Neopost
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Neopost is a manufacturer of postage meters and mailroom equipment. It claims to rank number one in Europe and number two worldwide in mailroom equipment and logistics systems.

It is quoted on Euronext Paris
Euronext Paris
Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam, Lisbon and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV, which is the second largest exchange in Europe behind the UK's London Stock Exchange...

 and is a constituent of the CAC Mid 60 stock market index.

As well as franking machines and postal scales, Neopost also manufactures machines for folding letters and inserting them into envelopes, letter opening machines, scanners for detecting suspicious items of mail and various other mail-related services. They also manufacture and sell consumables for their equipment, including ink cartridges and customised envelopes optimised for their machines.

Competitors

Neopost has a number of major competitors in the mailroom equipment area, including Francotyp-Postalia, Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes Inc. is a Stamford, Connecticut-based manufacturer of software and hardware and a provider of services related to documents, packaging, mailing, and shipping, collectively referred to as mailstream. The company has approximately 36,000 employees worldwide. It is one of 87 existing...

, and Kern. Their competitors in postal franking include Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes Inc. is a Stamford, Connecticut-based manufacturer of software and hardware and a provider of services related to documents, packaging, mailing, and shipping, collectively referred to as mailstream. The company has approximately 36,000 employees worldwide. It is one of 87 existing...

, formally Alcatel Business Systems.

In February 2008, Neopost purchased PFE International, a former competitor, for approximately £27 million pounds.

In January 2009, Neopost purchased Target (Renaddress), UK market leader for addressing systems.

In January 2009, Neopost purchased Satori Software, a US market leader for address management software.

In October 2009, Neopost opened a Stationery Department, with a catalogue of 20,000+ items.
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