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ABOUT SKYNET

Global reach. Local hands. One network.

Independently owned since 1972, SkyNet has grown into the largest independently owned express network in the world — connecting businesses to 209 countries through people who know each market.

OUR STORY

From one London courier to a global network.

Our experience dates back to 1972, when Simmonds Warner built a courier company in London that quickly expanded throughout the rest of Europe. By 1976, operations in Latin America began under the name ‘Choice Air Courier’ — hailed as the first complete courier network in the region. In 1984, these diverse enterprises merged into a single worldwide network, the ‘Sky Courier Network’.

Since then, as SkyNet Worldwide Express, the company has grown extensively through more than 200 major gateway cities to 1,115 offices. By understanding our customers’ varied needs and responding to market changes, we have become the largest independently owned express network in the world — providing flexible, reliable, door-to-door service across the globe. More than fifty years on, SkyNet is the 5th-largest express courier in the world and the largest that remains independently owned.

MILESTONES

Five decades in the making.

1972

A London courier is born

Simmonds Warner founds a courier company in London that quickly expands across the rest of Europe.

1976

Reaching Latin America

Operations begin under the name ‘Choice Air Courier’ — hailed as the first complete courier network in the region.

1984

One worldwide network

The diverse enterprises merge into a single global network, the ‘Sky Courier Network’.

Today

SkyNet Worldwide Express

The largest independently owned express network in the world, reaching 209 countries through 1,115 offices.

SKYNET BY THE NUMBERS

The scale behind the service.

The 5th-largest express courier in the world — and the largest independently owned — moving over twelve million parcels internationally every year.

209countries served
1.115offices worldwide
200+major gateway cities
12M+parcels shipped a year
320+affiliate stations
50+years independent
HOW THE NETWORK WORKS

A cooperative built on local ownership.

The SkyNet Worldwide Express Network is a unique international courier cooperative — made up of independently owned, locally operated courier companies running as SkyNet licensees. Together they comprise the largest independently owned and operated courier network in the world.

Independently owned

Every station is independently owned and locally operated as a SkyNet licensee — accountable to customers, not distant shareholders.

Desk-to-desk, everywhere

Together the members form one cooperative, delivering reliable desk-to-desk service to more than 200 countries.

Standards, rigidly held

Regional hubs act as administration centres, keeping quality and performance consistent across every region.

GLOBAL GATEWAYS

Major gateways on every continent.

Regional hubs anchor the network and keep standards high. Our principal international gateways:

DubaiHong KongJohannesburgLondonMiamiMunichSingaporeSydney

See the full picture on our global network page.

OUR VALUES

Built on reliability.

Local operation

Teams on the ground in every market we serve — not a distant call centre.

Full transparency

Live tracking and honest communication, at every step of the journey.

Independence

The largest independently owned network in the world — answerable to you.

See how far we reach.

One network, 209 countries, on the ground in every market.