Delivering the news
Smiths News has been delivering
newspapers and magazines since 1790
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Delivering the news
Smiths News has been delivering
newspapers and magazines since 1790
Specialist distribution
The largest newspaper and magazine distribution network in the country, with
a 55 per cent market share
A Century of service
For over a century Tuffnells has been delivering to UK businesses.
Send - Collect - Return
at 1000s of local parcel shops, nationwide and near to you.
DMD
Serving over 120 airlines across 115 airports worldwide - supplying more than 130 million daily newspapers and magazines a year.
Connect Group began life in 2006, following a demerger from WH Smith.
Trading as Smiths News PLC until 2014, when we adopted the Connect Group name, we’ve grown from a single business into a broader based company. We are now focused on meeting the needs of a range of customers, with services that include high drop density early distribution, click and collect services and more challenging mixed freight deliveries.
The Group has a clear sense of purpose and is ambitious for growth, investing to pursue new opportunities that leverage our skills and capabilities. But we’re also proud of our past, and benefit from the deep history and achievements of our market-leading businesses.
An introduction to the Group, our strategy and purpose for customers
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Our success is built on five clear values, which shape the way we work
Discover the heritage behind Connect Group
Our network is the UK’s leader in high drop density early morning distribution.
Dedicated to next day business to business mixed freight specialising in items of irregular weight and dimension.
We currently retain the services of the following organisations
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Our Board Committees oversee Connect Group's governance
The Board has overall responsibility for the Company's system of internal control
The members of our Board draw on a deep well of relevant experience
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One company – many careers
A range of opportunities for personal growth and development
Our success is built on five clear values, which shape the way we work
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Our Group-wide values ensure we put people at the very heart of our business
We are committed to supporting our employees’ work within communities we serve
Our environment policies are designed to ensure that we look after the world around us
Corporate responsibility is owned by everyone at Connect Group PLC
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