BOSSES at a parcel comparison service based in Bolton have posted £100milion revenue figures for the first time.

Latest results for The Cube based company, in Coe Street, are all the more remarkable as the same figure was just £15.9million nine years ago.

Company leaders say their recent success can be put down to strong growth in international parcel delivery, which has been sparked, in part by UK businesses exploiting the weak pound.

Small and micro businesses have especially been taking advantage of their cheaper delivery rates, bolstering a buoyant export market.

Managing Director Adam Harris said Parcel2Go had a long-standing commitment to listening to customers and providing desirable services at competitive prices.

He added: "Our parcel rates are the cheapest in the industry and our domestic headline price of £1.99 excluding VAT is over 17 per cent cheaper than Royal Mail’s equivalent service."

This has led to the company, founded by former 'Secret Millionaire Fil Adams-Mercer, now employing more than 230 people.

Mr Harris added: "We also make sure our technology is the best in the industry - allowing our customers to send and track their parcels as easily as possible.

"The launch of our new app for iOS and Android and our improved Smartsend tool, which saves time for anyone selling on marketplaces when sending their sold items, are great examples of this."

He is also confident that their competitive next-day delivery service to the US, through FedEx, will be another factor in their continued growth.

Pre-tax profits for Parcel2Go, according to their last filed set of accounts, up to the end of March 2019, were approaching £3.6million, compared to £2.55million for the previous 12 months.

The firm boasts the ability to offer international delivery services to 10,000 shops and has platforms integrating with the likes of eBay, Amazon and other market leading online sites.

And their courier partners, for Smartsend, include Parcelforce, UPS, Hermes, TNT, Whistl and DPD, with One World Express also coming on board last September.