An airline consolidator is a wholesaler of airline tickets, sometimes described as a broker. HLB then invited the listed company Numerica, an accountancy consolidator, to become its UK member. FedEx purchased the parcel consolidator Parcel Direct in September 2004 from Quad Graphics. In September 2004, FedEx acquired Parcel Direct, a parcel consolidator, and re-branded it FedEx SmartPost. He has also received Starting and Consolidator grants from the European Research Council. He obtained an ERC starting grant in 2011 and an ERC consolidator grant in 2015. In 2019, he received an ERC Consolidator Grant. In 2014, she received a consolidator grant from the European Research Council. In 2013, Lambrechts was awarded an ERC Consolidator award. In 2017 she was awarded a European Research Council Consolidator Grant in nanotechnology. He was awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Starter Grant (2009) and Consolidator Grant (2014). He currently holds a European Research Council Consolidator grant (awarded in 2015-16). CVS became a consolidator in the special pharmacy market. The Consolidator is a fictional adventure by Daniel Defoe published in 1705. They are a leading consolidator in the tuna and seafood industries.