Evri to merge with DHL UK to form delivery giant

Evri is set to merge with the UK ecommerce business of DHL to form a new delivery giant that will handle more than a billion parcels and letters a year.

The partnership, subject to regulatory approval, will see DHL Group take a “significant minority stake” in the Apollo owned delivery firm to create the Evri Group.

The merged company, to be led by Evri’s chief executive Martijn de Lange, will bring together more than 30,000 couriers and van drivers, and 12,000 further workers.

The proposed deal, which will see Evri handle letter deliveries for the first time, will lead to “greater choice” and “cost-competitive solutions”, the two companies said.

de Lange added: “We are excited that DHL ecommerce UK will merge with Evri to bring together two highly complementary UK businesses, committed to innovation and offering customers and clients the best possible service.

“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.”

Evri, formerly known as Hermes UK, invested £32m to improve its services and increased parcel volumes by 14.9% to over than 730 million in the 53 weeks to the end of February 2024. Sales rose by 15.2% to £1.7bn.

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