Wells Said
Hello andwelcome toWhistl Magazine. I hope you all had a relaxing summer. It certainly didn’t slowdown for us over the holidays. With the official opening of our new super depot in Bolton and the acquisition of e-fulfilment company Prism-DM, we’ve pretty much had our hands full! Needless to say it’s an exciting time for us. We’re investing, growing and evolving at a rapid pace and noweven better placed tomeet the needs of the fast-expanding e-commerce I’mpleased to say we have appointed Lieneke Happel as its Managing Director. Lieneke has been a long-standingmember of the senior management teamhere atWhistl and has played a pivotal role in establishing our leading position inDSAmail. Shewill focus on developing our e-fulfilment offering and build on the success of Prism-DM’s existing business. Meanwhile, the postal industry continues to adapt to the shifting regulatory landscape. We remain committed toworking closely with Ofcomand The InformationCommissioner’s Office to ensure the information rights of the public are upheld and are compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation that comes into effect next year. After all our aim is to always deliver great service that’s underpinned by best practice standards. The future looks bright with lots of exciting opportunities on the horizon andwe’re looking forward to giving youmore choicewith options that suit your ever-changing needs. As always, we’ll keep you postedwith all the latest news @whistluknews. sector thanks to the newly-acquired e-fulfilment expertise of Prism-DM.
UK-based parcel comparison website Parcel2Go has entered the postal market with a new Letters and Small Parcels service that’s ‘powered byWhistl’. The new service, developed in partnership withWhistl, will enable small businesses, online sellers andmicro SMEs to send their letters and small parcels on a pay-as-you-go basis at significant discounts. Parcel2Go will offer heavily discounted rates (compared to Royal Mail 2nd class stamps) giving businesses a huge saving, whilst still having their items delivered by a local postman. Businesses using the service will be offered the option of having their items collected, or they can drop themoff at a local drop shop. AdamHarris, Managing Director of Parcel2Go.com said: “Parcel2Go.com has wanted to allow customers to send letters as well as parcels for over 15 years, but until now only Royal Mail has been able to offer this service. We believe that our new Letters and Small Parcels service will revolutionise the industry, giving customers greater choice and flexibility, as well as saving them a lot of money.” “The service developed by Parcel2Go withWhistl is a fantastic innovation for the industry, but more importantly gives customers a new compelling alternative to how they have traditionally sent their letters and parcels,” said Michael Boulton, Strategic Development Director at Whistl. “Customers have been asking for a service like this for years, and now they have one.” Parcel 2Go launches Letters and Small Parcels service powered byWhistl
NickWells Chief Executive Whistl
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Whistl Magazine • Autumn 2017
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