- Royal Mail Group has been awarded Best Shipping Carrier Services Company at this year’s Trade Finance Global (TFG) awards
- The award acknowledged Royal Mail Group’s significant investment in transforming its operations, in particular, the introduction of 2D barcoding of parcels and the investment in hand-held technology across its network
- The TFG awards recognise innovative practices in the transport, logistics and shipping industry and the candidates driving forward the sector, which allows SMEs to trade and export internationally
Royal Mail Group has been awarded Best Shipping Carrier Services Company at this year’s Trade Finance Global (TFG) awards.
The award acknowledged Royal Mail Group’s significant investment in transforming its operations, in particular the introduction of 2D barcoding of parcels and the investment in hand-held technology across its network.
Our Investment in IT
In November, Royal Mail announced the launch of 2D barcoding of parcels at Post Office branches. The data-rich 2D barcodes, which are capable of capturing more information about an item, are integral to Royal Mail’s plans to provide greater visibility and efficiency in its network, as well as enable future service enhancements. In addition, all Royal Mail shipping solutions are now enabled for 2D barcoding.
Royal Mail has also deployed 3,000 state-of-the-art finger scanner devices in regional distribution centres and mail centres around the UK. These devices are now being used to scan barcoded parcels at key points in the Royal Mail network, helping to record items as they are processed through the network.
The TFG awards recognise innovative practices in the transport, logistics and shipping industry and the candidates driving forward the sector, enabling UK SMEs to trade and export internationally.
Adrian Baker, Director, Royal Mail Parcels said: “We are delighted to be named Best Shipping Carrier Services Company. Investments in new technologies are an important part of Royal Mail Group’s strategy of offering ever-improving innovative services. Our front line colleagues are essential to our operations and our investment in technology equips them to carry out their work in the most effect way. We’d like to thank Trade Finance Global for recognising this in giving us this award.”
Source: Royal Mail