UK supplier update | Order deadline extended | Stock Update

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:

• 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.

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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

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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
Longing 9780310276340	Nearing Home 9780849948329	Heaven Is For Real 9780849946158
Bringing Up Girls 9781414336480	A Heart For Freedom 9781414364858	£2 off Her Daughter’s Dream 9781414336848
NLT Compact Ed Pink Rose Leatherlike 9781414363431	NLT Metal Bible 4GVN Silver 9781414354552	Scarlet Thread Mass Market 9780842342711
The Jesus Storybook Bible 9780310708254	Beginner’s Bible – Kid-sized Devotions 9780310728122	Seven Days the Divide the World 9780310494607
Song of the Stars 9780310722915	ESV Share the God News Outreach NT 9781433519468	notebook: Your Love Is... MNB6247

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Christmas opening hours | 2 new books | Operation Christmas Child

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Christmas opening hours

To make life a little easier for you as the seasonal rush approaches, * from Monday 28th November until Wednesday 21st December 2011 we will be extending 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 4.45pm
Saturday 31st December	Closed
Sunday 1st January	Closed
Monday 2nd January	Closed
Tuesday 3rd January	Open as usual

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Meeting Jesus  – Christianity Magazine's Book of the Year 2010 – available now

Meeting Jesus is about the author’s encounters with ordinary people, encounters which are made extraordinary by the transforming power of the gospel. The book is not about the overwhelming success – but it is about the reality of what happens when people meet Jesus and about the kind of change he can effect when given the space to do his work.

Major Howard Webber has been a Salvation Army officer for 30 years. His present appointment is Mission Partner (Evangelism) in the Mission Development Unit at Territorial Headquarters.

£6.95 / PB / 9780854128235

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Another Man's War – now a major motion picture!

By the man who inspired the major motion picture 'Machine Gun Preacher'. The true story of one man's battle to save children in the Sudan.

A gun-toting preacher, a rebel army led by a madman, and entire villages slaughtered just because they were in the way. In Another Man's War, follow Sam Childers’ remarkable transformation from violent thug to a man of faith, and his ongoing battle to save children in one of the world's most lawless areas. Watch the trailer of the Hollywood movie Machine Gun Preacher, inspired by this true story.

In stock now!

£9.99 / 9781595551627

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Operation Christmas Child

Once again, this year Trust Media Distribution’s warehouse in Carlisle is being used as a checking point for the Samaritan’s Purse initiative, Operation Christmas Child.

Operation Christmas Child is the world’s largest children’s Christmas project, bringing joy into the lives of children since 1990. Last year, almost 1.12million shoeboxes filled with gifts and goodies were packed by children and adults in the UK and sent to children who need them most in some of the toughest parts of the world.

This year shoeboxes are being collected from a number of drop off points across Cumbria including churches, schools and toy shops and a team of dedicated volunteers will work for the next 2 weeks checking the boxes and then packing them up ready to be collected and shipped to needy children across Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

One of the volunteers said,

“We’re pleased to be able to use Trust Media’s warehouse again this year The assistance from staff has been invaluable in continuing to make a difference to the lives of needy children across the world.”

The deadline for completing a shoebox is Friday 18th November so there’s still time to get involved – you can even create a shoebox online if you don’t have time to go shopping! Visit the www.Samaritans-Purse.org.uk to find out how or for more information about Operation Christmas Child and Samaritan’s Purse.  

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Up to 47.5% on Moody | In stock | Donkey Christmas

 

 

 

 

Up to 47.5% discount on Moody Titles!

Trust Media Distribution and Moody Publishers have signed a new exclusive agreement  which will see Trust Media exclusively supplying Moody Publishers to the UK trade.

To celebrate this exciting new agreement we are offering up to 47.5% discount on a selection of 35 bestselling Moody titles, including:
9780802473158  The Five Love Languages
9780802461995  The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace
9780802472960  Lies Women Believe
9780802402554  The Bare Facts
9780802456540  The Pilgrim’s Progress
9780802456533  The Imitation of Christ
9780802487667  Is the Bible True...Really?
9780802432551  Choosing Gratitude
9780802458377  Why We Love the Church
9780802456625  Power Through Prayer

To achieve 47.5% discount you must order 5 each of 10 titles (total of 50). If you order 2 each of 10 titles (total of 20) you will receive 40% discount. This offer is only available through the Call Centre team on 0800 28 27 28 or your Area Sales Manager.
Available while stocks last.

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The Donkey's First Christmas – the nativity with a twist!

You may have heard what the shepherds did, the angels sang or even what the wise men knew ...but who ever heard what the donkey had to bray?
This “utterly gorgeous ... visual delight” (Mums & Tots Leader, URC) is the donkey’s story of a surprise encounter and how it changed him. For ages 3-7.
Author Susanne T Schroder lives in the UK with her husband and two boys. She has a 4 year course in Pedagogy (ways of educating children) and an MA in Children's Illustration.

The Donkey’s First Christmas
£5.99 / PB / 9781908053015

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In Stock Now!

This week we’ve had some large deliveries from a range of suppliers including, Zondervan, Tyndale, Random House, Brownlow, Blossom Bucket, Harvest House, Nelson, B & H, Dickson, Moody and Ellie Clare. The warehouse are working hard to process these as quickly as possible and the following titles are now on free stock and available to order through all the usual channels (phone/fax, website, SyneRgi and your ASM).

