MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, October 22, 2011 (Press-News.org) The Manchester-based company has topped a shortlist of some of the UK's most disruptive and innovative businesses to walk away with Smarta's Special Award for Technology. Contested by the nation's most technologically-savvy companies, the award shows how quickly the online-business has come in just over one year of trading.
Of the award, Dragon's Den star Deborah Meaden commented "The Smarta Awards get bigger and better every year. The quality of the applications in 2011 gives me great hope for the state of entrepreneurship in the UK."
In the same week, the Northwest online parcel delivery company gained national recognition as one of the UK's brightest business prospects. Through invitation into this year's Young Guns - a selection of the nation's most successful young entrepreneurs - myParcelDelivery.com Directors David Grimes and Paul Haydock have established a firm ground on which to extend their company's services.
On their recent success, Grimes stated: "It's great to be highlighted as one of the UK's most successful young companies. To be considered in the same bracket as some of the nation's major business players is fantastic - it goes to show that hard work really does pay off. It also projects that Manchester is a great incubator of talent and is a great city to do business in."
He went on to predict more company success over the forthcoming year: "We're always looking to extend our services, and with the expansion of our IT and customer service teams we'll be looking to push forward and make our second year of trading even better!"
The Manchester-based company provides businesses, eBay sellers and the general public a cost effective and reliable means of shipping their parcels Worldwide. Partnering with the leading UK courier companies such as UPS, DHL and TNT - users can book and pay for courier services at a much cheaper rate than if they went direct to the brands themselves.
For more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with David Grimes, please call Adam Minkley on 0161 725 7980 or email adam.minkley@myparceldelivery.com
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Website: http://www.myparceldelivery.com
myParcelDelivery.com Wrap up Two National Awards in One Week
Young entrepreneurs David Grimes and Paul Haydock have added to their growing collection of accolades, by scooping up a further two national awards for their online parcel delivery company - myParcelDelivery.com .
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[Press-News.org] myParcelDelivery.com Wrap up Two National Awards in One WeekYoung entrepreneurs David Grimes and Paul Haydock have added to their growing collection of accolades, by scooping up a further two national awards for their online parcel delivery company - myParcelDelivery.com .