DX Group
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| Company type | plc |
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| Industry | Courier, Mail, Logistics |
| Founded | 1975  |
| Headquarters | Head office in Iver, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom |
Area served | UK & Ireland |
Key people | Petar Cvetkovic, Chief Executive Officer |
| Products | DX Exchange DX Mail DX Secure DX Courier DX 1-Man DX 2-Man DX International DX Logistics |
Number of employees | Over 3,000 |
| Website | www.dxdelivery.com |
DX (Group) plc (trading as DX and DX Freight) is a British mail, courier and logistics company, with operations throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1]
With operational hubs and head offices in Iver, Northampton, Nuneaton, Warrington, Willenhall and Dublin, DX Group has established a network covering 99.7% of UK and Ireland business and residential addresses.
Established in 1975, amidst the Royal Mail postal strikes of the 1970s, DX Group has been in private ownership since 2006 and combines DX Network Services Ltd, DX Secure (previously Secure Mail Services (SMS)) and, as of 15 March 2012, DX Freight, previously known as Nightfreight GB.
DX employs over 3,000 people within the UK and Ireland, many of them couriers.
History
Established in 1975 during the Royal Mail postal strikes of the 1970s, DX became the only next-day alternative for business mail delivery.[2]
DX Group's origins lie within the legal sector, with the DX Document Exchange members' network supplying the majority of the top legal firms within the UK. It became part of the Hays plc group in the 1990s but was demerged in 2004 when Hays disposed of its logistics businesses. [3] With the acquisition of DX Secure (Secure Mail Services), DX became a more prominent player for mail and courier deliveries to residential addresses. This is a market which has in recent years experienced a huge increase in popularity and volume due to internet shopping and e-tailing.
On 27 February 2014 DX announced its First Day of Dealings on the AIM Stock Market [4]
DX Exchange
Each client site has its own DX number and a local exchange.[5] For example, Freshfields' London office uses the Chancery Lane exchange and their address is:
Freshfields
DX 23
Chancery Lane
Nightfreight acquisition
On 15 March 2012 DX acquired one of its competitors Nightfreight for an undisclosed sum.[6]
Competitors
Major UK competitors include Royal Mail, Hermes, Parcelforce and Yodel. Due to the nature of the freight Tuffnells are their biggest competitors. In addition to these carriers, DX Group competes with a variety of international operators, including FedEx, DHL and UPS.
References
- ^ DX Group Website
- ^ DX Origins
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hays-demerges-dx-mail-business-to-complete-shake-up-41334.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ How to use DX Exchange, https://www.thedx.co.uk/corporate/customer-area/more-about-dx-exchange/how-to-use-dx-exchange/
- ^ Nightfreight Acquisition Confirmation