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Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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Is there a shortage of either yorks or sleeves (or both)? Amazon have already started using pallets, something that I wouldn't have expected to see until partway through Xmas Pressure
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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There's definitely a shortage of yorks that haven't been infested by those 'orrible correx things. I take great pleasure in marking those out of service wherever there's an excuse to do so, or even better removing the correx entirely if it's detached from its screws.

(And yes, we also saw our first pallets of the season come in last night. One-off? We'll see.)
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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The new SuperHubs require 1000s of Yorks to keep them operational and they have not kept up with the pace of replacing old ones.
Higher up have put in “lead” Managers to try & control this lack of Yorks but rumour has it they no longer have enough for the supply chain!
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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Look on Facebook Marketplace and E-bay to see how many toe rags are trying to sell RM yorks/trays/mail sacks.....it really is astounding. you would have thought that IB would have been all over this like a rash.....
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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Jb1969 wrote:
31 Oct 2023, 08:44
The new SuperHubs require 1000s of Yorks to keep them operational and they have not kept up with the pace of replacing old ones.
Higher up have put in “lead” Managers to try & control this lack of Yorks but rumour has it they no longer have enough for the supply chain!
It’s Xmas, still learning!
Wonder how long it'll be before we have no choice but to send work out to DOs on pallets
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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Preparing for Peak - utilising our yorks

As we head towards Peak, it’s more important than ever that we have the maximum amount of yorks available to support the predicted traffic growth in the coming months.

It’s a critical issue for our operation and for delivering the Quality of Service our customers expect to receive. Yorks are a vital part of our pipeline and without yorks, we won’t be able to deliver a successful Peak.

Watch this short video from Grant McPherson, Chief Operating Officer and Joshua Mews, Senior Operations Manager.

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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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It's pointless them making that video as no one is ever going to see it.
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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What exactly are they being used for that's not operational at my MC some are being used to store mail bags on so what is Royal Mail's plan with these if not having them on Yorkies. As always it's staffs fault never anything to do with incompetence of management and there is literally no one counting how many we have and how many go out and to whom
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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priority102 wrote:
31 Oct 2023, 09:09
Look on Facebook Marketplace and E-bay to see how many toe rags are trying to sell RM yorks/trays/mail sacks.....it really is astounding. you would have thought that IB would have been all over this like a rash.....
Just looked on ebay and the only yorks for sale are 3D printed models.
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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POSTMAN wrote:
31 Oct 2023, 12:11
Preparing for Peak - utilising our yorks

As we head towards Peak, it’s more important than ever that we have the maximum amount of yorks available to support the predicted traffic growth in the coming months.

It’s a critical issue for our operation and for delivering the Quality of Service our customers expect to receive. Yorks are a vital part of our pipeline and without yorks, we won’t be able to deliver a successful Peak.

Watch this short video from Grant McPherson, Chief Operating Officer and Joshua Mews, Senior Operations Manager.

Can we have a “we have enough Yorks but not in the right places” please
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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Clappedoutpostie wrote:
31 Oct 2023, 16:28
POSTMAN wrote:
31 Oct 2023, 12:11
Preparing for Peak - utilising our yorks

As we head towards Peak, it’s more important than ever that we have the maximum amount of yorks available to support the predicted traffic growth in the coming months.

It’s a critical issue for our operation and for delivering the Quality of Service our customers expect to receive. Yorks are a vital part of our pipeline and without yorks, we won’t be able to deliver a successful Peak.

Watch this short video from Grant McPherson, Chief Operating Officer and Joshua Mews, Senior Operations Manager.

Can we have a “we have enough Yorks but not in the right places” please
Ah forgot about that, what happened to all the unused vans that were in the wrong places? Are they still there
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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Sold for scrap . Pallets brought in . All cost effective strategies . As laughable as that sounds …. Would it be surprising ? :crazy:
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nuklearpuppy wrote:
31 Oct 2023, 21:09
Sold for scrap . Pallets brought in . All cost effective strategies . As laughable as that sounds …. Would it be surprising ? :crazy:
Royal Mail wouldn’t sell them for scrap, they’d pay someone a huge amount of money to take them away so that they could sell them for scrap !
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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ConeHater wrote:
01 Nov 2023, 03:06
nuklearpuppy wrote:
31 Oct 2023, 21:09
Sold for scrap . Pallets brought in . All cost effective strategies . As laughable as that sounds …. Would it be surprising ? :crazy:
Royal Mail wouldn’t sell them for scrap, they’d pay someone a huge amount of money to take them away so that they could sell them for scrap !
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Re: Is there a shortage of yorks and sleeves?

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ConeHater wrote:
01 Nov 2023, 03:06
nuklearpuppy wrote:
31 Oct 2023, 21:09
Sold for scrap . Pallets brought in . All cost effective strategies . As laughable as that sounds …. Would it be surprising ? :crazy:
Royal Mail wouldn’t sell them for scrap, they’d pay someone a huge amount of money to take them away so that they could sell them for scrap !
:Applause think you’ve summed it up clearer to be fair . Brilliant!