DistriPress Training Foundation (DTF)

Mission and Values

The DistriPress Training Foundation (DTF) is an independent, self-governing, non-profit foundation. Being an international trade association, we support and promote the global circulation and distribution of press products. The objective is to encourage and support education and training within the press distribution and publishing industry.

Background

In 1970, the DistriPress Training Scheme Committee (TSC) was established. The concept was conceived by Pat Street in his role as Newsstand Director at Newsweek. During his travels in Africa, Asia and Latin America, Pat had identified the need to support press development in these continents. His idea was to encourage the exchange of knowledge and experience between publishers and distributors in less developed regions with their colleagues in more industrialised areas.

Following Pat’s death in 1979, it was decided that the TSC would set up a foundation in his honour to continue his work. This was known as The Pat Street Memorial Scholarship Fund. This was duly incorporated in 1981 and remained a training body until 1997, when the decision was made to re-name it as the DistriPress Training Foundation, to support DistriPress member companies in the training and development of their people.

What can DTF do for you?

We assist publishers of any size in investigating opportunities to grow their distribution from local to international. If you are an ambitious start-up or developing publisher who is seeking to extend distribution globally, we can help you access international contacts and resources from experts around the world.