Whistl : Update on E2E review

[POSTMAN]

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The PostNL and Whistl management team have undertaken a thorough strategic review of the E2E (letter delivery to consumers homes) operation and have concluded, unfortunately, that there is no viable alternative solution that will ensure a sustainable future for the current service and therefore it will not continue.

The rollout of E2E began in 2012 and was put on hold due to numerous regulatory issues. These delays impacted on our ability to invest in the service, expand our coverage, and ultimately to meet the targets of the original business plan and deliver a long term sustainable service.

Whistl is in ongoing consultation with the affected employees in E2E through their union and employee representatives to minimise the impact of this difficult decision. Whistl is proud of the opportunities we created for many young and long term unemployed people in our E2E service and hope that the skills and experience they have gained will enable them to find re employment very quickly.

We are a profitable company achieving year on year growth for the past ten years. We continue to be the second largest postal operator in the UK with 55% of the Downstream Access (DSA) market. To put this development into context E2E handled 3 million items a week whilst the DSA business collects and sorts over 80 million items a week. In addition, we also have a long established door drop media division and are growing in packets and parcels and logistics.

Whistl is an entrepreneurial company. We are always looking for ways to champion competition and to develop services that will benefit and provide choice for our customers. We are proud that we created the first competitive letter delivery service in the history of the UK postal market and we will continue to look for ways to innovate and build upon our position in the market, as well as looking at diversification opportunities.

[wannabeek]

Phew. I feel bad for their former employees but I am relieved to hear this for selfish reasons. I wonder how this system can work in other countries but fail here? Is RM so cut-to-the bone already that it prices all others out of the market?

[whattheheck]

No its the people that are running Whistl & their local management

[thegreatestfreddy]

if Whistl couldn't make even 'cherry picking' pay then we must surely now be in a much better 'proven' position