Name Wolverhampton's new fleet of gritting lorries

Residents in Wolverhampton are being invited to name the city’s new fleet of gritting lorries.

Published Dec 4, 2020

Last updated Dec 4, 2020

Councillor Steve Evans with the new fleet of gritting lorries and members of the winter service team Vijay Kumar, David Onions, Kevin Tinsley, Martin Harper and David Hodson

Nine new wagons have arrived in time for the winter gritting season – and council bosses are calling on residents to help name them.

Name ideas should be short and catch with a Wolverhampton theme or a general winter theme.

Councillor Steve Evans, Wolverhampton Council’s cabinet member for city environment, said: “We have got a brand-new fleet of gritters this year which will help us to keep people safe and the city moving which is our focus every winter.

“We want the public to come up with names for them. People see the gritters out and about regularly and this is a nice way to connect our residents to the team who are out there keeping everyone safe.”

Wolverhampton Council’s gritting team is on constant standby from now until the spring.

The authority routinely treats 240 miles every time the gritters go out.

To take part, people can send their name ideas to communications@wolverhampton.gov.uk.