We have a distinguished heritage dating back more than 200 years – our origins lie with the newspaper round set up in 1792 by Henry William Smith, which later became WH Smith. Smiths News PLC was created when we split away from the WHSmith Group on 1 September 2006.
We have a distinguished heritage dating back more than 200 years
Recent contract awards have reshaped the commercial landscape
As an independent plc, our group includes Smiths News, the UK’s leading wholesaler of newspapers and magazines; Bertrams, the UK’s leading book wholesaler; Instore, a specialist field marketing company; and NewsWorks, our unique IT system for news distribution.
Recent contract awards have reshaped the commercial landscape for newspaper and magazine distribution in the UK and reinforced our position at the head of this industry.