Celebrating 15 years – Swiss Post International UK
The UK’s international mail market has for long been very competitive, and it has not always been easy to make decent returns.
Recently celebrating its 15th anniversary operating in the United Kingdom, Swiss Post International (SPI) UK has undoubtedly become one of the more successful players in the market.
MER: Tell us something about SPI’s activities in the UK, and how they have evolved.
Taylor: We operate from two sites and employ 112 full time employees. Our facility at Heathrow handles approximately 10m kilos of mail per annum; and the one in Southampton around 10m items.
We have a presence throughout the UK either with our own sales force or through our Premium Partners, SPI Direct Entry Ltd based in Slough, and SPI North Ltd. in Halifax. Through these partnerships we can offer additional services that complement our core portfolio, such as customisation of mailings for local markets.
When we started in 1996 we focused on the wholesale (consolidator) market. In 2000 we established the mail conveyance business, which has proven to be successful. As well as streamlining the organisational structure, during my period as CEO I have taken a number of significant strategic decisions regarding our market position and the services we offer.
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