Direct Ferries
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Direct Ferries
Company type | Limited Company |
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Industry | Travel |
Founded | 2002 |
Founder | Howard 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) |
Services | Ferry Travel Aggregator Service |
Number of employees | 47 |
Website | www.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>
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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>
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In 2012, Direct Ferries achieved 177th place in the Sunday Times International Track 200.[2]
References
- ^ "About Direct Ferries". London. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ a b "Private firms with the fastest growing international sales" (PDF). London: Sunday Times. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
External links
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