Pitney Bowes opens new international mail distribution centre
Added: 03/06/2010 Reporter: Peter James
Pitney Bowes this week held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to signal the opening of its new mail services facility in Newark, New Jersey. The site, which will serve as a new International Mail Distribution Center, is expected to process approximately 50 million pieces of international mail per year. This facility is being added to Pitney Bowes' expanding mail services operations in New Jersey and is good news for area employment bringing 180 jobs to Newark. The company expects to create an additional 25 jobs at its Newark site during the next few years.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Pitney Bowes employees and guests joined customers to explore the new space. Located in Newark's Enterprise Zone, the new Pitney Bowes mail services facility includes approximately 76,000 square feet of space.
"Pitney Bowes would like to extend our thanks to city and state officials for helping to make it possible for us to open the doors to our new facility in Newark, and keep and grow jobs in New Jersey," said John Ward, president, Pitney Bowes Global Mail Services. "We are honored to join the city of Newark as a new member of the local business community and look forward to a long and successful relationship."
Pitney Bowes has operations with expertise in 215 countries and is a leading international mail consolidator in the US and UK. Pitney Bowes provide facilities to enable customers to enhance the effectiveness of their mailings around the globe. Customers can select from a choice of cross-border carriers for the distribution of mail, marketing material, publications and small packages based on service and price. In addition, Pitney Bowes helps customers track visibility to the movement of international packages, manages the customs process and pays service providers on behalf of customers.
