UW Tower - update

Mailing Services will be providing mail delivery, pick-up and receiving services to the entire UW Tower complex when departments begin occupying space during 2008. Mailing Services will operate a satellite office in and around the receiving area of UW Tower "Building C" to sort incoming, outgoing, internal mail and receiving. If you need more information about mail service & receiving to the tower complex, feel free to e-mail us at: mailserv@u.washington.edu or call 206-543-8757.

Because the UW Tower complex is considered a part of main campus by the U.S. Postal Service, it has been assigned the 98195 zip code like the UW main campus. The former Safeco Tower street address should not be used for mail, business cards or stationary. All departments moving into the tower complex will need to use a box number for all correspondence or mail will likely be returned to sender as undeliverable.

We are currently planning to provide twice a day mail pick-up and delivery and on demand service for emergency express items or larger than normal materials. For information on how your mail, business cards and stationary should be addressed in UW Tower, please click here

To receive a supply of change of address notification cards click here.

New Postal Prices Begin May 11, 2009

Effective May 11, 2009, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will implement new rates for mail services. We have identified the main postal rate changes that will most affect the university below:

(*Priority & Express rates start at listed prices but go higher based on zone/distance)

We want to notify you of these new postal rates in order to assist in general budget planning. For more information about specific rates and classes, please consult with our Mail Rating (outgoing mail) staff at 206.543.8758. For postage discount options to save with your 200 piece or larger mailings, please contact our Mail Preparation staff at 206.543.4944 for professional advice and reduced cost options. You can also contact us at mailserv@u.washington.edu via e-mail or our web site portal at www.creatcom.washington.edu/mailing and the U.S. Postal Service web site at www.usps.com.

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Facility - Mailing Services Operation

Mail Processing - Rating section (metering) - Outgoing mail processing for the university

Sorting - Sorting section where thousands of mail pieces are sorted and prepared for daily delivery

Tracking - Mailing Services Advanced Accountable Mail tracking for the university

Delivery Pickup - Our fleet of mail delivery that handles the daily task of ensuring mail is delivered, picked up and processed in our mail operation or delivered directly to the U.S. Postal Services mail processing plant

File Preparation - Mail Preparation Services is where address files are prepared, checked, jobs are scheduled, processed and substantial postage savings are obtained for the university

Video Jet - Mail Preparation Services state of the art Videojet Addressing System in action placing address info on outgoing mail pieces for university departments that greatly reduce postage costs