CitySprint explained

CitySprint
Type:Limited
Industry:Courier and Logistics
Founded:1999
Hq Location City:London
Hq Location Country:United Kingdom
Area Served:United Kingdom, Worldwide
Founder:Ian Lewis
Andrew Bernard
Services:Same day courier
UK overnight courier
International delivery
Logistics
Owners:-->
Parent:DPD Group

CitySprint is a courier and logistics company based in the UK.[1] [2] [3] [4] The company operates the brands On the dot, CitySprint Health, CitySprint Office, Transworld and CityBags.[5] [6]

History

CitySprint was launched as a brand in 1999 as part of DMS Corporation. It was incorporated in the UK in 2000 ahead of an MBO in 2001 led by Andrew Bernard to form a same day courier company.[7] [8]

In 2003, they launched their own operating platform, CityTrak, to manage job booking, scheduling and courier tracking. In 2009, CitySprint introduced a real-time GPS tracking system to allow customers to track their deliveries whilst the courier is en route, an industry first at the time. In the same year, CitySprint used the MetaPack delivery management software to enable ASOS.com to offer a same day delivery service to those living within the M25 and surrounding areas as well a 50-mile radius of their warehouse in Hemel Hempstead.[9] [10] [11]

In 2015, The Daily Telegraph said that with 2,000 self-employed couriers, CitySprint is the "market leader of same-day delivery services" in the UK.[12]

In 2017, CitySprint unsuccessfully fought a tribunal case relating to a single courier, which found that the individual in question was a worker, rather than self-employed.[13] After losing the case, it chose to apply the ruling to that courier only and require couriers to sign new contracts instead of pay couriers minimum wage and vacation pay, causing the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain general secretary to call the act a "mockery of our system of employment rights and protections".[14]

In 2017, CitySprint sponsored British racing driver Ashley Sutton during his second year in the British Touring Car Championship. In 2018, it became the first courier company to use a hydrogen van for deliveries.[15]

Operations

They operate as a logistics services provider that offers freight, AOG and multi-drop.[16] The company has brands to manage specific delivery requirements including CitySprint Health (healthcare),[17] CitySprint Office (print, post and fulfilment),[18] Transworld (UK overnight and international)[19] and CityBags (luggage repatriation).[20]

As of 2019, the company has a wholly owned network of 35 service centres and over 5,000 [21] self-employed couriers.[22]

Acquisitions

The company has made significant acquisitions from 2010 to expand the company in the UK.[23] [24] In 2017, the company acquired the Express Couriers, Grasshopper Couriers and Transworld Couriers. CitySprint has acquired the Peps Couriers, ASAP International, Courier Co-operative and Excel Couriers in 2016.[25] [26]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dunedin bucks investment trend with new £300m fund. Quinn. James. 2013-07-21. 2019-08-22. en-GB. 0307-1235.
  2. News: Uber and CitySprint among gig economy firms to face parliament. Butler. Sarah. 2018-09-26. The Guardian. 2019-08-22. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  3. Web site: Same day courier service delivers nears three-fold return for Dunedin. HeraldScotland. 20 February 2016 . en. 2019-08-22.
  4. Web site: Over 2,000 Easter eggs donated to Norwich courier service after burglary. Long. Jessica. Eastern Daily Press. 24 March 2016 . en. 2019-08-22.
  5. Web site: CitySprint Healthcare Business & Industry Today. en-GB. 2019-08-22.
  6. Web site: Taxpayer-Backed LDC Races Off With CitySprint. Sky News. en. 2019-08-22.
  7. Web site: UK courier firm CitySprint rebrands with "We deliver" tagline. 2012-02-21. Post & Parcel. en-US. 2019-08-22.
  8. Web site: CitySprint's Patrick Gallagher named Dealmaker of the Year at M&A Awards. 2014-06-27. Growth Business. en-GB. 2019-08-22.
  9. Web site: MetaPack enables ASOScom same-day delivery service News Retail Technology. www.retailtechnology.co.uk. 2019-08-22.
  10. Web site: CitySprint launches B2C service offering one-hour delivery window. 2015-06-04. Post & Parcel. en-US. 2019-08-22.
  11. Web site: CitySprint launches On the dot to bring ultrea-convenience to the delivery experience. CILT(UK). en-GB. 2019-08-22.
  12. News: Armstrong . Ashley . 2015-01-05 . CitySprint hires advisers to explore options: UK's leading courier firm hires advisers to explore strategic options just days after delivery rival City Link collapsed into administration, causing 2,300 job losses . . 2019-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923090459/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/11325833/CitySprint-hires-advisers-to-explore-options.html . 2019-09-23 .
  13. News: Bike courier wins 'gig' economy case. 2017-01-07. 2019-08-22. en-GB.
  14. News: Butler . Sarah . 2017-11-15 . CitySprint accused of 'making a mockery' of employment rights . . 2019-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923091231/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/15/citysprint-employment-rights-courier-minimum-wage-holiday-pay . 2019-09-23 .
  15. Web site: CitySprint trialling hydrogen van in London. 2018-01-05. Post & Parcel. en-US. 2019-08-22.
  16. Web site: CitySprint launches Forward Stock Locations to streamline inventory management and distribution. Salisbury. Mark. 2019-09-04. FleetPoint. en-GB. 2019-10-04.
  17. Web site: Medical Courier Market Solid Analyzed Segmentation, Demand, Recent Share Estimation and Growth Prospects by Regions to 2024. The Chicago Sentinel. en-US. 2019-10-04.
  18. Web site: CitySprint wins Brighton & Hove merchandise contract. SHD Logistics News. en. 2019-10-04.
  19. Web site: Acquisition of Transworld courier by CitySprint. www.bdo.co.uk. July 2017 . en. 2019-10-04.
  20. Web site: CitySprint acquires Heathrow Baggage Services. www.fleetnews.co.uk. en. 2019-10-04.
  21. Web site: Aircraft parts delivered faster.
  22. Web site: How debt kills. 2021-03-12. www.bbc.co.uk. en-GB.
  23. Web site: Addison Lee and CitySprint expand fleets with Lewis Day acquisition. www.fleetnews.co.uk. en. 2019-08-22.
  24. Web site: Letchworth Courier snapped up by CitySprint. Insider Media Ltd. en. 2019-08-22.
  25. Web site: Northampton courier bought by CitySprint. Insider Media Ltd. en. 2019-08-22.
  26. Web site: CitySprint buys Bexley Couriers. 28 October 2015. www.logisticsmanager.com. 2019-08-22.

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