Revised Standards for Newspaper Publishers
1st March 2007
The Standards and Best Practice Agreement, established in 2003, between national newspaper publishers and wholesalers has been reviewed for the second time.
The revised Standards and Best Practices Agreement takes effect from 1st March 2007 and sets the minimum level of service that national newspaper publishers and wholesalers will provide to each other. It has the full backing of all the industry associations represented on the Joint Industry Group.
Through this agreement it is the industry intention to secure the best possible service from newspaper publisher to wholesaler thus enabling wholesalers to provide a high level of service to their retail customers.
Neil Robinson, Chairman of the Industry Service Standards Group, said:
“I am delighted to announce the introduction of a revised and enhanced Standards agreement between newspaper publishers and wholesalers. By imposing minimum levels of service on sectors of the supply chain the industry seeks to improve efficiency and performance and this can only have a positive impact on all concerned in the distribution process.
One of the most significant changes to the Standards concerns the timeliness of newspaper publisher delivery to the wholesaler. The new Standard will help ensure that delivery will be no later than the time bi-laterally agreed between the wholesaler and publisher and this will provide a platform to enable national newspapers to move Scheduled Arrival Times (SATs) to an agreed Standard.”
