon, the head of global sponsorships at DHL Express, says on the state of rugby in England. The global logistic giant is the front-of-shirt sponsor of Prem Rugby club Harlequins and has its distinctive yellow and red logo plastered on the quartered strip of the London team. DHL is [...]
Evri and Yodel named worst parcel deliverers again Business Evri and Yodel have once again been named as the two worst parcel delivery companies in the UK for customer satisfaction, according to a new survey. In regulator Ofcom’s annual survey, Evri posted a dissatisfaction score of 41 per cent with Yodel second worst on 33 per cent. Yodel and Evri only managed satisfaction scores [...]
Evri: Boom in bedroom CEOs drives best-ever parcel deliveries Business Evri has delivered record results thanks to a boom in second-hand sellers sending parcels with the logistics giant. The parcel delivery company, which was acquired by private equity firm Apollo from Advent International in 2024 for £2.7bn, has revealed that its volumes increased by 11 per cent in the year to 1 March, 2025, to more [...]
Evri to ramp up courier workforce after DHL partnership June 9, 2025 Evri is planning to hire 5,000 couriers in a fresh recruitment drive as the parcel giant takes on rivals after entering the business letter market. The Yorkshire-based firm recently announced it was joining forces with DHL’s UK ecommerce arm to form one of the country’s biggest delivery firms. It said the new roles would bring [...]
Package deal: Evri to merge with DHL ecommerce arm May 14, 2025 Parcel delivery company Evri is set to merge with DHL eCommerce UK, the e-commerce logistics specialist of DHL Group, in yet another example of consolidation in the sector. The merged Evri business is set to deliver over a billion parcels and a further billion business letters annually, with 30,000 couriers and 12,000 office staff, DHL [...]
DHL suspends large US deliveries as tariffs bite April 21, 2025 Parcel delivery firm DHL has temporarily suspended large shipments to the United States as it grapples with new regulations for trade. From April 21, all shipments worth more than $800 (£603) will be temporarily halted. US Customs and Border Protection introduced stricter controls on goods worth more than $800 on April 5, with more stringent [...]
Profit boost for Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones ahead of DHL deal February 3, 2025 A company which was sold by Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones to DHL at the end of 2024 returned to the black before the deal was signed, it has been revealed. Brandpath Group, which was part of the PJ Investment Group, provides e-commerce businesses with global fulfilment services and works with the likes such as Google. [...]