Leyland postal training firm wins Postcomm licence (UK)

Leyland based training organisation PeoplePost, has joined a select list of just 20 UK companies that hold licences issued by the UK postal regulator, Postcomm at a time of profound change in the GBP 7bn postal industry.

PeoplePost will join existing licence holders Royal Mail, TNT, DHL and UK Mail in the recently liberalised marketplace.

Postal licences are valid for a period of ten years.

PeoplePost’s founder is David McBride, the former Managing Director of Preston company Responsible Mailing.

David recently helped TNT Post to establish its first UK postal delivery operation in Liverpool as part of their plans to establish their own delivery network.

David said: “Experience has shown me that customers and recipients of mail are far more concerned with the time and condition mail arrives than who delivers it.

“The postal market is changing and only the companies that listen to and really understand what customers value will succeed.

“Our workshops help staff to adapt to the transformation of the industry, giving them the skills to better serve customer needs.

“This licence will enable us to develop practical and innovative approaches to meeting postal staff development needs.

“I hope to see staff from Royal Mail and other operators joining our development workshops in the near future.”

PeoplePost is offering a number of free training places on its summer training workshops for postal staff this summer in Leyland, Hemel Hempstead and Birmingham.