The newly merged Evri and DHL eCommerce UK aim to deliver over one billion parcels and a further one billion business letters annually.
Rebranded Evri Premium – a network of DHL eCommerce, it will remain a dedicated and secure, separate network designed to offer fast, time-sensitive deliveries. The collaboration said there will also be enhanced shipping security protection for high-value and large items for B2B and B2C parcel services.
The new group will include an expanded international capability for inbound and outbound parcels to complement Evri’s own international network. It will make use of DHL eCommerce’s work in cross-border parcel shipping and out-of-home network of nearly 150, 000 global access points. This includes faster transit times across the world with access to DHL’s own eCommerce network in Europe, the U.S. and selected Asian markets such as India.
Evri is also entering the UK business letter market for the first time, with DHL’s UK Mail retained in the new combined group. This will also offer ecommerce businesses more options for sending lighter-weight items.
In addition, customers will benefit from the group’s new combined out-of-home shop and locker network parcel delivery and collection which will be the UK’s largest.
Martijn de Lange, CEO of Evri, said: “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.
“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.”
There has been consolidation within the UK ecommerce delivery market in 2025. In April, InPost (known for its extensive parcel locker network) acquired Yodel becoming the third-largest agnostic logistics player in the UK.
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