A GROWING Halesowen company got its skates on to clinch a deal with a leading UK parcel delivery firm.

Online retailer Skate Hut has appointed Global Freight Solutions (GFS) to handle deliveries to customers at home and abroad.

Managing Director, Mark Johansen-Berg, hopes the partnership will boost the business by tailoring delivery options to meets the needs of customers.

Skate Hut has grown rapidly since being founded in 2007 to become the UK’s number one online retailer of equipment, clothing and accessories for shoppers keen on skates, skateboards and scooters.