LTB 154/25 – National Network Review (Network 25) – Deployment Date Update

[POSTMAN]

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LTB 154/25 – National Network Review (Network 25) – Deployment Date Update
No. 154/25

25th July 2025

For the Immediate Attention of All:

Postal Branches
Divisional Representatives
Area Distribution Representatives
LGV Representatives

Dear Colleagues,

National Network Review (Network 25) – Deployment Date Update

Branches and Representatives will be aware that LTB 139/25 issued on the 9th July 2025, provided notification of the deferral of the 28th July 2025 as the agreed target deployment date for the National Network Review (Network 25).

We can report that further discussions have taken place with Royal Mail and a revised deployment date has been agreed.

The Network Review will now be deployed on the 8th September 2025.

While we are confident that most VOC’s are ready to deploy, the aim will now be to ensure that any outstanding issues are resolved, through the IR Framework if necessary, and duty sets, and re-picks are concluded in readiness for the deployment date. The NWG will remain available to offer advice and assistance where necessary.

Branches and representatives are requested to ensure that our Network members are made aware of the contents of this LTB at the earliest opportunity.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: jrodrigues@cwu.org quoting reference LTB 154/25.

Yours sincerely,

Davie Robertson
Assistant Secretary

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English please

[ted_e_bear]

I assume this is related to streamlining moving stuff between mail centres, parcel hubs and do's but does it affect do's in any way, we get an early truck with most of the stuff Inc the sequence trays before we start, don't know what time it arrives then a 2nd one later after 8am whilst IPS is still going with more parcels and some (generally not much) manual mail.

Is this typical ?

[Barnacle]

I assume this is related to streamlining moving stuff between mail centres, parcel hubs and do's but does it affect do's in any way, we get an early truck with most of the stuff Inc the sequence trays before we start, don't know what time it arrives then a 2nd one later after 8am whilst IPS is still going with more parcels and some (generally not much) manual mail.

Is this typical ?

Is Davey saying, that due to OFCOM not amending the delivery standards, we will now not be delivering 2c every other day from 28th July, but will instead defer until 8th September when a new ODM idea may have been farted out?

[SpacePhoenix]

I assume this is related to streamlining moving stuff between mail centres, parcel hubs and do's but does it affect do's in any way, we get an early truck with most of the stuff Inc the sequence trays before we start, don't know what time it arrives then a 2nd one later after 8am whilst IPS is still going with more parcels and some (generally not much) manual mail.

Is this typical ?

It's the movement of stuff between MCs, hubs and RDCs. Network must have all their staff on a rotor, we seem to see different people each day who’ve brought an artic to the MC

Is Davey saying, that due to OFCOM not amending the delivery standards, we will now not be delivering 2c every other day from 28th July, but will instead defer until 8th September when a new ODM idea may have been farted out?

I think RM will just abandon the idea, all the savings they thought they were going to make have probably vanished, with all the duties and OT that they'd need to put in to make it work.