Smiths News

Smiths News plc is the UK’s largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler, with 55% market share. Operating seven days a week, we supply approximately 24,000 retailers across England and Wales.

Every day of the week, we deliver to thousands of communities across the UK, operating in the tightest of timescales, to ensure early morning distribution of the nation’s newspapers and magazines. Combining scale, technology and know-how, we offer a comprehensive supply chain solution, with unmatched service to publishers and retailers.

We’re passionate about progress. We value a friendly workplace as much as training and development opportunities. That’s why we give our people the best of both by recognising hard work, sharing success, and giving everyone the opportunity to be the best they can be.

Every single one of our colleagues has an important role to play. From Depot Operations and Business Support, to Finance, Legal, HR and Sales, everyone has the power to make an impact on the work we do!

Don’t just take our word for it that Smiths News is an amazing place to work! Click on the careers stories link on the right hand side under "Links" to see what some of our people have to say!

Colleague Engagement – Our Local and National Forums’ work with our business to understand what our teams want and how we can best support them locally and organisation wide. We always look at ways to improve and alongside forums our engagement surveys, D&I Surveys and Intranet allow for two way communication to get the all important feedback we need to improve as a business!

Mental Health – Our mental health first allies, mental health forum and wide range of support resources are always available to support our colleagues.

Employee support – Our colleague support fund, employee assistance programme and hardship fund are all available for all colleagues 24/7.

Community – Critical to our success is being an active part in the news industry. Supporting the sector through the NewstrAID charity is one way. But we also have our own registered charity Pass It On helping to address the challenges and issues of UK homelessness.

Recognition and Development – Alongside our 24/7 e-Learning and apprenticeship opportunities we also have fantastic leadership apprenticeship programmes and development opportunities for all. To recognise all the hard work our teams do our Extra Mile recognitions share and reward success across the business.

Diversity and Inclusion – Our EveryoneIn forum lead the way with our D&I Agenda, focusing on how we can become a more diverse and inclusive business alongside our Support Groups and local and national forums.

"The road to sustainability is not to a known location. Rather sustainability is a perpetual and evolving journey. We recognise and plan our short term actions, but it is our culture and mindset that fuel our continual progress." Jon Bunting, CEO

At Smiths News our values are at the heart of everything we do. We believe our business should be founded on trust, great service and growing in partnership

Alongside a competitive salary and enhanced pension scheme, we offer all of our colleagues some exciting offers and exclusive benefits including...