Smiths News Trading

Smiths News Trading distributes newspapers and magazines to retailers across the UK. Its services also cover warehousing, final-mile delivery, returns processing, storage and recycling of unsold press and dry waste through its Smiths News Recycle service. Newspapers are distributed from 34 depots, where supplies arrive early in the morning and are delivered within a few hours.

Customers are retailers, from supermarkets and travel outlets to small rural convenience shops, and publishers, with which the company holds distribution contracts. Recycling is offered to independent retailers on a fixed-fee or pay-as-you-go basis. The company also owns three ancillary businesses: DMD, a supplier of printed and digital media to airlines and travel points; Instore, which provides merchandising and supply chain auditing; and Martin Lavell, a corporate news distributor.

The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Swindon. Its website traces its heritage to 1792 and describes it as the UK's largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler, with 34 sites across the UK. Job listings cover distribution centre, head office and sales roles, and the company states it offers apprenticeships.

Product: Newspaper and magazine distribution, warehousing, final-mile delivery, returns processing and the Smiths News Recycle service.