Mosaic Operational Update: Royal Mail and Parcel Force Strikes

12 Oct
Mosaic

As you may be aware, CWU trade union members in the UK, including Royal Mail and Parcel Force, have planned industrial strike action on the following dates*:

October 2022
  • 13th
  • 20th
  • 25th
November 2022
  • 2nd - 4th
  • 8th - 10th
  • 14th - 16th
  • 23rd - 25th
  • 28th
  • 30th
December 2022
  • 9, 11, 14, and 15th

*dates correct on 5 December 2022 but check Royal Mail website for latest position

The planned strike action means that inbound and outbound Royal Mail/Parcel Force dispatches and deliveries could be subject to disruption on and around the strike dates. There is also potential for knock-on delays within the Royal Mail and Parcel Force network extending beyond the strike dates.

Please be reassured that we are doing what we can operationally here at Mosaic to keep disruption to a minimum:
  • Our staff have been fully briefed and are at the ready to process post and dispatch orders affected by the strike in a timely manner
  • Post room shifts have been extended to increase capacity over this period
  • We are also standing ready to allocate overtime as and when required
  • And we are taking on additional resource to ensure as continuous a flow as is reasonably possible in the circumstances

Royal Mail and Parcel Force have thus far managed to smooth any spikes resulting from their recent strikes, and we at Mosaic have not yet experienced undue backlogs or delays.

As strikes continue, it is possible that we could receive several days’ worth of post in one delivery, especially after a longer strike. The longer strikes could also impact upon our dispatches, with pickups taking longer than usual.

Royal Mail and Parcel Force assure us that they are taking several contingency measures to mitigate the impact of the strikes. They have advised that they do expect more disruption and delayed deliveries than usual and suggest that managing customer expectations regarding potential delays might be the best approach in this regard.

As ever, please rest assured that we do have several contingency plans in place depending on the scenarios, and we will use our best endeavours to mitigate impacts as much as we can at our end. We will keep you updated.

Please tell us about any marketing campaign changes:

With further strike dates possible as we move into peak trading season, it would be useful if you could inform your account manager as soon as possible regarding any planned changes to your marketing campaigns and mailings in the run up to Christmas. This would assist us in working with you to mitigate any adverse impacts of future strikes.

If you have specific questions relating to how this might affect your account, your dedicated account manager here at Mosaic is standing ready to handle your queries. Otherwise please do feel free to contact us here: . We would be delighted to provide you with more information and support.

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Stationery, Books & Cards

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Gifts & luxury products

Fulfilling gifting and luxury orders are our speciality. We understand how important these orders are for your customers, and so we ensure perfect packaging and quick delivery. We’ll collate kits for you, if needed, and we can use your branded packaging. We can even make it personal with our (in house) personalised print-on-demand service.

Pet products

From pet beds to harnesses, from everyday pet food to specialist worming tablets, we have handled it all. We can even fulfil orders for pet clothing!

Home accessories & small electronics

From mugs, teapots and room diffusers, to headsets, phone charging cables and specialist devices, we can help your home accessories and electronic online business grow. We also handle electronic games and specialist hearing protection devices.

Garden products

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Personalised subscription boxes

We have seen massive growth in the popularity of subscription boxes in our clients’ online businesses. We collate and fulfil subscription boxes for several clients of all sizes, using highly branded packaging. We can even personalise orders thanks to our in house print-on-demand service.

Charity trading & virtual gifts

We are charity experts here at Mosaic and we fulfil orders for over 50 well known UK charities. We meet and surpass strict compliance requirements rightly demanded by our charity clients, including handling organic, vegan and Fairtrade products.

Alcohol

We are licenced to store and fulfil orders for alcohol products here at Mosaic, and we have done so for several significant clients for many years. We specialise in fulfilling alcohol subscription orders, and we’ll collate the bespoke kits for you if you like.

Toys, games & sports

We can’t tell you how many orders for toys, games and sports we’ve fulfilled over the past 13 years or so! One of our longest-standing clients is a toy company specialising in educational toys. So we know how important it is for these orders to arrive in time for someone’s birthday or Christmas. Our client list also includes several games, games equipment and electronic games companies. And sports – we have fulfilled orders for clients at the very top of their game!

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Organic, vegan & fairtrade products

We are passionate about ensuring that our business is as sustainable as possible. We are certified by the Soil Association and we have FSC accreditation. We fulfil orders for many vegan, Fairtrade and organic clients, with years of experience in this area. Have a look at our sustainability policy too.

