Franking Machines

A franking machine is used to print a barcode on to a letter or parcel in place of a traditional postage stamp. A franking machine downloads and securely stores postage funds and is used to guide the user when choosing mail classes and special services. 
Franking Machines can weigh letters and parcels and print the postage amount based on Royal Mail prices. Franked postage prices are always cheaper than stamps, no matter what class is sent. 

A franking machine franks mail items of all kinds such as letters, registered mail, postcards, advertising mail etc. With franking machines you frank envelopes easily and quickly.

Operating a franking machine is relatively easy: Simply start the franking machine and select the desired postage value or dispatch type using the function keys. You then feed your letters in on one side and they come out pre-franked on the other. The postage value printed on the machine is deducted directly from the machine's postage credit. Additional postage credit can be easily topped up at any time via a high-speed LAN connection.

The Frama franking machine range is split in to three levels, small business, mid-range and high feature models with each range catering for different needs.

• Small business - For smaller businesses with less volume of post, the Mailmark ready Fs Series 3 provide the best postage costs compared to both stamps and standard franking tariffs with all of the features you will need to process your daily postage requirements.
• Mid-range – For businesses with higher volumes of mail or those who require more feature, the Fx Series 5 and Fx Series 7 provide the best postage costs compared to both stamps and standard franking tariffs with more features such as semi-automatic feeder.
• High feature - For larger businesses with high volumes of mail, the Mailmark ready Fx Series 7.5 and Fx Series 9 provide the best postage costs compared to both stamps and standard franking tariffs with the most more features such as fully automatic feeder, label dispenser, full colour screen (Fx 9) and outstanding scale option such as stack weighing, dynamic weighing and weighing ranges up to 35 kg.

Mailmark franking offers the lowest prices for Royal Mail franking products and services. Automatic pricing updates are included so you will always pay the best price.

Save your business valuable time. With easy automatic selection of Royal Mail products and services your important mail will quickly be ready for posting to your UK and International customers.

The new barcode technology means your post will always have a professional finish. Impress your customers by including your company’s logo on your mail.

• Cut costs: Mailmark franking can help your business reduce its mailing costs. Sending a Mailmark franked 1st Class letter costs just 51p, that’s a saving of 13p compared to a 1st Class stamp.
• Manage your spend: Mailmark franking will give your business the lowest prices for Royal Mail franking products and services. And, you can upload credit as and when you need, to monitor usage throughout your business and manage departmental spend.
• Improve efficiency: The latest, most sophisticated franking machines can process huge volumes of mail quickly and accurately – and even more basic models offer major time savings. It’s easy to drop your Mailmark franked mail at a Post Office®, or if you regularly send high volumes of Mailmark franked mail, you can set up a regular business collection.
• Send Parcels as well as letters: From small letters to bigger parcels, Mailmark franking gives you the option to communicate with your customer with different sized and shaped mail.

Find out about the different sizes of mail you can send with Mailmark franking.

Business Mail is a Royal Mail product presented by Frama which offers a discount to high volume users sending 250 or more letters in one transaction. As discounts are based on volume, the more letters sent in a single transaction, the bigger the discount! Qualifying mail items are cheaper than MailMark equivalent frank.

You qualify for the Business Mail rate if u use a MailMark compliant Frama F32, F42, F62 or F82 franking system and send a minimum of 250 letters in one transaction.

What are the advantages?

• Discounts for high volume users
• Send more, save more
• Cheapest franking rate

Find out more: PDF file

At Frama UK Ltd. you have a large selection of franking machines for every need. 

Your letter mail items are always franked accurately: Over- and under-franking are minimised, returns and refusals to accept are virtually eliminated.

There is an additional "reply" function for franking machines. If you select this, you must enter a valid postcode. International replies cannot be franked by franking machine.

Yes you can have a slogan on your Frama fanking machine. With a Slogan added to your Frama franking machine you can communicate with your customers before they open their envelopes by adding a message or a logo of your choice. To add a new logo please email admin@frama.co.uk.

This is different in each country. Please contact our partner network and select your country.