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We can offer significant reductions on priority, standard and economy postal services for direct marketing, bulk mail and eCommerce shipping through our wholesale access to postal authorities, publication and post press services, and private postal operators. Our global postal network truly reaches all corners of the globe.

As a mailing house, our buying power entitles us to large postal discounts, so we can pass savings on to our customers. We can also reduce your mailing costs by pre-sorting, barcoding and providing Downstream Access (DSA). By pre-sorting mail, we can reduce Royal Mail costs by up to 50%. Some direct marketing campaigns can qualify for further UK & International discounts and, by using only degradable, recycled or sustainable materials, we can access further postal discounts still.

We have impressive expertise in international mail. We use a network of direct entry points across the globe, delivering directly into foreign postal authorities to minimise transit times and cost. We follow the latest industry news and ensure we keep up-to-date with all the latest postal industry developments so we can keep passing more savings back to you.

Alongside your direct and bulk main requirements, postal services can also offer a cost-effective solution for eCommerce logistics, particularly to rest of world destinations where distribution cost is more important than speed. Postal tracking is rarely as sophisticated as courier track and trace, but it is improving as these authorities attempt to compete against the private couriers.

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UK Bulk Mail Savings
High-volume bulk mail can be anything from 10,000 to over 1,000,000 items, for which we can provide any combination of print, mail fulfilment and postage solution. Due to our buying power and other postal strategies we can uncover huge savings for both domestic and international bulk mail projects and direct mail campaigns.
Royal Mail Discounts
We can offer highly discounted access to Royal Mail’s services for direct mail, bulk mail and eCommerce fulfilment. We save the hassle of franking and our wholesale savings can be accessed across all services including Tracked 24 and 48, Special Delivery Guaranteed by 9am & 1pm, Sameday, Royal Mail 24 & 48, 1st and 2nd Class, International Business Tracked and Signed, International Business Tracked, International Business Signed, International Business Standard Priority and International Business Standard Economy.
Downstream Access (DSA)
Our Downstream Access services allow for the collection and distribution of your mail before handing over to Royal Mail centres for final processing into local delivery offices, where Royal Mail completes the delivery, or ‘final-mile’. A DSA service can offer significant discounts when compared to Royal Mail pricing. We work with several of the main DSA providers and can access the full range of postage products.
International Postal Authorities
There are several ways we can work with international postal authorities to optimise cost and speed. International services from Royal Mail provide one point of access to these international services but we can also use Downstream Access (DSA) or Direct Entry.
ADVANCED LABELLING
We provide delivery labels with tracking numbers and integrated CN22 customs forms, we also have the ability to comply with the new S10 barcode requirement to provide a manifest and full customs declarations.
International Direct Entry
Direct Entry is a technique we use to ship to other countries either via air, sea or road to directly enter their foreign postal system for local delivery. This process removes Royal Mail from the equation. For direct mail, bulk mail and eCommerce fulfilment this can offer substantial savings.
Private Postal Operators
Royal Mail, became privatised in 2013, however, there are a number of more recent private postal operators that offer exceptional value based in the UK and abroad. We regularly evaluate private postal services and prices to ensure we can offer the best options for our customers.
Returns Services

Returned mail is usually routed directly to us allowing us to capture the gone-away data to help clean your data, reducing costs for future campaigns.

When using postal operators for packet and parcel delivery, it’s important to remember online sales returns amount to as much as one-third of sales in some industries. The competitive nature of eCommerce has led to high customer expectation. According to the Royal Mail, 2 in 3 shoppers expect their returns to be free and easy. There is a great opportunity to stand out from your competitors with great returns offerings that reduce pick up times and expand the number of locations where customers can drop returns items off.

Royal Mail offers reliable returns with their Special Delivery Guaranteed Returns and Tracked Returns services enabling your customers to simply drop their returns at any Post Office® branch across the UK. You can either supply your customer with a returns label, let them print their own or they can use Post Office printing facilities.

Utilising a licenced service you can rely on Royal Mail’s International Business Parcels Returns service from 28 countries with part or fully paid options. Other private mail operators we work with have similar offerings also worth consideration.

Learn more about our ‘gone-away’ processing and returns management services.

