Menzies Distribution secures further contract renewal

Menzies Distribution secures further contract renewal Menzies Distribution (Menzies), the newspaper and magazine wholesaling divisionof John Menzies plc, is today pleased to confirm that it has successfullyrenegotiated contract terms with the Trinity Mirror Group (Mirror Group). The new agreement, with one of the largest national and regional newspaperpublishers in the UK, will see Menzies continue to distribute Mirror Group'sportfolio of titles as well as taking on distribution of Teeside Gazette. The agreement runs through to 2019 and secures some £150m of annual trade salesvalue. David McIntosh, Managing Director said, "I am very pleased to have secured terms with Trinity Mirror Group. Thisrenewal is a further step in underpinning our core business. We now havecontracts with six major publishing groups secured through to 2019 and thisallows us to build for the future with confidence." For further information contact: John Geddes, John Menzies plc 0131 459 8180

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