Sales and Development of supply-chain management dedicated to the Publishing & Printing industries. KSPs include:* BookFreight, a global network of like-minded publishing logistics providers* Bespoke industry specific online support * Freight solutions dedicated to publishers & printers

The primary function for Martin as Head of WTA Media is to provide publishers and printers with a comprehensive, reliable and transparent logistics service, so that they can get on with producing the next best seller!It is Martin’s mission to transform publishing logistics and to address key concerns for publishers including, but not limited to: expensive / invisible charges; where is my stock/when am I getting it; not understanding their Distribution Centre requirements. Solutions include, but again not limited to: Supply Chain analysis outlining where potential savings can be made – examples include: looking at terms of sale, providing online tracking and order management visible 24/7 to all parties in the supply chain, providing shipping options so that ‘books travel with books’, bespoke online freight calculator (get an all-in price per copy) – see https://www.wtagroup.com/wta-media-specialty for more information and case studies.Martin is proud of some of his achievements within and for the publishing industry: he has promoted the All Parties Consolidation – a collection of publishers acting jointly to consolidate their purchase orders from origin through to Distributor, to gain optimum rates and transit times - benefiting both the DC and the Publisher; he has been instrumental is developing a weekly “book” only consolidation from UK to USAAlongside Martin’s publishing logistics endeavours, is his development of WTA’s inbound/outbound services to/from USA and Canada – both markets enjoying exciting growth WTA, seeing huge success in a short period of time. The secret to his success? Focusing on delivering service excellence, efficiency, speed to market and visibility of costs, ensuring that it is applied throughout the supply chain. For more information go to www.wtagroup.com

Worked from their Feltham office, handling European Imports and Channel Island service. The transferred to sales and became Station Manager of their NY office (with Compass Forwarding) in 1996.