Parcel delivery companies Evri and DHL to merge
Evri, one of the UK’s largest dedicated parcel delivery companies, has announced that it will merge with DHL eCommerce. The new super group will deliver over a billion parcels and a further billion business letters annually.
The combined group will bring together a team of over 30,000 couriers and van drivers, 12,000 colleagues, and a fleet of 8,000 vehicles. This will bring significant benefits to consumers and businesses by offering greater choice and cost-competitive solutions, Evri said in a statement on Wednesday, 14 May 2025.
“Evri’s cost-effective and flexible courier offer will be complemented with the addition of DHL eCommerce’s premium van delivery network. Rebranded Evri Premium – a network of DHL eCommerce, this will remain a dedicated and secure, separate network that will offer fast, time-sensitive deliveries with enhanced shipping security protection for high-value and large items for B2B and B2C parcel services,” it said.
It added that the new Group will include an expanded international capability for inbound and outbound parcels. This includes faster transit times across the world with access to DHL’s own eCommerce network in Europe, the US and selected Asian markets such as India.
“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,” said Martijn de Lange, CEO of Evri.
“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. Over the last decade Evri has grown ten-fold in size and this transaction will further expand our access into the European and global e-commerce markets. Since Apollo-managed funds came on board as our owners, they have backed our intent to drive forward and grow to become the UK’s premier parcel delivery business.”
Following completion, Martijn de Lange will lead the combined business in the UK, with Stu Hill, currently CEO of DHL eCommerce UK, becoming MD of Evri’s Premium DHL network business. The DHL eCommerce UK executive team will also join the new group.
