Director Declaration

RNS Number : 8825G

Connect Group PLC

09 March 2015

 



Connect Group plc

("Connect Group" or the "Company")

Notification of Change in Director's Details

Connect Group, a leading specialist distributor operating in four divisions: News & Media, Books, Education & Care and Parcel Freight, has today been notified that Mr. John Worby, non-executive and Senior Independent director of the Company, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Carr's Milling Industries PLC with effect from 1 April 2015.

This notification is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.14(2) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

Enquiries:

Connect Group PLC
Mark Cashmore, Group Chief Executive	Tel: [phone]
Nick Gresham, Chief Financial Officer
Buchanan
Richard Oldworth Sophie McNulty Gabriella Clinkard	Tel: [phone]

About Connect Group PLC:

Connect Group PLC is a leading specialist distributor operating in large and diverse markets. The Group has four separate divisions, connecting suppliers to customers in an efficient, knowledgeable and service oriented way:

•          Connect News & Media - Encompassing: Smiths News and Dawson Media Direct. Smiths News is the UK's largest newspaper and magazine wholesaling business with an approximate 55 per cent. market share. It distributes newspapers and magazines on behalf of the majority of the major national publishers as well as a large number of regional publishers serving approximately 30,000 customers across England and Wales, including large general retailers as well as smaller independent newsagents with approximately 40 million newspapers supplied weekly; Dawson Media Direct is an international media direct business supplying newspapers, magazines and inflight entertainment technology and content to over 80 airlines in 50 countries. In October 2014, the Connect Group announced the launch of Pass My Parcel, a new wholly-owned 'click and collect' delivery service to be operated by the News Business with Amazon as its first client. The Directors consider it to be an important organic opportunity with significant potential.

•          Connect Books - Combining a number of recognised brands in print and digital bookselling, including Bertrams, Dawson Books and Wordery. A leading distributor of physical and digital books, the division serves over 8,200 customers in approximately 100 countries, with over 156,000 in stock titles and access to over a further seven million consumer and twenty million academic titles.

•          Connect Education & Care - A leading independent supplier of consumable products through The Consortium and West Mercia Supplies. The division currently holds an approximate 5 per cent. market share of the estimated addressable market, comprising the consumables element of education spend and serves over 30,000 customers with an extensive range of over 40,000 products across a branded, own-brand and value range, including stationery, arts and craft and cleaning.

•          Connect Parcel Freight - Tuffnells is a leading provider of next-day B2B delivery of mixed freight/parcel consignments, specialising in items of irregular dimension and weight ("IDW"), examples of which include bulky furnishings, building materials and automotive parts. Tuffnells offers distribution coverage throughout the UK through a network of 34 depots and operates a largely depot-to-depot operational model, providing over 10 million deliveries per annum, through a wide range of services to over 4,200 customers focusing on SMEs.

 

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