new zealand 1983 founder bill macgowan 1 area served australia new zealand ireland northern ireland and south africa . key people brem ellingham 2 chairman richard thame 3 ceo australia austin mortimer 2 ceo new zealand scott jenyns 4 ceo ireland richard robinson 5 ceo south africa website fastway.org fastway couriers is a courier delivery services corporation headquartered in napier new zealand . 6 the company currently operates in australia new zealand ireland including the north and south africa . 7 bill mcgowan founded the business in 1983 with a single van aiming to operate a cost effective pre paid timetabled courier service . 8 in 1984 the company began two tiers of franchising at the regional and courier level . 9 . in 2016 the company has been acquired by aramex . 10 currently fastway couriers have 63 regional and 1 200 courier franchisees across their network . 11 references edit the fast way to foreign markets idm a b fastway couriers announces new zealand ceo and new direction . scoop news . 2013 08 26 . retrieved 2014 06 04 . brea carter 2013 05 02 . fastway couriers celebrates two milestones . franchising . retrieved 2014 06 04 . payzone and fastway couriers . irishfranchisemagazine.net . retrieved 2014 06 04 . franchise spins quiet revolution in local courier industry success stories . business partners limited . 2013 04 18 . retrieved 2014 06 04 . contact us fastway couriers unites to celebrate 30 years . franchise new zealand . 2013 09 26 . retrieved 2014 06 04 . fastway founder receives lifetime achievement award . franchise new zealand . 2009 07 31 . retrieved 2014 06 04 . the fastway story part 1 the beginning . franchise new zealand . 2009 07 31 . retrieved 2014 06 04 . fastway couriers fastway s australian operations to join transport leader aramex s global footprint . www.fastway.com.au . retrieved 2016 04 20 . fastway couriers ready for biggest valentine s day ever . franchisebusiness.co.nz . retrieved 2014 06 04 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fastway couriers & oldid 737310920 categories logistics companiesfranchises navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 23 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view