Outspoken Logistics Limited, trading as e-cargo delivery firm Zedify, has appointed administrators after failing to raise sufficient funding to continue operating.
Will Wright and Steve Absolom from Interpath were appointed as joint administrators to the business on 31 January 2025 and are seeking options for the firm’s sites.
Established in 2015, Zedify provided zero-emission last-mile logistics services for companies including high street retailers, parcel carriers and independent businesses.
The company had grown rapidly since its inception and recently opened its 10th logistics hub in Birmingham. However, despite rising demand for sustainable delivery services, the company was unable to raise sufficient funding to continue operating.
The Zedify hubs in Cambridge and Edinburgh remain operational, with 38 employees retained while the joint administrators explore future options for these sites. In addition, the Bristol hub is operated by a different legal entity and continues to trade.
The Zedify franchise hubs in Norwich, Glasgow, Brighton and Plymouth are not impacted by the administration, and continue to operate as normal under the control of the franchise operator.
However, the administrators have now started an orderly wind-down of the remaining business and have ceased operations at seven of the company’s trading hubs. Just over 100 employees have been made redundant.
Ravi Patel from Interpath, who is leading the sale of the company’s business and assets, said: “Zedify was considered a pioneer within the logistics market, being the UK’s first cargo bike delivery service with a zero-emission, last-mile delivery model. We are working to explore all options and are seeking buyers for the business and its assets, including its fleet of electric bicycles and their associated intellectual property, as well as the Zedify brand.”
Steve Absolom, managing director at Interpath and joint administrator, added: “We understand news of the company’s insolvency will be devastating to its team of employees. We’ll endeavour to provide support to those impacted by redundancy, including assisting them with claims to the Redundancy Payments Service.”
On its LinkedIn account, Zedify thanked customers for their support and added, “we know this isn’t the end for cargo bike deliveries”.
“In 2025, there are big carriers committing millions of pounds of investment in their transition to using cargo bikes at scale to deliver in cities; they’re doing that because time and time again cargo bikes have proved to be economical, sustainable and better tools to help provide a great delivery service when it comes to the urban last mile.
“That is quite a different picture to the world of urban deliveries when Zedify started in 2018, and we are very proud of our part in getting vans off urban roads and helping create cities that feel fit for the future. Once again, thank you for all your support in making this happen.”
