IT Staff Swap Computers for Kayaks in Charity Triathlon

Sept. 3, 2009 - PRLog -- Postcode Anywhere’s managing director Guy Mucklow and five other staff will compete in the Capgemini Wild UK Challenge in aid of the Prince’s Trust, which starts this Friday.

Taking in over 100 miles of countryside, the competitive team challenge involves hiking, biking and kayaking from coast-to-coast.

The team will start in West Somerset’s Dunster Castle, continue through Exmoor and across Lake Wimbleball before making their way along the River Exe to finish on the beaches of South Devon.

Mucklow said: “The whole team have been in training for this for several months. As you can imagine, this is serious physical exertion for some of the group, who are more used to sitting behind a PC than the handlebars of a mountain bike.

“We just hope we can ride through the pain barrier and inspire people to donate for this great cause.”

Senior developer Richard Geary said: “It might be a challenge but we can meet it. We’ve all been set fundraising targets of £800 – if we can all manage to beat that we might even reach a £5000 total.”

The Prince’s Trust supports millions of young people in the UK who aren’t in education, training or employment to improve their lives for the better.

To find out more about the Capgemini Wild UK Challenge or The Prince’s Trust, make a donation or see how the team get on, visit: www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/community/blog.

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Notes to Editors

Interview opportunities
Guy Mucklow – Managing director, Postcode Anywhere
Tel: +44 (0)1905 888 555
Email: guym@postcodeanywhere.co.uk

Other press enquiries

James Williams – PR, Postcode Anywhere
Tel : + 44 (0)1905 888 562
Email: jamesw@postcodeanywhere.co.uk

Postcode Anywhere
Postcode Anywhere is a UK-based company that builds business efficiency tools around geographic data. It is best known for its market-leading “what’s your postcode” address auto-fill technology, used to quickly complete contact and delivery details when buying online.  It was established by Guy Mucklow and Jamie Turner in 2001.

By seeing the internet’s value as a much more efficient information delivery medium than traditional methods - which typically involved burning data onto CDs and shipping out to the customer - Postcode Anywhere has turned the market upside down.

The company’s range of services, all delivered via the internet, are specifically designed to boost business efficiency.  They include route optimisation, international addressing, data cleansing, business information services and lifestyle profiling.

Postcode Anywhere has a diverse customer base encompassing small-medium enterprises, public sector organisations, charities and multinationals, including the Learning & Skills Council, The Identity & Passport Service, National Savings & Investments, HMRC, Oxfam, The British Heart Foundation, Rolls Royce, Xerox, Disney, Heinz, Siemens and Citibank.


Notable Awards and Recognition for Postcode Anywhere
Dell Small Business Excellence Award (UK Finalist) 2009
Named in the 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Orange Best Use of Technology (Midlands) - 2008 National Business Awards
Best Use of Technology in an Emerging Business - European Retail Solutions Awards 2007
ITC BET Award 2007
Orange Best Use of Technology in Business - National Business Awards 2006
Best Growth Through Use of Technology - Sage Daily Telegraph Business Awards 2005
Most IT-Enabled Small Business (less than 500 employees) - Computing Awards 2005
Best Address Management Software - Smart Awards 2004

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Postcode Anywhere is a UK-based company best known for its market-leading “what’s your postcode” technology. Its services include route optimisation, international addressing, data cleansing, business information services and lifestyle profiling.