Delivering for BT and Royal Mail
NG Bailey IT Services has hit a major milestone in the BT Meraki Phase 6 programme, completing the installation of new infrastructure at 114 Royal Mail sites, surpassing the original target of 110.
This achievement forms part of BT and Royal Mail’s wider Network Transformation journey, which has been underway since 2022, to modernise wireless connectivity across the Royal Mail estate.
Our teams have played a key role in enabling BT to move into the next phase of the programme, which will see around 125 delivery offices across the UK refreshed with new Meraki infrastructure. Following a review of options for connectivity, Meraki, a leader in cloud-controlled Wi-Fi, was chosen as the vendor for Wi-Fi connectivity. This work supports Royal Mail’s shift from paper‑based processes to an app‑centric operation, where strong, reliable wireless coverage is essential.
“This milestone reflects the strength of our critical infrastructure capability and showcases the quality, pace and consistency of delivery across a large, geographically diverse programme. It also highlights the strong partnership between IT Services, BT and our service partners, who have worked closely together to keep the programme on track. “A huge well done to the team, it was an amazing achievement, and I know how much effort went into delivering these sites and meeting a challenging deadline.”
Sam YoungOperations Director for IT Services
Delivery has been supported by Schmitz Cabling, CCI and All Your Comms, alongside a dedicated group of IT Services engineers including Ashley Cottrell, Ben Baldwin, Chris Sheilds, Dan Thomas, Jack Ezard, Jack Marshall, Jadyn Powell, James Sloan, Jason Moss, Lahiru Ovitigala Withanage, Macca King and Tom Backhouse.
The wider project team included Akin Oladoja, Alan Bjelan, Charlotte Suddards, Clare O’Neil, Col Charles, Dave Moule, Ian Pounder, Sasha Bartlewska‑Brown and Scott Moses.