Advanced Warehouse Management System

Our Advanced Warehouse Management System ensures real-time view of every operation, including stock levels, incoming deliveries, outstanding purchase orders, allocations and despatch. Our Warehouse Automation processes increase efficiency, shrink labour costs and accelerate fulfilment.

We give you end-to-end traceability and visibility:
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Data is automatically updated and adjusted, ensuring fastest customer enquiry response and enhancing customer experience.

Our 3PL Portal
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Medical Products & CBD Fulfilment

Our Soil Association-certified organic distribution centre has capability and experience in fulfilling medical grade products including pharmaceuticals, medical devices and PPE(personal protective equipment). Our processes include strict batch and temperature control to ensure that your compliance and regulatory requirements are met and exceeded. Our cloud-based software ensures total visibility, control and tracking around your Best Before (BBE) End dates, barcodes and serial numbers, so that your stock can be monitored and managed with total accuracy.

We recognise that this is a specialist area and we can (and do) build bespoke solutions around our clients’ specific needs. We would be pleased to discuss how we can help you in further detail. We can also handle the rapidly growing CBD fulfilment sector, whether this is in the form of gummies, tablets, creams, ointments or oils.

Competitive prices

We know our prices are competitive. We also give you value for money with our highly trained and experienced staff, expert processes and state of the art systems.

As a company group we have over 46 years’ experience serving over 200 UK charity clients of all sizes. We give you excellent value for money in return for our efficient charity solutions – as seasoned charity experts, we understand and cater for your needs better than most, at a fair price point for your not-for-profit organisation. Our solutions have been specifically designed around our charity clients’ needs, by our extensive team of charity-expert IT developers. We are also able to deliver economies of scale because we are one of the UKs largest, most comprehensive providers of response, payment, and fulfilment services to the charity sector.

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Our company group has a team of 19 in house IT developers spread across two university sites. We are tech experts, and we constantly strive for and invest in the best technology, processes and systems. Our cloud-based software and easy to use single platform client portal also gives your charity the edge because of our state of the art insight and reporting functions.

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We have a team dedicated to quality assurance so that from the start to the end of your projects, quality is monitored and assured when it comes to delivering our solutions.

Dedicated Account Managers

We know how important it is to have a real human being at the end of phone, one who is highly trained, who understands and anticipates your needs and who quietly gets on with inbound call centre work, whilst you focus on your main priorities instead. Your account manager is specifically trained to be a charity-expert, and they will work with you to ensure that you have a smooth client journey, with reporting and updates as standard. We understand that you are outsourcing to us because you are busy, and our account managers ensure a smooth, fast, efficient and cost-effective service which does not add extra complications or layers of work to your working day. For more information on our Account Management services click here.

Compliance Comes as Standard

We fully understand that compliance is of fundamental importance when it comes to your charity’s transactions. Because it is for us too as a business. We also know that electronic security is of the utmost importance. With Mosaic, you will receive watertight compliance and security standards. Take a look at our accreditations, certifications and cyber security here.

Charity Trading & Fulfilment

If your charity runs a dedicated online shop selling cards, homeware, toys, gifts, or anything else for that matter, Mosaic can support your eCommerce fulfilment needs.

Not only do we have vast eCommerce fulfilment experience, but we also have a deep understanding of how charities work.

Mosaic provides tailored charity fulfilment solutions through our IT Ecosystem, MiWorld, offering 24/7 visibility of your orders, courier tracking, and integration with multiple marketplaces and inventory platforms.

MiWorld is our turnkey eCommerce solution for charities, enabling us to support your Head Office staff in delivering e-fulfilment excellence and driving additional revenue.

Our suite of added-value solutions, available via our user friendly IT Ecosystem, also means that we can offer a fantastic customer and supporter journey, from donation processing to order dispatch. With easy access to insights and reporting functionality, to help your organisation spot opportunities and thrive.

Payment Processing

We can handle all your charity’s payment processing needs, whether that’s our charity-friendly, flexible and secure Direct Debit Management service, or Banking and Thanking solutions.

We handle online donations and provide secure online payment solutions.

Our other services include GiftAid capture, In-Mem, building bespoke Customer Fundraising pages, personal supporter communications and customised online shops.

Charity Response Handling

We have the specialist knowledge, capacity and experience required to help charities with all their Response Handling needs. Our omnichannel solutions are delivered with the strictest security standards and in a totally secure, compliant environment.

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Best in class for service

We have over 46 years of expertise in the not-for-profit sector as a company group*. This easily makes us one of the most experienced and comprehensive suppliers of charity response, payment processing and charity fulfilment solutions providers in the UK.

Let us handle your back-office workflows and work overflows with our painless and seamless solutions. We’ll also help you with your payment processing and your charity’s fulfilment. We can even personalise your print to demand, including your charity’s pack fulfilment, kit collation and virtual gifts.

