CitySprint
, UK ‘s largest privately owned SameDay courier network, has announced itsacquisition of Axa Courier Express Ltd to further strengthen its position in the industry.Like CitySprint, Axa provides SameDay Courier services to businesses in and around theHeathrow area. Over a period of twenty-five years, Axa has forged a large and satisfied customerbase, comprised mainly of freight forwarders. This acquisition by CitySprint will mean that the AxaCourier Express Ltd name and brand will be discontinued.
CitySprint has been providing courier services to a broad range oflocal companies in and around the area for over ten years. Its customers benefit from a servicecentre team with unmatched experience of the courier industry and a depth of local knowledge –something that Axa’s customers will now benefit from.
CitySprint’s recently refurbished site is located in the heart ofHeathrow’s Logistics community and with Axa will now comprise a fleet of over 40 vehicles, whichare available for ad-hoc client use.
All of Axa’s staff members will join CitySprint’s Heathrow team. Theteam offers its complete range of SameDay Courier, NextDay Courier, International Courier andSpecialist Services to local businesses in and around the Heathrow area.
Axa’s customers will now be able to benefit from CitySprint’s onlinefacilities, as well as the ability to track their jobs in a live environment through CitySprint’swebsite.
Michael Blanchard, Regional Manager for CitySprint, said: “Axarepresents one of a small number of well-established SameDay courier companies in the Heathrowarea. Its business model fits very comfortably with CitySprint’s, as it operates with a highlyfocused customer service ethos”.
CitySprint is part of the Courier and Passenger Transport Group, whichalso comprises WestOne Cars and Burgundy Cars. The Group has achieved an average compound growthrate of 10% per year in the past 5 years and has annualised revenues of £70 million.
