MP visits Wolverhampton posties to show support in busy run-up to Christmas
Sureena Brackenridge MP has visited postal workers at Sun Street in Wolverhampton North East to find out more about what it takes to deliver letters and parcels in the peak Christmas period.
The MP for Wolverhampton North East met local posties and heard how Royal Mail is adapting to the growth in parcel volumes whilst continuing to deliver letters. Christmas is Royal Mail’s busiest period, with around double the normal volume of letters and parcels processed. She spoke to Customer Operations Manager Julie Guise about Royal Mail’s strategy to continue to make sending and receiving parcels as convenient as possible over the festive period by adding more choice.
Royal Mail prepares all year round to deliver Christmas. Across the UK, the business has recruited 20,000 temporary workers to help its 85,000 posties transport, sort and deliver the additional parcels and mail the company expects to process over the festive period. An additional 6,800 vans, trucks and trailers have been added to the fleet for Christmas.
Julie Guise, Customer Operations Manager for Wolverhampton North East, said: “Christmas is our busiest time of year and the whole Royal Mail team a the delivery office is proud to play a part in it. It was great to have Sureena Brackenridge MP visit our Delivery Office to show how we are pulling out all the stops to deliver Christmas for our customers.”
Sureena Brackenridge MP, Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton North East, said: “Royal Mail is an iconic part of Christmas in the UK – it wouldn’t be the same without our posties! I got to see first-hand their dedication to helping Christmas run smoothly and ensuring we all get our presents on time.”
