Mail Sortation

Mail sorting refers to the methods by which postal systems determine how and where to route mail for delivery. This is ultimately to achieve discounted postal savings on mail sent within the United Kingdom. Mail sorting is largely automated through the aid of specialised machines. The UK postal address uses a postcode to act as map or grid reference for each of the 20 million business and household addresses in the UK. The Postcode is made up of alphanumeric characters and denotes the group of houses in a street, town or city in the UK. By incorporating mail sorting systems, the postal operators can pass on savings that recognise the reduction in work they are required to do as opposed to unsorted mail traffic.

There are ways to maximise the savings available using mail sortation; from multiple cells, variable inserts and pack weights. The entry levels for a presorted mailing service are 1000 large letter formats or 4000 letter format items. Here at Romax, we recommend discussing the overall mailsort communication project with one of our knowledge staff members so that we can suggest ways to ensure you achieve maximum postal savings with mail sortation.