Delivery and Courier Service

What Delivery and Courier Service does

B Fast Ltd is a privately held Northern Ireland–based courier and haulage operator headquartered in Campsie Industrial Estate, Londonderry, trading as B-Fast Courier & Haulage. Founded in 1986 to run a daily L'Derry–Belfast multi-drop courier service, the company has since expanded into a multi-service logistics platform spanning express pallet distribution, multi-drop and multi-collection routes, express package delivery, business contracts, specialist Hi-Ab vehicle hire with operator, tail-lift deliveries, storage and warehousing, customs clearance between Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland, and air and sea freight forwarding. Operations are delivered through a fleet of more than 17 vehicles — Transit Vans, Hi-Ab Lorries, and HGV rigid lorries — supported by approved DVSA Driver CPC training facilities.

The company serves a hybrid customer base that includes local retailers, wholesalers, solicitors, accountants, motor factories, builders' merchants, engineering and manufacturing firms, Republic of Ireland importers requiring customs and storage support, and government and prestigious public and private sector bodies won through competitive tender. Revenue is generated transactionally via per-delivery and per-job pricing under quote-based contracts; customer acquisition runs through direct phone, email, website enquiry, and tender participation, with no disclosed paid marketing, app, or API integrations. The firm holds Road Haulage Association membership (since 2003), SGS certification, Federation of Small Businesses membership, and DVSA training centre approval (2024).

Ownership, leadership, headcount (six employees), financial figures, and capital structure are not disclosed in the available sources. John Quigley is identified as Data Protection Officer; broader executive and founder identities are unspecified, and the company shows no parent entity, subsidiaries, institutional investors, or merger and acquisition activity.

Name

Delivery and Courier Service

Legal name

B Fast Ltd

Website

https://courierireland.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

B Fast Ltd is a Northern Ireland–based courier and haulage firm running a 17-vehicle fleet across express pallets, multi-drop, package delivery, specialist Hi-Ab, storage, and GB-NI-ROI customs clearance. It serves local businesses, Republic of Ireland importers, and public sector tenders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Courier and Haulage Services

NAICS

Couriers and Express Delivery Services (4921), Support Activities for Transportation (488), Local Messengers and Local Delivery (4922)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Manufacturing Parts Run / Line-Run Courier (TLAAAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Premium B2B Express & Scheduled Time-Window Delivery (TLAAABAE), Secure Chain-of-Custody / High-Value B2B Courier (Electronics, Jewelry) (TLAAAEAJ)

Keywords

• Courier services
• Haulage services
• Pallet distribution
• Customs clearance
• Storage warehousing

Headquarters

HQ city

Londonderry

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Courier and Delivery Services: Transaction-based courier and haulage services including express pallet distribution, multi-drop deliveries, express package delivery, and specialist vehicle services. Revenue generated through per-delivery/per-job pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

B Fast Ltd (trading as B-Fast Courier & Haulage) provides UK-wide and international courier, haulage, and freight forwarding services using a fleet of more than 17 vehicles including Transit Vans, Hi-Ab Lorries, and HGV rigid lorries. Core offerings span Express Pallet Distribution, Multi-Drops & Multi-Collections, Express Package Delivery, Business Contracts, Business Logistics, Specialist Vehicles with Hi-Ab lifting capability, and Tail-lift Collection/Delivery. The company also offers Storage & Warehousing with tracking, a Customs Clearance Specialist service for GB–NI–ROI movements, and DVSA-approved Driver CPC Training as ancillary offerings.

Product overview

B Fast Ltd operates as a unified courier and logistics platform offering a comprehensive suite of delivery and haulage services across the UK and Ireland. The core offering consists of Express Pallet Distribution, Multi-Drops & Multi-Collections, Express Package Delivery, Business Contracts, Business Logistics, Specialist Vehicles (Hi-Ab), and Tail-lift Collection/Delivery services. The company also provides complementary value-added services including Storage & Warehousing, Customs Clearance Specialist, and Driver CPC Training. Services are delivered using a fleet of more than 17 vehicles including fully secured and insured Transit Vans, Hi-Ab Lorries, and HGV rigid lorries. The company specializes in customs clearance for goods moving between mainland UK, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Express Pallet Distribution
• Multi-Drops & Multi-Collections
• Express Package Delivery
• Business Contracts
• Business Logistics
• Specialist Vehicles (Hi-Ab)
• Tail-lift Collection/Delivery
• Storage & Warehousing
• Customs Clearance Specialist
• Driver CPC Training

Quantifiable outcome

• First-class, on-time pallet delivery success rate

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Road Haulage AssociationminorOthers · 1 January 2003Member of the Road Haulage Association since 2003. Membership demonstrates dedication to the profession and commitment to customer service standards within the road haulage industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Palletforce: UK pallet distribution network serving B2B customers via regional member hauliers. Directly comparable as a pallet-distribution specialist competing for the same express pallet and multi-drop contracts B-Fast targets.
• Tuffnells Parcels Express: UK parcel and pallet distribution network with strong B2B franchise model. Comparable as a multi-drop, B2B-focused carrier serving industrial and commercial customers with similar fleet-based operations.
• Pall-Ex: UK and European pallet network with similar B2B pallet-distribution focus. Comparable as a competing pallet delivery platform targeting the same industrial and commercial shipper base.
• CitySprint (Restrata): UK same-day and scheduled B2B courier with strong public-sector customer base. Comparable as a scheduled, multi-drop, contract logistics competitor targeting many of the same private and public sector accounts.
• APC Overnight: UK parcel delivery network offering next-day B2B services. Comparable as a scheduled-route parcel courier serving similar SME and contract customer segments across the UK and Ireland.
• DX (DX Group plc): UK-listed B2B courier specializing in scheduled, secure, and tracked document and parcel delivery. Most directly comparable as a B2B scheduled-route courier with similar customer profiles (public sector, professional services, secure chain-of-custody).

Regional players

• Fastway Couriers (Ireland): ROI-headquartered parcel courier network with significant Northern Ireland presence. Comparable as a regional courier competing directly for ROI/NI parcel and pallet volume from the same cross-border customer base B-Fast serves.

Broad incumbents

• DPD Group: Major European parcel delivery group with dense UK and Ireland network. Comparable as the dominant incumbent competing for the same B2B/contract logistics accounts at greater scale and with superior technology.
• FedEx Custom Critical (TNT UK): Time-critical and specialist freight arm of FedEx operating across the UK and Ireland. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering specialist vehicle, time-definite, and customs-cleared transport to industrial customers.
• DHL Express (UK & Ireland): Global integrator operating UK and Ireland time-definite parcel, air freight, and customs clearance services. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping express, customs, and international forwarding capabilities to enterprise shippers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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