John Menzies
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| Traded as | : |
| Industry | Aviation Distribution |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Key people
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Dermot F. Smurfit (Chairman) Giles Wilson (CFO) Forsyth Black (President & Managing Director, Menzies Aviation) Greg Michael (Managing Director, Menzies Distribution) |
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Number of employees
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36,000 |
| Divisions | Menzies Aviation Menzies Distribution |
| Website | John Menzies plc[1] |
John Menzies plc (MEN-zeez, traditionally /ˈmɪŋɪs/ MING-iss) is a Scottish business established in 1833. It has two main divisions: Menzies Distribution and Menzies Aviation and is listed on the .
The company formerly ran High Street and railway station shops, particularly in Scotland, through a retail division which dealt in newspapers, magazines, books, stationery and other products. This was sold to rival WH Smith in March 1998. They now provide support services in fast moving time critical markets.
The company was founded by John Menzies (1808–1879) of Edinburgh, a Victorian entrepreneur, who built up his small newsagent business (established when he was 25 years old) into a national chain. Menzies died at his townhouse, 3 Grosvenor Crescent in Edinburgh's West End, and was buried in Warriston Cemetery, on the north side of the city.
In August 1988, the business purchased sixty six of the Martin Retail Group's largest stores in England, doubling John Menzies' floor space overnight. These stores, which had previously traded as Martin the Newsagent, Lavells Newsagents, Lewis Meeson, RS McColl, Sperrings, and House of Andrew, were quickly rebranded as Menzies' stores.
The retail operation was sold to WHSmith High Street, and some to WHSmith Europe Travel Retail, in May 1998, to enable Menzies to concentrate on its distribution business. In January 2007, John Menzies merged its newspaper and magazine wholesale distribution businesses in Northern Ireland into a joint venture with Eason & Son, to be called EM News Distribution.
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