First Sort Customer Guide

Contents

1.0

Overview

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1.1

FirstSort service summary

2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.0 3.2 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.1 1 3.1

Entry qualifications Minimum volumes Addressing standards

Suitable fonts and print formats

Item dimensions & weight

Whistl set up

FirstSort indicia

Return addresses and undeliverable mail

Whistl set up Mailing items Mail sequence

Flexibility

Non-machineable items

Paper weight

Sealing

Window envelopes

Address

Address block

Clear zones

Window envelopes

4.12 5.0

Printing

Consumables

5.1

Trays & tray labels

5.2 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4

E-Dockets and Collection Receipts

Collection process Collection times

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Collection time re-arrangements

Customer health and safety procedures

Unloading and handover

6.5

Contingency

7.0

Procedures for handling non-compliant postings

7.1

Collections

7.2

Documentation

7.3 7.4

Addressing standards

Post presentation

Appendix A Recommended machine-readable fonts

Appendix B Envelope specification

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