Franking Machine Suppliers – Royal Mail Authorised Manufacturers & Suppliers

There are various Royal Mail Authorised franking machine suppliers available in the UK – including us! In the UK there are currently 4 businesses authorised to manufacture franking machines and 24 independent businesses that can service, inspect, sell, rent and lease franking machines.

Royal Mail must approve all franking machine suppliers in the UK before they are authorised. In order to become authorised by Royal Mail to inspect, maintain or repair franking machines, businesses must undergo a detailed application process. Take a look below at a complete list of Royal Mail Royal Mail Authorised Manufacturers & Suppliers.


Authorised Manufacturers

1. Pitney Bowes Ltd

Pitney Bowes are a worldwide supplier of franking machines and the largest manufacturer of them. They are a Royal Mail Authorised manufacturer of franking machines. Their most recent range of franking machines includes the DM60, DM110i, DM400M & SendPro P Series.

Pitney Bowes UK – Head Office

Building 5 Trident Place

Hatfield Business Park

Mosquito Way

Hatfield

Hertfordshire

AL10 9UJ

2. Quadient Ltd – formerly Neopost

Quadient are a worldwide supplier of franking machines and the UK’s largest manufacturer of them. They are a Royal Mail Authorised manufacturer of franking machines. Their most recent range of franking machines includes the IS280c, IN360, IN600, IN700 & IS6000c.

Quadient UK – Head Office

Quadient House

South Street

Romford

Essex

RM1 2AR

3. FP Mailing

FP Mailing, previously known as Francotyp Postalia, have been operating in the UK for over 20 years. They are a Royal Mail Authorised manufacturer of franking machines. Their most recent range of franking machines includes the Postbase Mini, Postbase Econ, Postbase Ten & Postbase One (also known as the Postbase Series).

FP Mailing UK – Head Office

Lakeside House

74 Questor

Powdermill Lane

Dartford

DA1 1EF

4. Frama

Frama have been operating worldwide for over 40 years and are the smallest of the franking machine manufacturers. They are a Royal Mail Authorised manufacturer of franking machines. Their most recent range of franking machines includes the Matrix F12, Matrix F32 & Matrix F82 (also known as the Matrix F Series).

Frama UK Ltd – Head Office

15 Limes Court

High Street

Hoddesdon

EN11 8EP


Authorised Suppliers

Although there may only be 4 authorised franking machine manufacturers, it does not mean you have to go directly to any of them if you wish to buy, rent or lease a franking machine. There are also 24 franking machine suppliers, all authorised by the Royal Mail. In most cases these suppliers can offer better deals. Take a gander below at the various suppliers available in the UK.

1. Mailcoms Ltd

Yes, Mailcoms since 2008 we have been and continue to be a Royal Mail Authorised Independent Inspector & Maintainer Of Franking Machines in the UK. We are a UK leading supplier of franking machines and ranked No.1 in the UK for franking machines and supplies. We’re also one of only 2 companies in the UK to have our own franking machine ink approved by the Royal Mail.

Units 6-8 Primary Point

Progress Drive

Cannock

Staffordshire

WS11 0JF

2. Ashcroft Mailing Solutions Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Warwickshire.

Kinwarton House

Captains Hill

Alcester

Warwickshire

B49 6HA

3. Dataquest UK Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in London.

87a Worship Street

London

EC2A 2BE

4. Digital Post Solutions Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Bedfordshire.

Unit 1 Apex Business Centre

Boscombe Road

Dunstable

Bedfordshire

LU5 4SB

5. Digital Solutions Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Scotland.

14 Dunblane Street

Glasgow

G4 0HJ

6. Document Data Group

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Scotland.

