Woodhead Publishing journal fulfilment Adam Marshall 29 Jun 2006 11:11 UTC
*** Portland Customer Services and Woodhead Publishing sign journal distribution agreement *** Apologies for cross-posting Portland Customer Services is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to provide journal subscription fulfilment on behalf of Woodhead Publishing Ltd. The fulfilment agreement will take effect with the renewal of journal subscriptions for 2007. Established in 1989, Woodhead Publishing Ltd (www.woodheadpublishing.com) is an independent international book and journals publishing company publishing in the areas of food science, technology & nutrition, materials engineering, welding and metallurgy, textile technology, environmental management and finance, commodities and investment. Woodhead publishes 6 journals and is currently embarking on a programme of investment to expand the journal programme in key subject areas with the launch of two new journals, Ships and Offshore Structures and Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, in 2006. Daniel Smith, Journals Publisher said, “We are happy to be working with Portland Customer Services who, as a journals publisher in their own right, have a keen awareness of the issues in STM publishing. As a client we can benefit from this understanding in terms of PCS responsiveness to market demand.” Managing Director of Portland Press, Rhonda Oliver said, “Portland Customer Services appreciates the importance of managing subscriptions effectively and providing our clients with access to subscription data. We do this using ORION, our bespoke online reporting interface. By choosing our services, Woodhead Publishing has demonstrated their confidence in our staff and systems.” This agreement brings the number of journals handled by Portland Customer Services to over 120. Portland Customer Services is the fulfilment and distribution arm of Portland Press Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Biochemical Society. In addition to handling journal fulfilment, PCS also handles book order processing, membership fulfilment, online journal hosting and conference registration on behalf of academic societies and publishers. For further information contact: Adam Marshall For details about renewals for 2007 contact: Sales Office, Portland Customer Services, Commerce Way, Colchester CO2 8HP Tel: +44 (0)1206 796351, Fax: +44 (0)1206 799331, email: sales@portland- services.com