Parcel delivery firm Evri and DHL eCommerce set to merge

PARCEL delivery firm Evri is poised to merge with DHL eCommerce, the e-commerce logistics arm of DHL Group, in a further consolidation within the sector.

- AMBER MURRAY

The combined Evri operation is projected to deliver over a billion parcels and an additional billion business letters annually, employing 30,000 couriers and 12,000 office staff, according to DHL.

As part of the agreement, DHL Group will acquire a "significant" minority stake in the newly formed Evri Group.

"By combining Evri's scale, innovation and DHL eCommerce's best-in-class premium van network, we are creating the pre-eminent parcel delivery group in the UK," stated Martijn de Lange, CEO of Evri.

"Over the last decade, Evri has grown 10-fold in size and this transaction will further expand our access into the European and global e-commerce markets," added de Lange.