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Agreed Z666M, this is very cheap. The core business of Newspaper delivery may be declining but they have in place a 7 day distribution network covering all London and the south and east, North of England, all of Scotland and all of Ireland. It's just a short step to becoming a major force in the B2B distribution market. All supported by their future-proof Aviation support division.

Hi JC. Dawsons failing News business was picked up by Menzies and Smiths equally, with Menzies making big gains in the South East particularly. From a situation a few years ago when numerous News distributors were forced to cut margins to the bone to retain exclusive Publisher-granted distribution areas, nowadays it is virtually only Menzies and Smiths controlling the distribution for GB (and Menzies subsidiary EM News in Ireland) and they now call the shots, rather than the Publishers. Smiths currently have approximately 60% of the News distribution industry, and Menzies have the balance. Any attempt by either company to increase their footprint would almost certainly be blocked by the OFT. Menzies Aviation, providing Airport services around the world, is doing exceptionally well, continuing to grow, and is pretty future-proof. The BOD and executives of both Aviation and Distribution are very canny operators,in keeping with their Scottish roots.

Sea of blue and SP down ??

The decline of newsprint is inevitable but will take many years. Teletext, 24 hour TV news, internet, e mail have all failed to make any significant dent in our appetite for the printed word. Menzies are much less dependent than they used to be on news wholesaling, aviation especially is future-proof, and they have a very strong and commercially astute management

Great to see some fellow BEMers on here, and leading lights at that..

Unusual to find such a mix of arrogance and bitterness and spite. As you say RQS, just read through his previous posts and you'll get the picture.

Much indebted for your advice and research on the BEM board, so delighted to see you on board here as well