Address Management
Mailsort
Mailsort assigns an SSC 'Standard Selection Code' to your records. Your file is sorted based on the SSC. Flags indicating when to start new bags and bundles are inserted into your file. A file of bag and bundle labels is also produced. Finally, the reports required by Royal Mail showing the quantities of items within each sortation are generated.
APAK supplies a range of Mailsort products including: Mailsort 1400, Mailsort 700, Mailsort 120 as well as Walksort.
Mailsort 1400
Mailsort 1400 requires that all mail items are sorted, bagged and bundled. Our Mailsort 1400 software sorts the address file into over 1400 selections (reflecting 1400 geographic areas) based on the 5 digits of the SSC. To qualify for Mailsort 1400 discounts you must have 4,000 or more items per mailing.
Mailsort 700
You can benefit from the Royal Mail Mailsort 700 discount scheme by applying Customer Barcodes (CBC) or using an OCR readable font for addresses and sorting your mail items. Our Mailsort 700 software applies a barcode based on the postcode and DPS, so that the address can be read by Royal Mail's automated processing equipment. The address file is sorted over 700-800 selections (reflecting Royal Mail's automated operations network) based on the first 4 digits of the SSC.
To qualify for Mailsort 700 discounts you must have 10,000 or more items per mailing.
Mailsort 120
Mailsort 120, requires you to sort your address file into over 120 selections based on the first 3 digits of the SSC. To qualify for Mailsort 120 discounts you must have 4,000 or more items per mailing.
Walksort
Walksort is Royal Mail accredited software which enables you to enjoy considerable postage discounts, for high volume mailings within localised regions. For this reason, Walksort is a popular product with utility companies such as water, gas and electricity suppliers. Our Walksort software enables you to benefit from discounts of up to 42% on postage costs by sorting your mail items to the level of the individual postal walk.
To qualify for Walksort discounts a mailing must be sent to at least 1 in 10 (10%) of all households within its coverage area. However, if a posting is contained within one postcode area (or within an agreed local posting area) this penetration must be at least 1 in 24 (4%). The mailing must consist of at least 4,000 items (or 2,000 within one postcode area or agreed local posting area).