Franking Machines and the Environment

BURY, U.K. - July 31, 2013 - PRLog -- When looking at which franking machine to purchase, many businesses are becoming more concerned for the environment both during, and after, their working life. In setting its own environmental emission objectives, franking machine suppliers, such as The Mailing Room, are ensuring that any emissions waste or usage of natural resources are controlled, monitored and reviewed. This ensures that it continues to improve its environmental performance wherever there is the potential to do so.

The Mailing Room partners only with environmentally conscious suppliers, with franking machines being supplied by Francotyp Postalia. Suppliers such as this, set environmental policies within their workplace and have gained accreditations such as an ISO14001 environmental management standard.

For The Mailing Room’s part they protect the environment by actively:

• Checking that all machines manufactured since June 1st 2006 are RoHs compliant
• Reducing pollution by recycling and minimising landfill
• Using recyclable packaging wherever possible
• Using incoming delivery boxes to ship goods out wherever possible
• Remanufacturing machines and parts to very high standards, reducing the amount sent to landfill
• Encouraging staff to be energy efficient

Even after their life, The Mailing Room endeavour to make sure old machines can be sent back to the factory to constituent parts and reuse, together with any ink cartridges being re-cycled. Ink cartridges count for a huge amount of landfill waste so by recycling even the smallest cartridge, it is further enhancing the environmental responsibilities of a franking machine.

Andrew Parmenter, Marketing Manager from The Mailing Room commented; ‘Being a responsible environmentally aware supplier is important to The Mailing Room (http://www.themailingroom.com/) and we work with our suppliers, customers and partners to offer reduce our impact on the environment. Our recycling programs for both old machines and ink cartridges are in place to ensure that where possible, any materials can reused in ‘green’ manner.

‘The Mailing Room’s franking machines (http://www.themailingroom.com/frankingmachines.php) are sourced from a specialist supplier and are very competitively priced and the added environmental services and features do not add to the cost. It is often the case that a product whether it be for the workplace, home or a food item is more expensive if it has green credentials. This is something that has to change, especially in the current economic climate when money saving is a must for most businesses.’

As well as reducing the environmental impact, franking mail ensures that business expenditure is kept under control and reduced whenever possible. Franking machines can save on average at least 14p on a first class, 17p on a second class and 16p on large letters and at the same time, giving mail a professional image. A franking machine saves instantly on postage costs but also labour costs compared with the process of weighing and sticking individual stamps on.

As business build their own environmental policies, choosing the right supply partner to fulfill these, will be increasing important. The Mailing Room’s recycling programs can help to support these policies and their help in reducing our impact on the environment.

To find out more information about The Mailing Room, please feel to contact us on 0800 0192 033 or visit www.themailingroom.com

Mailing Room Overview          

·      Established in 1998, The Mailing Room are the largest independent franking machine supplier in the UK

·      Small enough to care big enough to cope - we have over 7,000 customers ranging from small businesses through to public sector & commerical organisations such as HMRC, BOC, Jewsons, NHS Manchester, etc.

·      We are dedicated to excellent customer service, with each of The Mailing Room team empowered to making your experience with ourselves of the highest standard.

·      We provide best of breed franking & mailing equipment and services from a range of suppliers including Pitney Bowes, Francotyp Postalia and Neopost providing a ‘one stop shop’

·      Dedicated account management who providing expertise & knowledge on the postal industry to support your future business decisions

·      Cost reduction experts – Our key business driver is to ensure our customers drive down their costs, whilst not compromising functionality or requirements

Contact for Editors: Andrew Parmenter, Marketing Manager on Andrew.parmenter@themailingroom.com or call 0161 797 7778