Facilities Services

Campus Facilities

Post Room

Postal Charges

It is generally accepted that all post, unless it is an urgent item, should be sent 2nd class and following the revised postal charges which are now based on size as well as weight, using the appropriate sized envelope.

Avoiding additional costs for your Department – an example

We process thousands of letters each day and costs are rising yearly.  You can help to keep these within bounds by simply choosing a  DL or A5 envelope 2nd class instead of an A4 envelope  and opting for 2nd class rather than first class post for UK mailings.  Currently, the difference in cost is (24p vs 46p) = 22p.  That’s £220 per thousand letters that could be saved from the University’s budget. 

With the new rates coming into force in April this year, the difference is even more startling ; 25p vs 50p  – that’s exactly twice as expensive.  So please give some thought to planning your mailings and the envelope size you need.

For further details, please visit the Royal Mail website.

Post Room Staff

Site	Supervisors	e-mail	telephone
Stratford	Brian O’Conner	postroom-uh@uel.ac.uk	4041
Docklands	Steven Carter,	postroom-dl@uel.ac.uk	7770

Courier Service

The University uses CMM, who provide a courier service for us.  We ask that you package your item, marking the budget code on the top left-hand corner of the package, and bring it down to the Post Room where it will be logged ready for dispatch.  We recommend that you also log your item in your Department.

If you prefer to use DHL, FedEx or any other courier service, you will need to bring each item to the Post Room on your Campus for collection from there.

Courier Collection times

Docklands – daily.

Stratford – Wednesday and Fridays.

Post Van Routes

The service operates from Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays and UEL Closure days)

Morning Rounds

Round 1.  Docklands - Leave 9.15 to 9.30am

Pick up :
internal post from Post Room
Print from Print Centre
Books from LRC
Miscellaneous  goods (on request)

Round 2.  Duncan House - Arrive 9.45am - Depart 10 - 10.15am

Deliver:
Post to security/Reception Desk in  the foyer
Library boxes to LRC (Law Library) 1st Floor

Collect:
Internal post
Library boxes
External mail and parcels - taken to Stratford for distribution

Round 3.   University House, Stratford - Arrive 10am - Depart 11.30 - 12 noon

Deliver:
Library boxes to LRC
Internal post for Campus to University House
Any print to Post Room

Collect:
Library boxes from LRC
Print requests from the Post Room collection box
Print requests from Bio-Science (room 255 1st Floor)
Print requests from Psychology 3rd floor
Print requests from Health & Bioscience 5th floor
Print requests from Education Building

Afternoon Rounds

Round 4.        Docklands - Arrive 12.30 - 12-45pm - Depart 3 pm

Deliver:
Library books to LRC
internal post to Post Room
Print requests to Print Centre

Collect:
Internal post for Duncan House and Strafford Campus
Books from LRC
Miscellaneous goods (on request)

Round 5.        Duncan House - Arrive 3.20 pm - Depart 3.30pm
Deliver:
Post to security in foyer

Collect:
Internal post for Stratford Campus
Collect external mail and parcels - taken to Stratford for distribution

Round 6.        University House, Stratford - Arrive 3.45pm
Deliver:
All post collected from Duncan House

NB: These times are approximate and will vary according to the traffic

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