Collected in Manchester today. Delivered across the UK tomorrow.
Next-day, timed and specialist parcel delivery for Greater Manchester businesses, run by a local team you can ring and part of the UK's largest independent delivery network.
- This afternoon We collect from your premises in Greater Manchester
- Overnight Sorted at The APC's central hub in the Midlands
- Tomorrow Delivered, with options before 10:30 or noon
Choose when it arrives
Every service is next working day. Pay for a time slot only when the parcel needs one.
Timed services aren't available to every postcode. Tell us where you're sending and we'll confirm.
From an A4 envelope to a 2-metre box
Send document packs, single boxes or multi-parcel consignments of up to 20 items, all through one local account.
- MailPackUp to 1kg, fits A4
- CourierPackUp to 5kg, fits A3
- Standard parcelUp to 30kg, 120 × 55 × 50cm
- Non-conveyable and excessUp to 30kg, up to 205cm long
Heavier than 30kg, or a lot going to one place? Send it on a pallet.
See every parcel sizeFragile, liquid and valuable goods, handled by hand
Plenty of carriers won't touch bottles, glass or live goods. The APC network built its name on them. Specialist parcels skip the conveyor, travel in their own cages and are handled by staff trained at The APC Training Academy.
- Fragile for glassware, ceramics, food and flowers
- Liquid for beer, wine, spirits and bottled goods
- Security for electronics and important documents, sorted under CCTV
- Limited quantity for small amounts of regulated goods
- Live fish and coral, licensed and welfare-first
A Manchester team, a national network
When you call us, you speak to the people who collect your parcels. We know the estates, the traffic and the businesses round here, and we can be flexible on collection times in a way a call centre can't.
Behind us sits The APC: a network of more than 90 independent depots that has been moving parcels overnight since 1994, with central hubs certified to ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001.
- Since
- 1994
- Depots in the network
- 90+
- Delivery days
- Mon–Sat
Five steps to a business account
Regular senders get scheduled collections, online booking and label printing, and someone local to call.
Get in touch
Tell us what you send, where it goes and roughly how often.
Agree your rates
We price it up and send you a simple account application.
Set up payment
Accounts are paid by Direct Debit.
Fix your collections
We agree a daily collection time and a start date that suits you.
Connect your systems
Book and print labels online, or link your web shop or warehouse software.
Get a price for your parcels
Send us a few details and we'll reply within one working day. Sending just the odd parcel? Book and pay online with APC Direct.
Where we collect
Manchester city centre, Salford, Trafford Park, Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Wigan, Bolton, Tameside, Lymm, Knutsford