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Allied Irish Bank

Allied Irish Bank, p.l.c. is one of the Big Four commercial banks in Ireland. The bank is split
into separate divisions. AIB in the Republic of Ireland, AIB (GB) in the United Kingdom and
First Trust Bank in Northern Ireland.

In the UK, the branch known as AIB (GB), provides primarily commercial banking services.
In Northern Ireland, First Trust Bank offers both business banking and retail banking
services.
AIB Capital Markets is another division of the company that offers international banking and treasury operations.

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“It was excellent to be able to work with such an enthusiastic, informed, and capable supplier. I was delighted with the added value that Altus provided to our procurement process.”

Ken Burrell, Head of Procurement and Facilities Management

Case Study

The Challenge

As part of a comprehensive expenditure review that the AIB Group (UK) p.l.c. The procurement Team was conducting, mailing and postage were identified as a major area of cost due to the high volume of direct customer communication. Following a strategic review of the banks Postal Estate™, the services of Altus were acquired to support the development, design, and delivery of an integrated mailing strategy.

Solution

Working with the procurement team, Altus undertook a review of the bank’s mailing infrastructure and supported the design, testing, and implementation of a new mailing solution for the bank.
This resulted in enhancing the mailing footprint and delivering significant savings. The new mailing infrastructure currently offers an excellent service, with ongoing development underway which aims to release further efficiencies and savings.

Benefits

AIB (UK) p.l.c. benefited from the powerful combination of the optimisation management experience and postal industry expertise that Altus Postal Estate® offered.

Deliverables:

  • Independent analysis of the AIB (UK) p.l.c. Postal Estate® informed strategic direction.
  • Minimal internal resources were required to deliver the solution.
  • Bid cycle documentation was provided to AIB (UK) p.l.c.
  • Scoring of supplier bid responses and support through contract award.
  • Improved mail infrastructure.
  • Cost savings.