Comprehensive
Direct Mail Solutions
We offer unrivalled mailing services both within the UK and across the globe. Using state-of-the-art technology, we ensure timely and cost-efficient delivery. Whether you need preferential rates for bulk mail or end-to-end direct marketing solutions we are passionate about reducing your costs whilst providing flexible direct mail services.
End-to-End
Direct Marketing
We provide highly competitive direct marketing solutions from creation through to delivery. We offer data management, personalised marketing, creative services, paper and envelope supply, fast personalised print, print management, poly and paper wrapping, insertion fulfilment, returned mail, gone-away processing and eco-mailing.
PUBLISHER
MAIL
Catalogue and magazine distribution is one of the areas in which we truly excel, so much so we have a sister company, InterMedia, which is solely dedicated to retail newsstand distribution and subscription marketing and fulfilment. We work directly with a vast number of carriers which specialise in publications and press distribution.
LOGISTICS
TRACKING
Subject to your shipping preference, we can offer total track and trace capability. Through CQL, we integrate live shipping and tracking information, updating you and your customers in real-time with complete GDPR compliance and optimal data security.
DIRECT PACKET &
PARCEL DELIVERY
Postal services are by no means inefficient, but there are several advantages to upgrading to a direct parcel service. With our courier services, you can experience better efficiency, more sophisticated tracking, and for international shipments, faster delivery and better local duty and tax options.
PALLETISED FREIGHT
DELIVERY
We offer sea, air and road freight options for palletised freight, ensuring you receive the most competitive rates and highest levels of service via our strong relationships with the world’s leading freight companies. We reduce delivery costs without compromising transit time or reliability.
What our customers say
“For almost ten years we have trusted InterSend with the distribution of nearly two million printed magazines annually. Communication with our account manager has always been very fluid and we have found his prompt responses to be invaluable when overseeing complex logistics projects. Distribution of magazines in this volume is never without its challenges, but in InterSend we have found a partner that takes time to understand our needs and what is important to our business. I would have no hesitation in recommending their services.”
James Evans - First Car
“InterSend manages our magazine distribution and storage needs effectively and efficiently which saves us both time and money, and gives us peace of mind that this side of our business is taken care of.”
Victoria Evans – Student Health Guide
“We have been working with InterSend for nearly ten years. During this period there have been many changes to our requirements, however in every case InterSend have been flexible and resourceful in meeting our needs and providing the highest level of service. In particular, InterSend have provided a personal service with excellent response times.”
Kumar Patel – Research Information
“As a growing business, InterSend have been very keen to meet our escalating customer needs, and we have really seen the benefit of that by their commitment to staying operational throughout the lockdown when mail order was of ever greater importance.”
Ben Smith – Rebellion
“InterSend are an invaluable partner for us handling the pick and pack of our magazine and merchandise bundles which go out all over the world. They integrate with our Shopify system which minimises administration and are always responsive to our needs.”
Patrick Napier – Rock Sound
“The Charity distributed a selection of PPE to our Beneficiaries and Volunteers during the COVID 19 lockdown. We were looking for a company to help us set this up and implement the plan. InterSend provided all the support we needed. From accepting the product direct from the manufacturer, selecting the most appropriate logistics partner through to providing feedback on the completed deliveries. InterSend provided an effective and efficient solution and we would definitely choose them as our partner again.”
Tom Rodger - NewstrAid
“We have been using InterSend for fulfilment of our online orders and can highly recommend their services.”
Thor Magnusson – Bioide
“We have been using InterSend for well over a year and have found them to be knowledgeable, professional, thorough, courteous, and very quick to respond. We can heartily recommend their services.”
Ian Barth – Church Communities UK
“InterSend go above and beyond what is required of a mailing house by providing quick, honest, reliable and efficient services. For a publishing and marketing services agency like Tudor Rose, cost-effective methods applied in a timely fashion are of utmost importance, and we could not have asked for a better service provider. If a company’s response to crisis is a mark of its integrity, then InterSend has certainly excelled. Their handling of the pandemic, and their attention to our needs during these trying times have constantly and pleasantly surprised us.”
Ritwik Bhattacharjee - Distribution Consultant for Tudor Rose
“InterSend has been providing the NFRN with a single source solution for the print, fulfilment and distribution of our members magazine The FED for seven years. With the InterSend team offering such a high level of support and reliability, we know the magazine is in safe hands. More importantly, it arrives in 11,500 of our members’ stores easily and on time every month.”
Anne Bingham - NFRN
“We are an early stage company with very seasonal sales, and we have benefitted greatly from InterSend's expertise in managing business cycles. InterSend have been reliable and strategic partners for us, helping us to navigate key issues such as stock management, improving our cost-base and transforming our customer services. Working in partnership with InterSend, in particular Dave McGrory, we have started to see strong growth in the right direction in our start-up by being able to respond to opportunities quickly, efficiently and reliably.”
Maha Khawaja - OjO Games & Toys
“We have worked with InterSend on a number of one-off projects and the ongoing fulfilment of gift cards for our e-commerce site. They are reliable, solutions-focussed, competitively priced and a trusted extension of our team. Having worked together for a number of years we've always had a positive experience and would recommend their services.”
Alison Boydall - Jellyfish
“We outsource the fulfilment of various monthly subscription boxes to the team at InterSend. From low volume runs of 200 to a recent complex 5000 custom gift box project, InterSend has been flexible and reliable in delivering a professional solution. Not having to worry about the fulfilment or warehousing side of our business has really allowed us to focus on growing our business as we continue to expand into the subscription box industry. Always a pleasure to work with, I would not hesitate to recommend InterSend's services.”
David Toon - uOpen.com
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