Contacts & Resources

COMAG Group

Our parent company, COMAG, is jointly owned by Conde Nast and National Magazines and is the largest third party distributor in the magazine industry.  www.comag.co.uk

Gold Key Media offers targeted media placement to the travel and leisure industry throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.  www.gkml.co.uk

COMAG Forward, located in Coventry is our own distribution centre.  Besides delivering magazines they offer a wide range of post-print services, from hand and machine finishing to label production and storage facilities.  www.comagforward.co.uk

Industry Organisations

The Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) is for magazine and professional media publishers in the UK, promoting and protecting the interests of the industry and member companies.  www.ppa.co.uk

The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) provides circulation figures for newspapers, magazines, B2B publications, directories, leaflets, exhibitions and websites.  www.abc.org.uk

The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) is one of Europe's largest retail trade associations with over 18,000 independent news and convenience retailers in membership throughout the United Kingdom and Eire.  www.nfrnonline.com

The Association of Newspaper & Magazine Wholesalers (ANMW) is a trade association representing 99% of newspaper and magazine wholesalers in the UK.  www.anmw.co.uk 

The National Title File (NTF) provides retailers with up to date information regarding magazines, including every paid for publication that is handled by the UK newstrade and has a unique UK barcode.  www.nationaltitlefile.co.uk

Barcodes - Best Practice Joint Industry Guidelines (JIG) 

Covermounts - PPA Best Practice Guidelines

Vouchers & Coupons - Publisher Checklist