Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Citypost has announced it is launching a new nationwide postal service for businesses. The independent postal service said its €0.79 PostPICK-UP cost will undercut the annual costs of existing providers by up to 21%.

The company is offering free postal collection from businesses and delivery to anywhere in Ireland, or in 200 countries globally. Outside of Ireland, Citypost also operates in Portugal and Northern Ireland. It has invested over €1 million in a sorting facility in Greenogue Business Park, which the company says is Ireland’s largest independently owned digital sorting infrastructure.

Commenting on the new service, CityPOST CEO Ian Glass said: “It is clear that post still has an important role to play for businesses.” The company’s director of strategy and regulation, Bob Phillips, added that its services would be cheaper across the board. “Typically they will be better by 10 to 20% on a like-for-like comparison,” he said. He also said the company would initially target businesses, particularly those that have to post large numbers of letters. He did not rule out extending the service to consumers. “The more customers we have the greater the opportunity to invest further if we need to,” he said.