Digital Mailing Machines
Digital mailing machines offer companies a way to reduce their postal expenses and reduce the administration and staff time associated with organising the post. The savings that can be achieved by businesses depend on the amount of post they send and the type of mail service they use, but typically the cost savings achieved are in the region of thirty per cent. On top of this, there are savings in staff time as digital franking machines can be topped up online at any time, meaning there are no time consuming trips to the post office for staff. There are a number of different digital machine suppliers in the UK, all of whom have to be approved by the Royal Mail, which ensures the products they offer reach a minimum quality. The main suppliers of digital franking machines in the UK include Pitney Bowes, Neopost, Mailcoms, Frama and Francotyp Postalia.
Neopost Digital Mailing Machines
Neopost are one of the most well known digital franking machine suppliers in the UK. They supply a full range of digital franking machines from those designed for businesses that send less than fifty letters per day, such as the IS280, up to the IS6000 which can process up to two hundred letters per minute. They offer a wide range of features on the franking machines including the ability to print logos or advertising slogans as well as franking marks, departmental password protected accounts and the ability to date stamp incoming post, helping you to organise this mail too. Neopost franking machines can either be bought or leased from suppliers depend on what best suits the needs of your business.
Pitney Bowes Franking Machines
Pitney Bowes are another long established supplier of digital franking machines in the UK. For the low volume user, their range starts with the DM55 series which can frank up to fifty letters per day. For mid volume users they offer the DM300c or the DM400c which can process sixty five or ninety five letters per minute respectively. For high volume users, they produce three digital models, the fastest of which is the Connect+ 3000 which can frank over three hundred letters per minute.
Prices for Pitney Bowes franking machines depend on the volume of the model you choose. Low volume models start in price from around a thousand pounds, reaching over ten thousand pounds for the high volume models. If budget is your primary concern, it is often possible to purchase second hand models for around half the price.
Francotyp Postalia Franking Machines
Francotyp Postalia machines start with the Mymail digital franking machine for sending up to fifty letters per day, through to the Centormail which can frank up to a hundred and fifty letters per minute.
As with all franking machines, when you are looking at the cost of investing in a digital model then you should consider the running costs involved for each machine. The online recrediting costs between sixty and two hundred pounds a year and ink cartridges across all models cost between forty and three hundred pounds each. Visiting the websites of the suppliers will allow you to see the full list of the digital models they supply, allowing you to choose a model that will suit the needs of your business in terms of capacity and budget.
