With a history stretching back to 1776, Iceland Post was founded following a decree from King Christian VII of Denmark, demanding an Icelandic postal service. Two years later, biannual sailings were introduced between the two countries, establishing a connection which continues to this day. In 1873, the first Icelandic stamps were issued and the postal system was placed under local administration, finally becoming an incorporated company in 1998.
With a distribution network that reaches 99.5% of all homes and businesses, Iceland Post aims to provide reliable services for both companies and individuals. Using a network of 65 post offices, 1 central sorting centre and four letter sorting centres, the company is charged with – on average - 252,000 deliveries each day, within Iceland and internationally. Keeping track of such a high volume of post is a challenge, and though there are over 1000 employees currently working for Iceland Post, their man-hours are better spent elsewhere. The installation of MOBOTIX security cameras turned out to be the ideal solution to this problem.
