Fed Responds to Newsprinters Holdings Limited Securing Major 10-Year Print and Distribution Agreement

The Fed has responded to the news of Newsprinters Holdings Limited securing a major 10-year print and distribution agreement with Reach Printing Services.

The Fed’s National President Hetal Patel said: “While previous changes, including News UK and the Daily Mail’s move to combine its printing and primary distribution operations, have, on the whole, been very successful, we want to ensure that this latest development does not impact negatively in any way on our members’ businesses.

“For example, one vehicle delivering into a wholesale depot is of concern as is the knock-on effect on the news supply chain if a title is late.

“We will continue to press national newspaper editors to continue with their efforts to get off stone quicker and will ask that contingencies are robust and transparent to ensure all readers get their regular reads and that the importance of home news delivery is never undermined or put at risk. Come June, the Fed will be closely monitoring developments at Newsprinters.”

The full Newsprinters press release is reproduced below for reference:

Newsprinters Holdings Limited Secures Major 10-Year Print and Distribution Agreement with Reach Printing Services
LONDON, UK, 10 February 2026

Newsprinters Holdings Limited today announced the signing of a major long-term agreement with Reach Printing Services to provide print and distribution solutions for titles currently produced at their Watford print facility.

The 10-year contract marks a significant milestone for Newsprinters and will help ensure the continued sustainability of printed newspapers in the UK

Under the terms of the agreement, production will transition from the Watford site to Newsprinters’ facility in Broxbourne. This transition is scheduled to commence in June, with full implementation expected by late July 2026.

Darren Barker, CEO of Newsprinters Holdings Limited, commented:
“This agreement represents another major milestone for Newsprinters and will help to ensure the long-term sustainability of UK print media in a challenging market.”

Newsprinters is committed to managing this transition with the utmost professionalism.

The provision of these services aligns with Newsprinters’ aim to offer long term certainty of print and distribution solutions to the UK print media industry.