Postman Pat 'stamps' out emissions

ROYAL MAIL JOURNEYS TO REDUCE ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

As the UK prepares to host COP26 this weekend, today, 29th October 2021, Royal Mail has launched its first all-electric delivery office in Glasgow, just across the Clyde from where the summit will take place. The fleet features 13 fully electric vehicles which can travel up to 90 miles on a single charge, and two micro electric vehicles which together have replaced their diesel vans. This follows, a partnership with a rubber tyre manufacturer in August, aiming to produce fewer microparticle pollutants than conventional tyres, on 15 of their electric vans at their West London Delivery Office.

As a further example of its commitment to cut operational emissions, just weeks ago, on 5th October 2021, Royal Mail started their third trial of flying a large unmanned twin-engine aerial vehicle (UAV) to deliver up to 100 kilograms of post to more remote Scottish Islands. Depending on the success of these flights, they plan to deploy this technology more widely to support postmen and postwomen up and down Great Britain.

Nick Landon, Chief Commercial Officer at Royal Mail, said: "We care about delivering a brilliant service for all of our customers, wherever they live in the UK. We are also incredibly passionate about protecting our diverse and beautiful environments."

In May, Royal Mail used drones to deliver personal protective equipment, Covid testing kits and other mail to the Isles of Scilly. Parcels were flown to the islands' airport in St. Mary's, by a large UAV and then a smaller drone was used to transport the post to a number of delivery points throughout the islands.

Simon Thompson, Chief Executive Officer at Royal Mail, said: "We always want to do the right thing by the communities we serve in terms of keeping our emissions as low as we can and this is another important step in that direction."

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