Stuart and Vok Bikes announce rapid delivery tie up in London

Same-day delivery specialist, Stuart, and Vok Bikes, a Tallinn-based electric cargo bike provider, have partnered to introduce a new mobility solution to London’s quick commerce sector.

Stuart, which conducts deliveries across 30+ UK cities, and Vok have agreed to offer couriers on the former’s platform use of the latter’s electric cargo bikes through a short-term rental model with no prior financial commitment needed.

The bikes are now available to couriers in Croydon and the surrounding areas of South London and across London by the end of 2022.

Julien Weyl, Head Of Sustainability - Stuart, UK, says: “Accelerating the transition to low emission vehicles is crucial to reducing our emissions, however couriers on our platform own their own vehicles and are often constrained in their ability to switch to using electric vehicles.”

“Through partnerships with companies equally committed to sustainable mobility, like Vok, we are able to combat this barrier and make it easier for couriers to do so. This will not only contribute to lowering Stuart company emissions but also enable couriers to reduce their own personal carbon footprints too.“

Indrek Petjärv, CEO and Co-founder, Vok Bikes, comments: “We enable delivery platforms to increase efficiency in the booming and super-competitive delivery market, making attracting couriers easier, enabling better working conditions and leveraging a business model that has a great fit with courier lifestyle.”

“We welcome Stuart as an invaluable partner in a mission to make sustainable and efficient last mile delivery widely available across Europe.“

London is the first major city in Vok’s European expansion, fuelled by a pre-seed funding round the company closed earlier this year.