Fastway Couriers
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| Industry | Courier |
|---|---|
| Founded | Napier, New Zealand (1983) |
| Founder | Bill MacGowan [1] |
Area served | Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and South Africa. |
Key people | Brem Ellingham[2] Group Managing Director Richard Thame[3] CEO Australia Austin Mortimer[2] CEO New Zealand Bobby O’Keeffe[4] CEO Ireland Richard Robinson[5] CEO South Africa |
| Website | fastway |
Fastway Couriers is a courier delivery services corporation headquartered in Napier, New Zealand.[6] The company currently operates in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and South Africa.[7]
Bill McGowan founded the business in 1983 with a single van, aiming to operate a cost effective, pre-paid, timetabled courier service.[8] In 1984 the company began two-tiers of franchising, at the regional and courier level.[9] Currently Fastway Couriers have 63 regional, and 1,200 courier franchisees across their network.[10]
References
- ^ "The Fast Way To Foreign Markets", IDM
- ^ a b "Fastway Couriers announces New Zealand CEO and new direction". Scoop News. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ Brea Carter (2013-05-02). "Fastway Couriers celebrates two milestones". Franchising. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ "Payzone and fastway couriers". Irishfranchisemagazine.net. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ "Franchise spins quiet revolution in local courier industry | Success stories". Business Partners Limited. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
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- ^ "Fastway Couriers unites to celebrate 30 years". Franchise New Zealand. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ "Fastway founder receives lifetime achievement award". Franchise New Zealand. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ "The Fastway Story - Part 1: The Beginning". Franchise New Zealand. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ "Fastway Couriers ready for biggest Valentine's Day ever". Franchisebusiness.co.nz. Retrieved 2014-06-04.