From Monday 16th September, the new 70,000 sq ft facility close to Heathrow Airport will house staff from La Poste, Swiss Post and the recently acquired Pitney Bowes IMS UK. The building work was finished two days ahead of schedule heralding a good start to the new venture, says the company.
Asendia is a joint undertaking between La Poste and Swiss Post, two of the world’s leading postal operators, merging their knowledge and expertise in postal communications, as well as optimising their extensive network of delivery routes across the globe.
Bringing together the bulk UK and international mail processing side of the business under one roof allows Asendia to improve efficiency and present a cohesive business structure to its customers, along with improved levels of service from every department.
“The upgraded unit is outstanding. It will help us further strengthen our position in the global communications business, enabling us to be more efficient and offer an exceptional range of services to our current and future clients,” commented Asendia UK CEO, Frédéric Petton.
“Bringing these companies together as Asendia will unify the indisputable heritage they already enjoy individually and cement their capabilities, and with that we will substantiate our position as a major player in the world,” he added.
About Asendia
Asendia says: “Asendia is a joint venture between La Poste and Swiss Post and it is one of the world’s leading companies for the distribution of international mail to over 220 countries. Asendia offers its customers high quality and sustainable solutions for cross-border global mail, catalogues, press and small goods. This includes printing and fulfilment services as well as postal solutions.
Asendia has offices in 15 countries across three continents with over 1000 employees worldwide. In the UK, Asendia has sites in west London, Hampshire and Bedfordshire, and incorporates former BTB Mailflight, La Poste UK and Swiss Post UK, and has recently expanded its capacity by acquiring Pitney Bowes International Mail Services UK.”
