EM News Distribution is a leading provider of added value distribution and marketing services to the newspaper and magazine supply chain in the UK. We handle 4 .5 million newspapers (6 million on Sundays) and 2.5 million magazines (covering over 3,000 magazine titles) each day, with deliveries to more than 21,500 customers.
Our leading edge IT solutions are continuously developed and are recognised across the industry. Our marketing services provide added-value services to retailers such as range management and space planning of news and magazines to maximise sales revenue.
EM News Distribution uses 1,400 vehicles covering 93,000 miles each day and employs over 4,000 employees. Our recent acquisition of Turners News demonstrates our ongoing commitment to news distribution. The Turners business was the largest independent wholesale news business in the UK with a market share of 1.25%. The acquisition was immediately earnings enhancing.
Our UK market share is now an estimated 26% in newspapers and 29% in magazines.