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Royal Mail Group has been working with Talent Q to improve the process of assessing and recruiting its postmen and women, drivers, sorters and data inputting staff.

Are you spending too much on postage? Have you seen the recent price increase on stamps and want to know how much you could save using Royal Mail licensed business mail services? The Mailing Room have created an online Postal Cost Savings calculator.

The Mailing Room are pleased to announce the signing of a partnership with Pitney Bowes for the purchase and sale of their ‘Mail Creation’ range of solutions.

Changes to VAT law and the way in which Royal Mail services are regulated have affected the VAT status of a number of postal products.

Royal Mail Group has been working with Talent Q to improve the process of assessing and recruiting its postmen and women, drivers, sorters and data inputting staff.

Advanced procurement for universities and colleges (APUC) has awarded FP Executive Agency (FPEA) Ltd the national franking machine framework agreement allowing the supply of products and services into this area.

For many years, Britons have strolled down to the street corner to post everything from post cards to tax returns in the familiar red Royal Mail post box.

Royal Mail is piloting an initiative to improve the accuracy of location-based information used by individuals and businesses. If successful, the initiative will be rolled out across the UK later in the year.

Pitney Bowes is emphasising the importance of postal communications and encouraging businesses not to completely abandon physical mail, despite the dramatic increase in stamp prices.

Are you spending too much on postage? Have you seen the recent price increase on stamps and want to know how much you could save using Royal Mail licensed business mail services? The Mailing Room have created an online Postal Cost Savings calculator.

With the increased price of stamps and the number of alternatives to sending a letter becoming more accessible, will the postage stamp become a thing of the past?

A new shadow postcode scheme will give British troops and their family’s stationed overseas special postcodes to enable them to access online services and maintain a UK credit history.

Britain’s small businesses could be paying on average almost £2,0001 a year to post their mail after today’s (30 April 2012) record stamp price hikes by Royal Mail, according to figures from postal experts The Mailing Room

A company which supplies and leases franking machines expect a record year of growth following Royal Mail's hike in the price of postage stamps.The Mailing Room, said it expects turnover rise 35 per cent from £4.8m to £6.5m for the year to July 31

From April 30th the price of a 1st Class stamp will rise from 46p to 60p and the price of a 2nd Class stamp will also rise. Royal Mail have capped the number of stamps issued to shops to stop customers stockpiling ahead of the price increase.

Changes to the pricings for franking services on 1st and 2nd class post for letters, large letter and packets have been released by the Royal Mail.

The European Commission has approved the nationalisation of the Royal Mail's pension scheme which allows the government to privatise the Royal Mail without its huge pension scheme liabilities.

The Mailing Room are pleased to announce the signing of a partnership with Pitney Bowes for the purchase and sale of their ‘Mail Creation’ range of solutions.

The transfer of the Royal Mail pension scheme to the state was given the green light by European regulators today, paving the way for a £28 billion boost to public finances.

As of last year, there were approximately 1.75 million postcodes in the UK, including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Each of these postcodes are unique to an address not to a person but you can have a unique postcode for a business.

As from 1 February 2012, all data from the Dutch 'key register' of addresses and buildings (BAG) is now available for re-use without additional conditions.

To complement the already extensive range of folding inserting machines and to increase the efficiency of the mail process, the Mailing Room have introduced a new ‘table top’ machine, the FPI600.

Changes to VAT law and the way in which Royal Mail services are regulated have affected the VAT status of a number of postal products.

Proposed changes to postal regulations to remove price controls on the cost of Royal Mail’s commercial bulk mailing services could threaten the long-term prospects of the medium by driving businesses away from using mail, the DMA has warned.

Christmas is getting closer and closer on a daily basis, and with the weather turning bad, but not so bad that orders become undeliverable; the final posting dates for Christmas delivery have been released.

Business Secretary Vince Cable has said that private buyers will be allowed to own up to 90 percent of Royal Mail, while the Post Office may be mutualised.

Analysis of international postal markets shows competition is key to success of USO TNT Post calls on Ofcom, the new postal regulator to back removal of VAT distortion

BIG are delighted to announce the continuation of our 20 year working relationship with the Royal Mail. As part of the deal, BIG will continue to supply name badges and badge accessories to the Royal Mail and the Post Office.

Worldwide address validation now available with one simple licence, at one flat rate

Crafty Arts expands business model to embrace online with Postcode Anywhere and Actinic ecommerce

A new range of Royal Mail stamps are due to be released, with the stamps featuring some of the world's most endangered animals on them.

Findababysitter.com CEO credits rapid growth to easy access to address and geographic data

Today, the Royal Mail’s new stamp price increase comes into effect. To help businesses counteract these rises Capscan has compiled a simple five point plan to help businesses reduce their mailing costs.

Postcode Anywhere supports holistic car care firm as it reaches £500k turnover in under five years

Kingfisher Services MD says tools including Postcode Anywhere’s address look-up “helped business grow”

Customisable web service API will be available for new data cleanser, Cleanse+

Great Midlands Fun Run to safeguard fundraising packs with address auto-fill from Postcode Anywhere

Launching at TFM&A, Cleanse+ combines adaptive technology with an intuitive interface for superior UK address cleansing

Earns Distinction through Demonstrated Technology Success and Customer Commitment

Says VARs “simply cannot afford to let their customers down”

Address management licensing “a minefield for businesses,” say address specialists

Ticket exchange company Seatwave cuts costs “significantly” in move to Postcode Anywhere

Charity uses rapid addressing technology to process over 33,000 payments on the night of the appeal

Research by Transport Website uShip shows that 90% of the UK's small business owners have a complete lack of confidence in the Royal Mail to deliver those important Christmas Parcels in time, even using Special Delivery.

Charity will use address auto-fill software to process more payments, faster

Reduce cost of mailing large volumes with new version of mailing software

Wiggly Wigglers celebrates 21 years thanks to smart tech including Postcode Anywhere’s address look-up

Hundreds of thousands of online gift orders will go missing this festive season, says address specialist Postcode Anywhere

Address data specialists call for a universal system of geographic boundary classification

Software and services company Postcode Anywhere has been shortlisted twice in this year’s prestigious Birmingham Post Business Awards.

Stove fuel business sets e-commerce alight: 2,000 deliveries without a single error, thanks to Postcode Anywhere’s address auto-fill

On track for £5m turnover in 2010, the mail-order food business notes importance of fast and accurate addresses

The UK and Ireland’s largest independent mail and courier company, has today announced the agreement of a capital refinancing and a management buy-in.

Easter at Mainline Menswear is usually a chocolate filled time, preparing orders of Easter clothing and gifts... however there are a few changes to the usual delivery timescale.