Jersey Post’s mail and digital print division signs agreement with Mailmate

From October this year, Jersey Post’s mailing house Promail will outsource its printing and enclosing services to locally based specialist printers Mailmate. Established in 1998, Promail offers a digital printing and mailing solution where raw data is converted into physical pieces of enclosed, promotional or transactional mail for local & international businesses. With customers now demanding a wider and more complex range of printing options and finishing techniques, the decision to outsource the later stages of the print process will allow Promail to focus on its unique skills in data management, address and data cleansing, document design and security management.

This agreement will see the need for Mailmate to seek a second premises in order to accommodate the increase in workload that this will bring to the St Aubin-based business. These premises will be specially fitted out to accommodate the additional staff and equipment that will be relocated from Promail’s current production premises at Beaumont.

From the existing workforce at Promail, there are arrangements in place that will mean no member of the full-time staff faces compulsory redundancy. Six of the Promail staff will move from Beaumont to Postal Headquarters at Rue des Pres, and seven members of the Promail production team will be offered the choice of equivalent roles with Mailmate or, if they prefer, another position at Jersey Post.

Paul Marett, Head of Promail said, “Whilst not an easy decision to make, we recognise that we are unable to offer the increasingly complex range of print and finishing techniques that customers are requesting. The partnership we have created will provide a greater range of services to our customers but will also enable us to ensure all our full-time staff involved with the physical element of the process remain employed.”