3c Langlands Square

East Kilbride

Glasgow

G75 0YY

7. European Postal Systems Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Kent.

Unit D3 Lomer Farm Industrial Estate

Wrotham Road

Meopham

Kent

DA13 0AN

8. FPIMS Southern Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Berkshire.

Unit 4 Saturn House

Calleva Park

Aldermaston

Berkshire

RG7 8HA

9. Kane Mailing Systems Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Wales.

Glamorgan House

Ystrad Mynach

Hengoed

CF82 7AN

10. Mailing Systems (Europe) Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Weston-Super-Mare.

Unit 1 Salisbury Road

Milton

Weston-Super-Mare

N Somerset

BS22 8EW

11. MailServe Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in West Sussex.

Unit 11, Bridge Road Industrial Estate

Bridge Road

Haywards Heath

West Sussex

RH16 1TX

12. NCS Group Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Scotland.

65 Rodney Road

Glasgow

G4 9SQ

13. Neopost Ireland Ltd

Part of the Neopost branch, these are an independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Ireland.

The Mount Business and Conference Centre

2 Woodstock Link

Belfast

BT6 8DD

14. North Time & Data Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Northern Ireland.

Enterprise Crescent

Ballinderry Road Industrial Estate

Lisburn

Co. Antrim

Northern Ireland

BT28 2PB

15. Northern Services Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Scotland.

Unit 3

Langlands Gate

East Kilbride

Glasgow

G75 0ZY

16. NSL Mailing

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Uxbridge.

Cedar House

Vine Lane

Uxbridge

UB10 ONF

17. OMM Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in London.

OMM House

16 – 22 Abbey Trading Point

Canning Road

Stratford

London

E15 3NW

18. Pro-Copy Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Wales.

Parc Ty Glas

Llanishen

Cardiff

CF14 5DU

19. The Franking Machine Company Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Liverpool.

130 St Marys Road

Liverpool

L19 2JG

20. The Mailing Room Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Bury.

Southerly 7

Waterfold Business Park

Bury

BL9 7BR

21. Totalpost Services Plc

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Cumbria.

1 Skelgillside

Alston

Cumbria

CA9 3TR

22. Twofold Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Berkshire.

77 Milford Road

Reading

Berkshire

RG1 8LG

23. Westmore Business Systems Ltd

An independent franking machine inspector and maintainer based in Warwickshire.

2 Arrow Court

Adams Way

Springfield Business Park

Alcester

Warwickshire

B49 6PU

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We offer a free standard 3-5 working day delivery service on most of our website orders (£100 minimum order spend for packaging supplies). Please see additional details below for clarification, alternatively please add your required items to your basket where the total shipping costs will be calculated for you.

Please note our delivery cut off times are as follows:

  • Franking Supplies: 4:00pm
  • Packaging Supplies: 3.00pm

Please note that parcels can be delivered any time between the hours of 7am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday, unfortunately we are unable to offer specific times for deliveries or offer Saturday deliveries. Delivery times detailed below can be affected by national and / or local disruption, seasonal and / or weather conditions as our deliveries are carried out by third party couriers.

Franking Supplies

Standard 3 – 5 Working Day Delivery

Working days are Monday to Friday, we do not deliver on bank holidays or weekends or include these days within our time scales. We cannot make deliveries outside of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Unfortunately we cannot deliver to a PO Box or a BFPO address. Please note a minimum delivery charge of £9.95 will be quoted on the following postcodes, irrespective of the value of the order; AB31-38, AB41-56, BT, FK19-21, HS1-9, IV41-49, IV51, IV55-56, KA27-28, PA20, PA41, PA60-88, PH42-44, GY, JE, IM, PO31-41, TR21-25. Please be aware that an additional charge will be added before your order is processed due to the postcode location. A member of our team will be in touch once we have received the initial order.

48 Hour Delivery Upgrade

48-hour delivery charges will be at a standard rate of £4.95. Orders received before 4:00pm Monday – Friday we will aim to deliver within 2 working days. Please note a minimum delivery charge of £9.95 will be quoted on the following postcodes; AB31-38, AB41-56, BT, FK19-21, HS1-9, IV41-49, IV51, IV55-56, KA27-28, PA20, PA41, PA60-88, PH42-44, GY, JE, IM, PO31-41, TR21-25. Deliveries to this post code may take longer therefore please allow 3-5 days delivery. Please be aware that an additional charge will be added before your order is processed due to the postcode location. A member of our team will be in touch once we have received the initial order.

