UPS Mail Innovations Adds Seattle Processing Center
Company's 12th Mail Center Serves Northwest Region
SEATTLE, Oct. 3, 2005 – UPS
Mail Innovations, the business mail services unit of UPS (NYSE: UPS), has expanded
its reach across the United States and into the Northwest with the addition of
a mail processing center in Seattle.
The facility is the twelfth for UPS Mail Innovations and will provide business
customers with an economical alternative for sorting, processing and sending
mail within the U.S. or around the world. UPS Mail Innovations generally handles
business mail pieces of less than a pound, including flats (annual reports
or healthcare benefits packets), bound printed matter (catalogs or directories),
lightweight products (samples, videos, CDs or books) and international mail
of all weights.
Through its portfolio of services, UPS Mail Innovations covers pick-up, sorting,
processing and transporting of certain types of mail directly to the U.S. Postal
Service or foreign postal authority nearest the final destination. The postal
authorities then complete the final deliveries.
Participating in work-share programs with postal authorities, including the
U.S. Postal Service, enables UPS Mail Innovations to offer its customers lower
postal rates with a delivery time of First Class plus one day.
"Expanding the accessibility of our services is a direct response to
the growing needs of our customers in the Northwest region," said Jerry
Kohnke, vice president and general manager of UPS Mail Innovations. "With
rising transportation costs, and postage increases looming, more businesses
are seeking ways to cut costs. We are committed to helping our customers achieve
the most effective and efficient mail delivery possible."
RS Medical and Philips Oral Healthcare are examples of companies in the Seattle
area that will benefit from the new facility.
"This provides the flexibility to schedule a later pick-up, which in
turn provides us additional processing time in our daily operations schedule
and allows us to utilize our resources in the most efficient way," said
Wayne Smith, warehouse operations manager for RS Medical.
UPS Mail Innovations participates in several domestic and international postal
service programs, including the U.S. Postal Service's work-share program.
UPS Mail Innovations has been a National Account of the U.S. Postal Service,
Business Partner Segment, since 1997.
UPS is the world's largest package delivery
company and a global leader in supply chain services, offering an extensive
range of options for synchronizing the movement of goods, information and
funds. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and
territories worldwide. UPS's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (UPS)
and the company can be found on the Web at UPS.com.
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