Trading Divisions

Menzies Distribution    Menzies Aviation

MENZIES DISTRIBUTION

A leading provider of added value distribution and marketing services to the UK’s newspaper and magazine supply chain.

With 4,000 employees at 19 hub and 18 spoke branches throughout the UK and Ireland, the division is a strongly cash generative business with around 30% of the newspaper and magazine wholesale distribution market in the UK. It has a track record of investment in innovation and customer service delivery.

Newspaper and magazine distribution : We handle 4.8 million newspapers (5.1 million on Sundays) and 2.2 million magazines (covering 3,000 titles) every day. Deliveries are made in the early hours of the morning 364 days a year, to more than 23,000 retail customers from the Northern Isles to the Isle of Wight.

Marketing services : Services to multiple and independent retailers include space and range planning, racking, displays and sales promotion, category management and sales-based replenishment. Services to publishers include supporting the launch of new titles, ongoing sales promotion and development, and bespoke services such as data analysis and returns processing.

Field marketing : We provide long-term and short notice resources for field marketing and promotional campaigns of any size at local or national levels across the UK and Ireland, such as free newspaper and magazine distribution, compliance auditing, event organising, point-of-sale placement, mystery shopping, market research and face-to-face targeted promotions.

Key Statistics
Underlying operating profit £23.9m
Revenue £1,166.2m
Hub branches 19
Spoke branches 18