Next Working Day Delivery Upgrade

Next Working Day delivery charges will be at a standard rate of £6.95. Please note that this is not a guaranteed service. Orders received before 4:00pm Monday – Thursday we will aim to deliver next working day. Orders received before 4:00pm Fridays we will aim to deliver the following Monday. Please note a minimum delivery charge of £9.95 will be quoted on the following postcodes; AB31-38, AB41-56, BT, FK19-21, HS1-9, IV41-49, IV51, IV55-56, KA27-28, PA20, PA41, PA60-88, PH42-44, GY, JE, IM, PO31-41, TR21-25. Please note we are unable to offer a guaranteed next day delivery service to these areas and they may take longer therefore please allow 3-5 days delivery. Please be aware that an additional charge will be added before your order is processed due to the postcode location. A member of our team will be in touch once we have received the initial order.

Packaging Supplies

Standard 3 – 5 Working Day Delivery

Standard 3 – 5 Working Day Delivery is FREE on orders over £100.00, if your order is under this value, the charge will be at a standard rate of £6.95. Working days are Monday to Friday, we do not deliver on bank holidays or weekends or include these days within our time scales. We cannot make deliveries outside of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Unfortunately we cannot deliver to a PO Box or a BFPO address. Please note a minimum delivery charge of £9.95 will be quoted on the following postcodes, irrespective of the value of the order; AB31-38, AB41-56, BT, FK19-21, HS1-9, IV41-49, IV51, IV55-56, KA27-28, PA20, PA41, PA60-88, PH42-44, GY, JE, IM, PO31-41, TR21-25. Please be aware that an additional charge will be added before your order is processed due to the postcode location. A member of our team will be in touch once we have received the initial order.

Next Working Day Delivery Upgrade

Next Working Day delivery charges will be at a standard rate of £9.95. Please note that this is not a guaranteed service. Orders received before 3:00pm Monday – Thursday we will aim to deliver next working day, orders received before 3:00pm Fridays we will aim to deliver the following Monday (with the exception of Bank Holiday Mondays, where deliveries will be on the Tuesday). Please note we are unable to offer a guaranteed next day delivery service to the following postcodes; AB31-38, AB41-56, BT, FK19-21, HS1-9, IV41-49, IV51, IV55-56, KA27-28, PA20, PA41, PA60-88, PH42-44, GY, JE, IM, PO31-41, TR21-25 therefore please allow 3-5 days delivery. Please be aware that an additional charge will be added before your order is processed due to the postcode location. A member of our team will be in touch once we have received the initial order.

Exceptional/Bulk Consignments

Depending on your total basket order, delivery charges may increase compared to the above and advertised postage charges. This is due to multi-consignment/overweight items and/or delivery locations. Please add the items required to your basket to update your delivery charge. Occasionally we may need to requote your packaging cost if the delivery location and consignment size is outside of our current couriers capabilities, if this is case we will contact you to discuss and clarify.

Please also note that dependent on product and/or quantity your order may be despatched on a pallet, if you are unable to accept pallet deliveries then please contact us to discuss your options.

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Mailcoms are proud to offer our customers automatic recurring orders without the need to remember to keep ordering the same essential business supplies products time and time again. This also allows us to forecast our stock requirements so you don’t have to worry about running out ever again.

Most importantly, with us automatically creating your order at a frequency of your choice you can always be confident that the products supplied will be guaranteed genuine Mailcoms products.

When you ‘Subscribe & Save’ we will automatically create an order based on your requested duration and frequency. Your payment details will be stored securely with the world renowned trusted payment gateway ‘Stripe’ and you’ll be charged for each of these deliveries, unless you choose to pay in advance.

We will send you a reminder a few days before your order is generated to allow you to add to, amend, skip, delay, or cancel should you need to. If you want to cancel or change your ‘Subscribe & Save’ products, you can do so at any time. Your order confirmation emails have links to your account where you can manage your subscription from.

See our terms & conditions for more details on returns and refunds. See more here.

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