Our story
We’re an ultra-low emission courier company helping Oxfordshire businesses deliver quickly, cost-effectively and sustainably. Carrying up to 200kg in electric cargo bikes (within the city ring road) and up to 1000kg in electric vans (around the county), we manage parcel and post logistics for store-to-customer retail and B2B deliveries.
Velocity offers courier services for same and next day deliveries, and our team of experienced and friendly couriers regularly go the extra mile to ensure packages are delivered with the high level of care and attention you expect.
With vans fast becoming the top CO2 emitters in the transport sector, e-cargo bikes cut carbon emissions by 90%. Their small footprint means they spend very little time in traffic, allowing them to deliver 50% faster than vans in city centres.
We can calculate the carbon savings for our clients gained by choosing electric delivery. Choosing electric also contributes significantly to improving air quality by reducing other harmful air pollutants, many of which are associated with last mile deliveries in cities. Electric deliveries also reduce congestion, improve safety on city roads and create healthier, more liveable cities.
Jake has lived in Oxford for just over 15 years and spent most of that time running an organic veg box scheme across the county.
A history of running restaurants & bars has shaped a love of food and combined with his musical background, manifested in performing at several Oxfordshire festivals making instruments out of vegetables and playing carrot flutes to many audiences.
A father, grandfather and keen amateur footballer (playing for Headington Butchers veterans team) Jake aligns his prowess on the pitch to his love of his family's home town team Hull City - it's not about the trophies or the accolades, it's all about turning up with a smile on your face and trying to keep the smile going as long as you can. Occasionally football works as a metaphor for life.
Will moved to Cowley just over 25 years ago to play bass in legendary Oxford guitarist Andy Bell’s first post-Ride band.
After a couple of years of fun on the Cowley Road, it was time to get a real job though, and following the best part of a decade in the city’s library service, Will moved on to the Racing Post where he was Head of Customer Services until early 2022.
The Cowley Road provided the catalyst for another big event in Will’s life when he discovered cycling and joined the Cowley Road Condors in 2017. It’s fair to say the interest in cycling very swiftly began to border on the obsessive, prompting the father of three to consider whether cycling for a living could still be a career choice for a veteran.
