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Direct Ferries

Direct Ferries
Company typeLimited Company
IndustryTravel
Founded2002
FounderHoward Davies
Headquarters,
Area served
UK
Ireland
France
Germany
Spain
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Portugal
Austria
Switzerland
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Greece
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Key people
Matt Davies
(Director)
ServicesFerry Travel Aggregator Service
Number of employees
47
Websitewww.directferries.co.uk

Direct Ferries (directferries.co.uk) is a UK-based ferry travel aggregator service which is owned and operated by Direct Ferries Ltd.[1] It provides instant, real-time access to scheduled ferry crossings across Europe and North Africa both on and offline. The company was launched by Howard Davies in 2002.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

Operations

The company’s headquarters are in Central London. [2] Following the website launch, sales grew by 450% from year one to year two and continued to grow a minimum of 13% year-on-year, with a turnover £46.5 million in 2011.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

In 2012, Direct Ferries achieved 177th place in the Sunday Times International Track 200.[2]

References

  1. ^ "About Direct Ferries". London. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  2. ^ a b "Private firms with the fastest growing international sales" (PDF). London: Sunday Times. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-10-03.

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