History of the post office:
Mauritius Post is the national courier and delivery company of Mauritius Island. The company is a government-owned limited company associated with the ministry of communication and transport of the island of Mauritius.
The history of postal services in Mauritius Island begins in the year 1772 with eight messengers when the country was still a colony of the French Crown.
For ages, letters have been a means of communication. Mauritius post office offers correspondence such as
- Ordinary letters
- Registered letters
- Express letters
- Parcels
- Postcards
Even though nowadays we have an advanced way of communication, some people still prefer letters and postcards since it has some sentimental value for them.
Types of Marketing Mailing Services :
Unaddressed Mailing
Unaddressed mail service is a door-to-door delivery of flyers, leaflets, brochures, posters for companies and commercial businesses to households targeted within specific regions.
Addressed Mailing Service
Pick-up service makes your life easy and most enjoyable. More than just the delivery of your mail, the Mauritius Post can make provision for the pick up of the mails you need to post.
Direct Mail Service
It is a cost-effective marketing tool for corporate customers who wish to target a specific audience.
Personalized Delivery
It is a personal and secure delivery service where items are delivered to the addressee only.
Moreover, as the years went by, Mauritius and its postal services company went through many different changes.
Mauritius Post has over 114 offices spread in the national territory, with more than 1300 workers. They provide many different kinds of services, like Mauritius Post express delivery and tracking service, financial advisory, bill payment, fintech, e-commerce, and retail services.
Before the arrival of advanced technology and the internet, sending packages inland or even internationally was simple but the only disadvantage was the delay in the delivery of the packages(parcel).
There is a saying by Godfrey Reggio
“It’s not that we use technology, we live technology.”
Since we live in the “information age,” information technology has become a part of our everyday lives. Hence post offices are providing more and more advanced services.
EMS(Expedited Mail Service)
EMS is the latest and most advanced postal service. It is reliable and affordable.EMS service is also known as Expedited Mail Service. It is the Mauritius Post Ltd international express courier service EMS never fails to meet the growing demand of customers for delivery of their time-sensitive documents with extra speed.
Some amazing features of EMS:
- Free Pick-Up
- Free Track and Trace
- Proof of Delivery
In addition, to put itself in the era of digitization, Mauritius Post Ltd had developed its system of E-Commerce.
The aim is to :
- facilitate the trade and the sale of the products of local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- ensure the sustainability of postal services in Mauritius.
Today, we cannot think of a world where e-commerce does not exist. E-commerce has evolved and changed drastically over the years. It has transformed the way we shop, live, work and do business.
Types of delivery:
- Home delivery
- Same day delivery
- International shipping
Another service offered by Mauritius post office is Pick Up and Delivery
The pick-up and delivery service are about collecting the courier from the corporate client for fast delivery to the addressees.
- It guarantees same-day delivery (conditions apply)
- It has attractive prices
- It provides proof of delivery
Mauritius Post also offers EPost Services such as :
- E-Ticketing
- E-commerce and Online Payment Services
- E-Track & Trace (EMS, Parcels, Registered Mails)
- Digital Signature Certificates
- E-Ticketing
