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| Company type | Limited Liability Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Predecessor | Committee for Postal Administration |
| Founded | 1 July 2006 (2006-07-01) |
| Headquarters | Postal Headquarters La Rue Grellier Rue des Pres Trading Estate[1], Parish ofSt Saviour Jersey |
Key people | Kevin Keen OBE (Chairman) Mark Siviter (Chief Executive)[2] |
| Parent | Government of Jersey Investments Limited (100%) |
| Website | jerseypost |
Jersey Post is the licenseduniversal service provider of mail service for the Bailiwick ofJersey.
Jersey Post was established (as the Committee for Postal Administration) by thePost Office (Jersey) Law 1969,[3] in 1969 as a result of anOrder in Council which enabled theCrown Dependencies to establish independent postal services.
Jersey is postcoded as theJE postcode area, established between 1990 and 1994 as an extension of theUnited Kingdom postcode system.[4][5] Previously, Jersey did not have postcodes (despite an unsuccessful experiment using delivery round numbers).[citation needed]
Jersey Post International Limited was incorporated as aLimited Liability Company by theStates Assembly on 1 July 2006 when thePostal Services (Jersey) Law 2005[6] came fully into force allowing competition in this sector for the first time. It is licensed by theJersey Competition Regulatory Authority as a Class II postal operator and, as such, is designated to hold significantmarket power and thus is liable for the universal service on the Island.[7] Jersey Post International Limited is wholly owned by the Government of Jersey through Government of Jersey Investments Limited.[8][9]
In 1969, with the establishment of Jersey Post, UK postage stamps ceased to be valid in the Crown Dependencies. The Bailiwicks had previously produced stamps and operated independent postal systems during the 1940–1945German occupation of the Channel Islands.
Jersey Post has a philatelic department which researches, designs, produces and markets Jersey postage stamps which are then sold to stamp collectors worldwide. Jersey Post is member of theSmall European Postal Administration Cooperation (SEPAC), which is an organisation that represents small post offices in Europe and the United Kingdom in connection with both philatelic and postal matters.
Jersey Post has entered several other markets. These include Promail, its mailing house set up in 1996, and Offshore Solutions, itsfulfilment service. Promail provides abulk mail service for the offshore financial community.
In 2006, Jersey Post added a new premium service (FedEx Express) which Jersey Post calls J-express.
In December 2009, Jersey Post launched Jersey's first virtual telephone network, a pay as you go mobile telephone service called Me:Mo. In 2011, this telecoms service was terminated, and customer accounts were transferred toAirtel-Vodafone.[10]
In 2016, Jersey Post Group acquired UK based European logistics company, Fraser Freight, now known as Woodside Logistics,[11] this acquisition formed the basis for global logistics company JPGL.[12]