# AFD Software: The Postcode People > AFD Software is a specialist in providing postcode lookup, address data, phone, email \& bank validation \- for every sector\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.2, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Not Yet Built](https://www.afd.co.uk/datasets/not-yet-built/) - [Data News \| Latest Royal Mail PAF News \& Statistics](https://www.afd.co.uk/data-news/) - [About AFD Software Ltd \| The Postcode People](https://www.afd.co.uk/about/) - [Data News Bank \| Latest BACS Updates](https://www.afd.co.uk/data-news-bank/) - [News Archive](https://www.afd.co.uk/news-archive/) ## Posts - [Additional Data: Luxury, or Just Common Sense?](https://www.afd.co.uk/additional-data-common-sense/): "Before AFD added TUNDRA, we carried out a review and found that about 30% of our records required correction\. That figure is now just 1\.67%\." - [When “Cheap” Address Data Costs More Than You Think](https://www.afd.co.uk/when-cheap-address-data-costs-more-than-you-think/): Address data rarely fails loudly\. It fails expensively \- and invisibly\. Gain expert insight into why the source and completeness of address data matter\. - [What Could Your Address Data Reveal?](https://www.afd.co.uk/what-your-address-could-reveal/): Every address you capture is more than a contact detail\. With the right datasets, it can reveal insights that support better decisions\. - [Address Validation and Cleansing \- How Expensive Is Cheap?](https://www.afd.co.uk/address-validation-and-cleansing-how-expensive-is-cheap/): A poor\-quality address validation solution directly increases internal costs and diverts scarce and expensive resources to correcting unnecessary errors\. These errors impact customer service, reputation and repeat business\. The stories of frustration are often hidden within the business\. - [Access is Everything](https://www.afd.co.uk/access-is-everything/): Last December, Aifric O’Shea, AFD Web Designer \& IT Technician, and four other AFD Postcode People, travelled to one of earth’s most inaccessible regions to see our partnership with Mission Aviation Fellowship \(MAF\) in action\. ## Testimonials - [WPA](https://www.afd.co.uk/testimonials/wpa/) - [Data On Demand](https://www.afd.co.uk/testimonials/data-on-demand/) - [CarsVansAndBikes\.com](https://www.afd.co.uk/testimonials/carsvansandbikes/) - [APC Overnight](https://www.afd.co.uk/testimonials/dpd/) - [EMG Solicitors](https://www.afd.co.uk/testimonials/emg-solicitors/) ## Solutions - [Phone \& Mobile Number Verification \| Validation](https://www.afd.co.uk/solutions/phone/): Accurate phone and mobile data allows your organisation to maintain contact and relationships with customers\. If the contact details in your contact database have errors, communications will fail\. - [Address Lookup \| Postcode Lookup](https://www.afd.co.uk/solutions/address-lookup/): Address validation saves time and money\. It is the backbone of excellent service, customer retention, data analysis, prevention of duplicates, enhanced reputation and more profitable business performance\. - [Address \& Contact Data Cleansing](https://www.afd.co.uk/solutions/database-cleanse/): Maintaining a clean, duplicate\-free customer, supporter, student, member or prospect address database underpins the foundations of effective marketing, high\-quality customer service and punctual delivery\. - [Email Validation Email Verification](https://www.afd.co.uk/solutions/email/): Email validation saves time and money\. A simple mistake in typing an email address makes it impossible for an email to reach the right recipient\. For a business or service\-based organisation, this can be costly to both revenue and reputation\. - [Mapping \& Visualisation](https://www.afd.co.uk/solutions/mapping/): Drive time and drive distance calculations are increasing in use as organisations look to plan routes with optimal time and route efficiency for deliveries\. ## Sectors - [Education \| Data Management \& Verification Solutions](https://www.afd.co.uk/sectors/education/): Trusted by over \[afd\_stat key="college\_reach"\] colleges and \[afd\_stat key="university\_reach"\] Universities, AFD Software is the preferred supplier for helping ensure the accuracy of learner data in the UK’s education sector\. - [Insurance \| Data Management Solutions](https://www.afd.co.uk/sectors/insurance/): House, Health, Motor and Phone Insurance providers all rely on AFD to provide a best\-in\-class customer experience and help ensure contact data accuracy\. - [Merchants \| Data Management \& Verification Solutions](https://www.afd.co.uk/sectors/merchants/): The construction sector has specific issues with data that cause delivery problems, communication issues and financial losses\. - [Financial Services \& FinTech \| Data Management Solutions](https://www.afd.co.uk/sectors/banks-and-finance/): Bank verification and address lookup helps the largest banks and financial institutions in the UK to validate address, bank and contact data\. With sound administration, your resources can be focused on building customer relationships\. - [Charities, Not For Profits \& Membership \| Data Management Solutions](https://www.afd.co.uk/sectors/charities-and-nfp/): Address lookup, email validation, phone validation and bank verification helps the Charity and NFP sector capture supporter and donor contact and payment details quickly and accurately\. ## Staff Quotes - [Yvonne Cook](https://www.afd.co.uk/staffquotes/yvonne-cook/) - [Angy Inglesfield](https://www.afd.co.uk/staffquotes/angy-inglesfield/) - [Amber Garrett](https://www.afd.co.uk/staffquotes/amber-garrett/) - [Leon Henery](https://www.afd.co.uk/staffquotes/leon-henery/) - [Jonathan Stocks](https://www.afd.co.uk/staffquotes/jonathan-stocks/) ## Categories - [Address](https://www.afd.co.uk/category/solutions/address/) - [Case Study](https://www.afd.co.uk/category/type/case-study-type/) - [Data](https://www.afd.co.uk/category/type/data/) - [Staff](https://www.afd.co.uk/category/type/staff/) - [Cleanse](https://www.afd.co.uk/category/solutions/cleanse/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.afd.co.uk/sitemap_index.xml)