Hermes Landscaping history

Originally a Yorkshire company born and bred, the Hermes journey began in 1974 when Grattan Mail Order in Bradford launched its own home delivery model and the lifestyle courier was born, where staff and their families delivered parcels and invoices to customers.

Birkin bag In 1983 Jane Birkin sat beside Jean Louis Dumas, the director of Hermes, on a flight to London from Paris.

In 1988, Next Directory was launched and 48-hour delivery was becoming the standard.

Hermes purchased some of this leather in 1993 and produced this Sac a depeches, one of the house’s emblematic designs, from leather that had lain for more than 200 years at the bottom of the sea.

In 1999, Grattan and Freeman’s Catalogue Company merged their delivery infrastructures to become Parcelnet.

Jypsiere bag Jean- Paul Gaultier decided to complement his AW 2008 show with a bag that would speak of nature, of hunting and drew inspiration from the original Hermes riding bags.

Since then, Hermes has been dedicated to providing online shoppers with the most accessible and convenient services on the market, and in 2014 it became the first UK delivery firm to offer a 7-day a week service.

In August 2017, Hermes opened its Rugby super hub – at the time, the largest logistics hub in both the UK and Europe, creating more than 100 new jobs.