Review of UK Supplier Base – update
Trust Media announced a review of its UK supplier base on the 24th October. We are pleased to confirm Trust Media is continuing to supply the following suppliers: Collins, CFP, EP, Hodder and a number of others which we will be announcing in the near future. Discussions are ongoing with many other suppliers and we hope to have conclusions on these in the next few weeks.
At the start of the review it was our intention to continue with the supply of UK publishers through to the end of 2011, however, from 1st December 2011 we will no longer be supplying the following publishers to the trade: Scripture Union, CWR (including dated materials), Kevin Mayhew, IVP, Church House Publishing, St Andrew Press and SCM Canterbury Press. Pendings for these suppliers will be cancelled and orders placed after 1st December will not be fulfilled.
We would like to express our thanks to all of the suppliers we have partnered with over recent years and stress these changes are a reflection of the implementation of our new business strategy and are necessary to ensure continued improvement in our service to customers and suppliers alike.
By making these changes we are continuing to build on the foundation of planned development put in place over the past year as a clear part of our future business strategy, which includes:
At the start of the review it was our intention to continue with the supply of UK publishers through to the end of 2011, however, from 1st December 2011 we will no longer be supplying the following publishers to the trade: Scripture Union, CWR (including dated materials), Kevin Mayhew, IVP, Church House Publishing, St Andrew Press and SCM Canterbury Press. Pendings for these suppliers will be cancelled and orders placed after 1st December will not be fulfilled.
We would like to express our thanks to all of the suppliers we have partnered with over recent years and stress these changes are a reflection of the implementation of our new business strategy and are necessary to ensure continued improvement in our service to customers and suppliers alike.
By making these changes we are continuing to build on the foundation of planned development put in place over the past year as a clear part of our future business strategy, which includes:
- Building on our distribution supplier base, including BRF, Authentic Media and more...
- Continuing to develop our US wholesale supplier range, with 40 US publishers including Zondervan, Tyndale, Thomas Nelson, Harvest House, Crossway, NavPress, Moody (now exclusively available through Trust Media), Random House (Waterbrook/Multnomah), B&H, Destiny Image (US & Europe), Gospel Light, Kregel, Whitaker House, Twin Sisters, Concordia, Group, Shepherd Press, Gospel Folio, Bardin & Marsee, AMG, YWAM, Lifeway, Dake and many more.
- Continue to supply a reduced UK publisher base.
- Development of the Retail Partnership Programme.
- Development of a new and improved trade website (with greater visibility of product availability and vastly improved search engine).
- Continuing to invest in fantastic product through Penfold Card & Gift.
We appreciate your continued support as we develop our business and deliver high levels of service to the UK trade.
Order deadline extended from today!
To make life a little easier for you as the seasonal rush approaches, from today, Monday 28th November, until Wednesday 21st December 2011 we have extended our phone/fax order deadline from 2.30pm to 3pm. We are also able to offer a same-day-despatch service up to and including the 21st December.
| Monday 19th December | 8.30am to 4.45pm |
| Tuesday 20th December | 8.30am to 4.45pm |
| Wednesday 21st December | 8.30am to 4.45pm |
| Thursday 22nd December | 8.30am to 4.45pm |
| Friday 23rd December | 8.30am to 2pm |
| Saturday 24th December | Closed |
| Sunday 25th December | Closed |
| Monday 26th December | Closed |
| Tuesday 27th December | Closed |
| Wednesday 28th December | 8.30am to 4.45pm |
| Thursday 29th December | 8.30am to 4.45pm |
| Friday 30th December | 8.30am to 2pm |
| Saturday 31st December | Closed |
| Sunday 1st January | Closed |
| Monday 2nd January | Closed |
| Tuesday 3rd January | Open as usual |
Now in stock!
This week we’ve had large deliveries from a number of suppliers including, Tyndale, Zondervan, Thomas Nelson, Collins, CFP, Blossom Bucket, Crossway, Ellie Claire and Legacy.Our warehouse team are working hard to get these processed and the following key titles are now in stock and ready to order through all the usual channels (phone/fax, email, website, SyneRgi and your ASM):
NEW from
Karen Kingsbury |
NEW from Billy Graham
£3 off until 31 December '11 |
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Longing
9780310276340 |
Nearing Home
9780849948329 |
Heaven Is For Real 9780849946158
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Bringing Up Girls 9781414336480
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A Heart For Freedom 9781414364858
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£2 off Her Daughter’s Dream 9781414336848
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NLT Compact Ed Pink Rose Leatherlike 9781414363431
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NLT Metal Bible 4GVN Silver 9781414354552
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Scarlet Thread Mass Market 9780842342711
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The Jesus Storybook Bible 9780310708254
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Beginner’s Bible – Kid-sized Devotions 9780310728122
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Seven Days the Divide the World 9780310494607
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Song of the Stars 9780310722915
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ESV Share the God News Outreach NT 9781433519468
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Trust Media Distribution blog team
Can I just say that I am more than disappointed that with less than 1 weeks notice you are cancelling dues to shops that thought they could rely on you in this the busiest time of the year. I do hope you will be sending out cancelled order lists tomorrow to all shops at the latest so they know what they won't be getting and need to order direct.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your looking at imporving the website, and I look forward to seeing what you will be doing with the partnership given that with the list looking as it does so far I'm unsure I'll be able to meet any of the partnership levels going forward and am very concerned as to what promotions might look like too.
However thanks for letting us know that we now no longer need to even try to check stocks at TMD for most UK items, however I am glad you are keeping CFP and EP.