New entrants to the postal market

If you are thinking of applying for a postal licence, Postcomm would be pleased to discuss the licensing application procedure with you.

Full market opening on 1 January 2006 has brought a new opportunity for postal operators to give customers the services they want and need. Postcomm’s website includes a wealth of information on the market, and we are always happy to share our knowledge with operators and prospective operators.

Customers tell us that they want postal operators to be responsive to their specific needs, providing tailored services. Timed deliveries, tracked mail services and later final collection times have been among the most popular options so far.

And the UK mail market is expanding – by an estimated 2% in 2005, giving new operators plenty of scope to offer their services – and plenty of customers waiting to use them.

If you have any questions about applying for a licence, or the mail market in general, please contact us. You may also find it helpful to read our new factsheets, a series of short guides to key issues in the postal services market.