Pitney Bowes Opens New Mail Presort Facility in Grand Prairie, Texas
June 06 2011 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) today announced it is opening a
new mail presorting facility in Grand Prairie, Texas. The new site
replaces the Company’s former facility nearby that was destroyed in
a February fire that started at an adjoining business. Despite the
disaster, Pitney Bowes made all requested customer pickups and
began processing customer mail at other locations within 24 hours
of the fire.
Located at 1101 Post and Paddock Street, Grand Prairie, Texas,
the new Pitney Bowes facility will presort more than 1.6 billion
pieces of First-Class™ letter mail per year. The 161,000
square-foot-center will employ approximately 400 people.
“We are grateful for the outpouring of support we’ve received
during the past few months from the local business community, our
customers, the U.S. Postal Service, vendors and our mailing
industry colleagues,” said Jay Oxton, president, mail services,
Pitney Bowes. “We are thrilled to be opening the doors to our new
Grand Prairie facility. We look forward to continuing to work with
mailers to offer innovative solutions that can help increase
postage discount opportunities, mailing efficiencies and delivery
optimization via our nationwide presort network.”
As the nation’s leading mail presorter, Pitney Bowes enables
customers to receive significant postage discounts on First-Class™
letters and flats, and Standard Mail®. Pitney Bowes currently
handles 14 billion pieces of mail per year through its 36
facilities across the United States.
About Pitney Bowes:
Delivering more than 90 years of innovation, Pitney Bowes
provides software, hardware and services that integrate physical
and digital communications channels. Long known for making its
customers more productive, Pitney Bowes is increasingly helping
other companies grow their business through advanced customer
communications management. Pitney Bowes is a $5.4 billion company
and employs more than 30,000 worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every
connection is a new opportunity™. www.pb.com
First-Class and Standard Mail are trademarks owned by the United
States Postal Service.
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