| Post PNG Limited was created by virtue of the
company's Act, otherwise known as the Postal Company's Act of 1996. Prior to the
creation of Post PNG, the Postal Service was a division of the
former Post & Telecommunication Corporation (PTC) established by the
Government in 1982.
Post PNG is a government owned and controlled company with its
Headquarter in Port Moresby. Its policy-making body is the Board of
Director's composed of six members including the Managing Director,
who at the same time serves as Chief Executive Officer of the
company.
The company's structure is made up of four departments with one
being the Corporate Support Service which is responsible for the
management of the company's assets including finance. The other
departments are Courier & Freight, Retail Operations and Philatelic
which are the revenue generating divisions of the company. Together
the company has the largest retail network in the country then any
other company and this gives us the competitive edge. The company
has a total personnel compliment of 400 plus employees.
Post PNG offers a wide range of products and services to meet
customers needs. Its nationwide network consisting of 45 official
Post Offices, 47 Agency Post Offices, 8 Courier & Freight Centres,
12 Agency Banking service, 2 Mail exchange and distribution Centres,
6 Post Shops and one Philatelic Bureau provide convenient and
accessible outlets for postal products and services.
Post PNG handles an average of 100 thousand pieces of mail daily,
approximately 60% of which are concentrated in the Urban areas. To
ensure the prompt distribution and delivery of mails, the company
maintains a fleet of over 60 mail vans of various types.
Foreign mail are handled by the 2 International Mail Exchange
Offices namely: The Mail Distribution centre in Lae and Mail
Exchange centre in Boroko which are responsible for the processing
and dispatching of foreign and domestic mails. |
