Welcome to the United Platinum Shield Trade Association (UPSTA) official web site

UPSTACafe is sponsored by the Platinum Shield Association.

The United Platinum Shield Trade Association (UPSTA) strives to bring together all Mail and Parcel Centers in order to address those issues affecting our industry.

UPSTA does not replace your current support infrastructure (AMPC, NPC, MBE, PostNet, etc). Our aim is to bring together individual stores under a common banner in order to address issues that affect all of us. UPSTA is not supported by any organization other than the Platinum Shield Assocation (a group of MBE franchisees). The industry we represent is the Retail Mail and Parcel Industry. Regardless of your corporate affiliation (or lack of affiliation), we have many issues that are common to us all.

We have a single agenda. That is to represent the Retail Mail and Parcel Industry. We want to ensure that this industry not only survives its current challenges but continues to grow.

Our Discussion Board is crucial to ongoing communications of important issues. Be sure to review the Discussion Board section for how to receive information on our activities or issues that affect your business.

We are prepared to address those issues that are not easily addressed through other organizations within our industry.