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Nexday plans to franchise

27th April 1989, Page 15
27th April 1989
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• The parcel operation of Northampton-based Nexday will be franchised out in May — just three months after the firm was bought by American investment firm Zockoll Holdings Group.

Franchise manager Peter Williams says Nexday's nine depots will remain under the company's control, but delivery and collection operations will be franchised.

He says: "Zockoll also owns Dynarod, which has an owneroperator franchise system. This experience influenced our design of Nexday. The move to franchise is part of an overall expansion programme."

The parcel carrier plans to recruit 300 franchisees when the scheme is launched at the National Franchise Exhibition at Olympia. By July, another two depots in Plymouth and Southampton will be opened. Directors are also looking for a new site to replace its existing Northampton hub, "which will not be big enough to support the expanded operation", says Williams.

Nexday intends to extend its guaranteed-same-day collection service and its customer computer system, called Connexion.

When Nexday was taken over by Zockoll Holdings Group (CM 12-18 January), one of the parcel carrier's founders, Tim Pryce, denied that the firm was considering moving to a franchised carrier system: "We will never use franchisees," he said then.

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