9780736917681  A Girl After God’s Own Heart
9780736919746  Power Of Praying 3 in 1 Collection HB
9780736917728  Raising A Daughter After God’s Own Heart
9780736930277  A Woman’s High Calling
9780736939225  Powerful Prayers For Troubled Times    
9781601424112  Forever Faithful – Complete Trilogy
9781590525197  Sex Is Not The Problem
9781414318646  Her Mother’s Hope
9780310334194  The Purpose Driven Life QR Enhanced
9780310728122  Beginner’s Bible Kid-sized Devotions
9781414339368  Growing Up Amish



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Invoice improvements

Invoice Improvements 

We have made an improvement to our invoices to make it easier for you to see the information you require at a glance. The two changes are:

 

• The pack size is included in a separate column after the description – this is especially necessary now that we have such a large range of gift product available, much of which is sold in multi-packs.

• Where the unit price is not the RRP (i.e. when there is an offer price) we now show the RRP in brackets in a separate column to the left of the unit price. Visually this means there is an obvious prompt to see where offer prices apply, which is why we are not showing the RRP on every single line.

We hope this will make processing paperwork much easier for you, if you have an queries please contact the Call Centre Team on 0845 705 6568.

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UK Wholesale Review – Christmas supply unaffected

Please note following yesterday’s announcement regarding our UK wholesale review, that there will be no significant changes to supply until the New Year and so Christmas supply will remain largely unaffected. We are committed to making changes to supply in the New Year ensuring minimal disruption and a high level of service during this period.

press release
Trust Media to review its UK supplier base

Over the past 18 months Trust Media Distribution has continued to deliver a consistently high level of service to over 2000 trade accounts and to meet its industry leading service level agreements (same-day-despatch, invoice accuracy, delivery success). However, an area of service which has been under pressure due to our evolving business model is availability. The supply of more than 30,000 lines from over 200 UK wholesale suppliers is proving impractical on a go-forward basis and, more importantly, has resulted in fluctuating availability which, in turn, has resulted in frustration to the trade in terms of supply.

In light of the issues outlined above, Trust Media is conducting a review of its supply base with the objective of enhancing its service to the trade and improving its trading relationship with suppliers. As a result of this review, it is expected that the wide range of UK publishers currently represented through Trust Media will be reduced significantly, enabling focus on a smaller number of suppliers and ultimately delivering more effective service to its retail customers.

An updated list of publishers that Trust Media will continue to supply will be made available upon the completion of the review. It’s envisaged that this review will conclude at the beginning of November and that the changes to supply will be concluded by mid January 2012.

There will be no significant changes to supply until the New Year and so Christmas supply will remain largely unaffected. We are committed to making changes to supply in the New Year ensuring minimal disruption and a high level of service during this period.

This review is necessary to ensure that Trust Media Distribution can improve its service to both customers and suppliers alike. By making this change Trust Media is continuing to build on the foundation of planned development put in place over the past year, including:

• Building on its distribution supplier base, including BRF, Authentic Media and more...
• Continuing to develop the US wholesale supplier range, including Zondervan, Thomas Nelson, Tyndale, Crossway, Harvest House, Moody (newly signed exclusively to Trust Media), NavPress and many more!
• Development of the Retail Partnership Programme
• Development of a new and improved trade website – following feedback from many retailers, Trust Media will be launching a new website, with an improved search facility in January 2012.
• Continuing to invest in fantastic product through Penfold Card & Gift.

ENDS

Trust Media Distribution blog team

NEW Autumn Offers | Distribution Announcement

 

42% Autumn Offers

Autumn Offers At our recent Autumn Sales Conference we compiled some fantastic new promotions, available with 42% discount on all channels. These promotions can be found on the promotions section of the Trust Media Distribution website and include the following categories:

9781414333977 NLT Girl's Life Application Study Bible Glittery Grape Butterfly

9781600060229 Message Remix

9781404113749 Grace For The Moment: Morning and Evening
9781414320229 TouchPoints for New Believers


9781414309224 The Brotherhood Vol 1
9780310266228 Shades of Blue


9781400314690 Read & Share DVD Bible – Life & Miracles
9781414341088 Overcoming Fears #2 DVD


9781414319490 The Great Mogul Diamond HB
9780802430571 The New Bible In Pictures For Little Eyes


9780310325031 Know Doubt
9780310285540 Living Water

Click here to view the full promotion or here to download an orderform; orders can be placed through all channels. Larger discounts are available on higher volume orders; speak to your Area Sales Manager for details. Available while stocks last.

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Trust Media Distribution continue to provide the trade with Authentic Media products

We’re very pleased to announce that Authentic Media have renewed their contract with Trust Media Distribution and therefore we will be the exclusive distributor for all Authentic titles.

Established in 2001, Authentic Media are a small Christian publishing house who are passionate about communicating the gospel message to everyone. Authentic are home to a number of exciting products including VeggieTales, the NCV International Children’s Bible and titles from bestselling authors such as Adrian Plass, Jeff Lucas, Nick Page and GP Taylor.

Rob Bootes, Manager Director, Authentic Media said, “We are pleased Trust Media will continue representing the Authentic and Paternoster list to the trade. The partnership continues to provide great rewards for the team”.

Ken Munro, CEO, Trust Media Distribution said, “Trust Media have had a long partnership with Authentic Media spanning many years, and we are pleased to be able to continue exclusively supplying Authentic’s excellent product ranges to the trade.”

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