Parcels stage a recovery
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PARCELS product manag the Post Office II McManus announced press conference in Lot last week that its parcels vice was increasing to suc extent that he anticip, making a profit.
This was an encoura recovery, said Mr McMz as now the parcels service recovering business loE competitors during 1975 1; the Post Office twice sub: tially raised its rates.
Three years ago the pa service was made a £40m on a turnover of £100m.
It is estimated that .th land parcels service c have in excess of 170 mi parcels passing througl hands in this financial ending March 1979 which be the highest figure for years.
The private parcels bus] dealt with at local post c counters represented a fi of less than 10 per cent a parcels carried, the remai were mail order. package livered to private homes business parcels delivere high street traders.
Mr McManus said that s this year 850 new parcels tracts had been signed NA, will mean handling an ext million packages a year.