Basildon based courier company opens depot in Plymouth creating 12 new jobs

Basildon-based courier company Abby Couriers is expanding with the opening of a series of new delivery routes in Plymouth.

Managing Director of Abby Couriers, Mark Giles, said: "Working with service partners has been a key part of the planned expansion of Abby Couriers services so we are delighted to have 12 drivers working on a number of delivery routes in Plymouth.

"All Abby Couriers drivers receive training in vehicle security, manual handling, customer service and courteous driving and we are looking forward to using the new team of drivers we have in Plymouth as a model for further delivery routes in this naval town."

With almost 200 staff the firm has more than 175 drivers on the road providing Same Day Delivery Services across the United Kingdom and Europe for key clients who include DHL, FEDEX and TNT.

Abby Couriers is a member of the National Courier Association, the Federation of Small Businesses and Essex Chambers of Commerce.

During 2009 Abby Couriers won the Business to Business category in the Essex County Business Awards; the Staff Training and Development and the Business to Business Awards in the Basildon District Business Awards and the Green Business Award in the North and West London Business Awards.