London 22 March: TNT Post, Britain’s largest private postal operator, has been appointed by Tesco to manage one of the country’s largest mail contracts, handling up to 180 million items per year.
The deal, which began in February, will see TNT Post handle mailings for a range of Tesco initiatives, including all customer communications from Tesco Clubcard and Tesco Bank. Its Clubcard scheme alone sends several mailings per year to more than 15 million households.
The contract of up to 180 million items a year is one of the most sought after in the postal sector, and was awarded following a competitive process. Following the appointment, Nick Wells, CEO TNT Post said in a press release:
“Winning Tesco as a client is a great coup for TNT Post and we are proud that our robust operational capability, combined with excellent customer service, and of course value for money, shone through in the tender process.
“We are looking forward to working in partnership with the Tesco team to develop and enhance their mailing capabilities and communication with customers.”
TNT Post has grown significantly in the past eight years and now handles in excess of 3.5 billion items of mail a year. It delivers mail for household names such as Barclays, BT, Centrica, Lloyds TSB, npower, Sky and most recently EON. It also has gained clients in the public sector and won many small business contracts through its regional network.
About TNT Post
TNT Post is the second largest UK postal company and has the resources to deliver both addressed and unaddressed items. It currently handles more than 300 million items a month.
Since the liberalisation of the UK postal market on 1st January 2006, TNT Post has continued to impress businesses and public sector organisations in the UK with its innovative, sophisticated mailing services that bring unrivalled value and flexibility to clients. TNT Post’s high profile wins in the addressed mail market include BT and Centrica.
TNT Post has in a short period of time impressed businesses and public sector organisations with its innovation, high-level service approach and cutting-edge technology investments. It has achieved some significant wins across sectors such as banking, utilities, leisure and media.
TNT Post, formerly TNT Mail, was established in early 2003 and signed its downstream access agreement in April 2004 and began operations in late August 2004. Since its launch, it has developed a number of products for customers including Premier, Premier Sort and PremierSort Flex. For more information on these services please visit www.tntpost.co.uk.
About PostNL
PostNL processes 8.7 billion addressed postal items (including 106 million parcels) each year and delivers to addresses in the Benelux, Germany, the UK and Italy. PostNL’s main business is mail, parcels and e-commerce. The company also provides services in the area of data and document management, direct marketing and fulfilment. PostNL employs some 65.500 people. In 2011 the company generated a turnover of nearly 4.3 billion euros.
