Delivery company Evri will hire 9,000 new staff after a multi-billion takeover by Apollo Global.
Last week asset management company Apollo Global Management announced it would acquire the parcel business for £2.7 billion, and Evri said it will now deliver up to 4 million parcels daily.
Evri, formerly known as Hermes, said it wants to hire 8,000 more couriers, along with 1,000 warehouse and other supporting roles.
Roles will be advertised in a range of locations, including Scotland, Bury St Edmunds, Plymouth and Gatwick Airport, it said.
The new staff will take the company’s workforce up to around 28,000, most of whom are self-employed.
Evri’s chief executive Martijn De Lange said: “New client wins and increased parcel volumes are proof of the trust customers have in our service and our biggest-ever recruitment drive promises to deliver another record year.”
In June, the company said it planned to invest £1 million in artificial intelligence aimed at “transforming” its customer service and ensuring parcels pass through its network more smoothly.
Marcus Hunter, chief technology officer, said AI tools would help staff “work smarter”, removing mundane tasks and significantly reducing the time it takes to train new couriers.
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