TNT Post Timeline

1952

1952

Circular Distributors Ltd established

2001

2001

TNT Group purchased Circular Distributors Ltd.

2003-2004

2003-2004

TNT Post signs downstream access agreement following market deregulation 

2004

2004

TNT Post wins it's first blue-chip client, Sky 

2005

2005

Operational efficiency is improved with the addition of FirstSort machines

2006-2008

2006-2008

TNT Post expands and opens regional sales offices throughout the UK

2008

2008

Named as a UK super-brand, recognised for quality, reliability and distinction

2009-2010

2009-2010

Insourced transportation with a TNT Post fleet of trucks

2011

2011

TNT Post (Doordrop Media) wins second consecutive annual COGS award 

2011-2012

2011-2012

Headline sponsors of the Direct Marketing Association Awards

2012

2012

Launch of our End To End delivery service in London

TNT Post is the UK’s second largest postal provider. We handle your letters, packets and parcels, and we can manage your direct marketing with specialist door drop targeting, distribution and evaluation services. We collect, sort and transport business mail and packages, and help our customers with data and document management and with fulfilment. We aim to continue to be the:

  • Number one challenger in the UK mail market

  • Market leader in door drops and targeted services

  • Industry leader in developing innovative, customer-oriented services.

TNT Post was established in the UK in early 2003 and granted a license to handle bulk mail deliveries following postal deregulation in 2004. Customers now benefit from innovative and more flexible mail services that offer both efficiency improvements and cost savings.

We now reach 26 million households, processing more than 22 per cent of all the mail that comes through the letterbox. We are the leading challenger to Royal Mail, and handle more than 3.6 billion items of mail each year for blue chip enterprises such as Barclays, BT, Centrica, npower and Sky,as well as SMEs and the public sector.

TNT Post is part of PostNL, which has its headquarters in the Netherlands. PostNL is publicly listed on the Amsterdam stock exchange and had a turnover of nearly €4.3 billion in 2010.


TNT Post lives by its principles:

  • Quality

    We take a quality approach to everything we do, so you can be confident our services, products and solutions will deliver to the right place at the right time

  • Innovation

    We listen to you so we can create industry leading products and services to meet your specific requirements

  • Collaboration

    We take a team approach and want to share the benefits of our services with you. We’re open-minded and welcome the chance to work in partnership

  • Accountability

    Our services are backed by robust management information and reporting, and you can contact your TNT Post Account Manager at any time

  • Solutions Provider

    We are here to help. Whatever your mailing and distribution requirements, we can tailor-make a cost-effective solution to meet your specific objectives

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