Tom McGirl

Variety of different types of mail sorting.

Use of various machines for handling large volumes of same.

In the latter years targeted sorting into certain postcodes

Self employed contractor with my own large van for delivering their parcels in Rushden, Higham Ferrers and various parts of the countryside in that locality.

Included all their timed deliveries including 9am

Maximum drop rate of 143.

Collections from various local establishments also.

All items required ''Analogue'' and written paperwork for every single item. Usually 250 plus.

Morning timely mailsort for 200 departments.

Accepting courier deliveries.

Assisting with the completion of mail and parcels for despatch.

Booking certain couriers for important materials delivery.

Re-aligning of the setup of the post room itself and the attached print room due to changes and closure.

Completing end of day despatch via Royal Mail and a variety of couriers.

Operation various machines producing paper phone bills for BT.

These machines could produce 40k pages per hour and had to be kept producing like that.

Engineers to be called for any down time.

Some bills so large that the statements had to be assembled by hand to send to the customer.

Prior to 1994 I lived in the republic of Ireland.

Due to the dreadful economic conditions in Ireland during the previous decades any work I was lucky enough to get was as a contractor, in no particular order.

Forester

Building general labourer

Farming general labourer

Apprentice window and door maker

Supermarket general assistant