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Cornwall sees new wave of postal services
Great news!Whistl has joined forceswith Imprimus, Cornwall’s largest printing solutions company, to create a newmail andparcel collection and consolidation service, Cornwall Collects. Thatmeans local Cornishbusinesses andonline retailers of all sizeswill be able toenjoy the samecost- saving benefits as other bulkmail senders do through DownstreamAccess, aswell as theconvenienceof regular collections. The partnershipmeans that smaller businesses will be able to send their mail and parcels alongside the onemillion letters and parcels Imprimus mail out from their Redruth headquarters every week, providing a cost-effective alternative to Royal Mail’s 2nd class post service. With collection vans initially serving routes across Bodmin, Camborne, Liskeard, Redruth, St Austell and Truro, the service is now live and already helping Cornwall Council cut costs and streamline their outboundmail processes across six key council offices. Tony Plummer, Managing Director of Imprimus said: “Cornwall is home tomany successful businesses, but as 90%of thememploy fewer than 9 employees, most can’t get the bulk postage discounts that big corporations out of county take for granted. By teaming up, we can level that playing field and provide local businesses with an effective alternative. “Although costs will vary by volume and location, we estimate thatmost businesses could save around 10% compared to standard Royal Mail 2nd class postage costs – and it’smore convenient, too. In short, nobody need use a frankingmachine, or visit the post office anymore.” Nigel Polglass Chief Operating Officer of Whistl added: “Whistl has always been a champion for business efficiency and has a track record of bringing the benefits large businesses can access to thewider business community. We are delighted to beworking with Imprimus to bring the benefits of DownstreamAccess bulkmail and parcel services toCornwall for the first time. Now, small online retailers and ebay sellers will be able to enjoy the cost and service efficiencies currently only experienced by larger companies.” For more information about Cornwall Collects email moreinfo@whistl.co.uk
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Whistl Magazine • Summer 2018
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