Our quick campaign onboarding turnaround times will enable your charity to respond quickly and proactively to emerging crisis situations. We will support you with those time consuming but critical back-office jobs, administrative tasks, insights and inbound calls, allowing you to focus your energies on increasing your charity’s impact instead.

*Companies within our company group MFS Group co Limited collectively have over 46 years of experience in serving the not-for-profit sector.

Charity-expert empathetic staff

With our extensive experience in the fundraising sector (over 46 years* to be precise) and our continual investment in the best people, processes and IT security systems, we are confident that we are the most experienced and comprehensive supplier of charity response, payment processing and charity fulfilment solutions in the UK.

We serve over 60 charity clients of all sizes, always highly trained and working to scripts where needed. Calls can be monitored daily for quality by our experienced managers and we send you regular sample calls, which are selected at random. This is an add on service, so you only have to pay for this if you need it.

*Companies within our company group MFS Group co Limited collectively have over 46 years of experience in serving the not-for-profit sector. This easily makes us one of the most experienced and comprehensive suppliers of charity response, payment processing and charity fulfilment solutions providers in the UK.

80 seat contact centre open 24/7

Our 80-seat contact centre team are experienced charity-experts providing specialist, award-winning inbound call centre services to over 60 leading UK charities of all sizes.

With our extensive experience in the fundraising sector (over 46 years* to be precise) and our continual investment in the best people, processes and IT security systems, we are confident that we are the most experienced and comprehensive supplier of charity response, payment processing and charity fulfilment solutions in the UK.

Our team members are highly trained and work to specialised scripts where the charity requires this. Our contact centre team are treated like human beings and are not on regimented time limits when speaking to clients.

Our team members are given a finite number of charities so that they can get to know and understand the charity, their services and/or products and the charity’s supporters well. Our services are delivered with empathy and a smile.

Calls can be monitored daily for quality by our experienced managers, and we can send you regular sample calls, which are selected at random. This is an add-on service, so you only pay for this if you need it.

*Companies within our company group MFS Group co Limited collectively have over 46 years of experience in serving the not-for-profit sector [link to MFS Group co page]. This easily makes us one of the most experienced and comprehensive suppliers of charity response, payment processing and charity fulfilment solutions providers in the UK.

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Emergency & one-off appeals

We understand that charities need to respond quickly to emerging situations when it comes to emergency, one-off fundraising campaigns and appeals.

We exist to support you and your supporters with your work overflows and your back-office tasks when you need us the most. We can also handle your everyday workflows, so you can focus on your charity’s purpose instead.

We can support you during:

  • Your peak campaigns
  • Peak fundraising times such as Christmas or Easter
  • Or when you need to launch an emergency, one-off campaign quickly

We have over 46 years of expertise in the not-for-profit sector as a company group, MFS Group co Limited.This easily makes us one of the most experienced and comprehensive suppliers of charity response, payment processing and charity fulfilment solutions providers in the UK.

Let us handle your workflows and work overflows with our painless and seamless solutions.

Our quick campaign onboarding turnaround times will enable your charity to respond quickly and proactively to emerging crisis situations. We will support you with those time consuming but critical back-office jobs, administrative tasks, insights and inbound calls, allowing you to focus your energies on increasing your charity’s impact instead.

Work overflows

We exist to support you and your supporters with your work overflows and your back-office tasks when you need us the most. We can also handle your everyday workflows, so you can focus on your charity’s purpose instead.

We can support you during:

  • Your peak campaigns
  • Peak fundraising times such as Christmas or Easter
  • Or when you need to launch an emergency, one-off campaign quickly

We have over 46 years of expertise in the not-for-profit sector as a company group, MFS Group co Limited. This easily makes us one of the most experienced and comprehensive suppliers of charity response, payment processing and charity fulfilment solutions providers in the UK.

Let us handle your workflows and work overflows with our painless and seamless solutions.

Our quick campaign onboarding turnaround times will enable your charity to respond quickly and proactively to emerging crisis situations. We will support you with those time consuming but critical back-office jobs, administrative tasks, insights and inbound calls, allowing you to focus your energies on increasing your charity’s impact instead.

Lottery & Raffles

Our services include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Processing responses from raffle tickets
  • Fulfilling and managing additional ticket requests
  • Hosting draws for charities
  • Supporting charities as an External Lottery Manager (ELM)
  • Processing and coding all entries after the closing date as donations
  • Providing an electronic ticketing and draw management system
  • Conducting early bird or fast responder draws
  • Granting access to a full stack of reporting tools

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