DX Freight (Previously known as Nightfreight GB) offers an overnight delivery and logistics service, both within the

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and internationally.

History

Nightfreight GB was first founded in 1984. A year later, in 1985, a cooperative with several like minded transport companies was formed. This was to help each other, with parcel deliveries around the country. The original group consisted of seven depots, and a hub operation in

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. Over the next few years, the Nightfreight network grew rapidly, with new members joining the consortium. In 1990, a purpose built hub was introduced in Willenhall, and the company developed and introduced a computerized parcel tracking system (''NightTrak''). This was to speed up the operation of the company. During the beginning of the 1990s, various companies that had previously been consortium members, became owned subsidiaries of the company. In August 1993, it was listed on the

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as a PLC until January 2001, after which the company was placed back into private ownership. In September 1995, Hay Pollock was acquired, which subsequently became the International and

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arm of the company. In April 2004, a new home delivery service, Deliver2Home, was launched adding to the one man home and white glove two man Pacemaker delivery services. The company over time developed a niche in delivering irregular dimension and weight, or IDW, freight and soon became the market leader within that specific segment. Nightfreight operated a fleet of over 1,000 vehicles, and employed over 2,500 people, spanning across three hubs and fifty two depots around the

. On 15 March 2012, ''Nightfreight GB'' was acquired by the DX Group, resulting in a business with combined revenues of approximately £300m per year. The acquisition created the

and

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's largest independent mail,

courier A courier is a person or organisation that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...

, and network distribution service provider. On 27 February 2014, DX Group announced its ''First Day of Dealings'' on the AIM Stock Market.

References

External links

Official site
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