about us

MMS, the publishing sales agency, created by Andrew and Tricia Macmillan in October 2012, is now privately owned by the well-known publishing industry champions Solange Catterall and Rupert Harbour.

MMS has expertise in working across all the different sectors in the UK: trade, education, libraries and specialist sales and continues to take its MMS publishers’ books into world markets in terms of printed books, digital and foreign rights/co-editions.

Andrew and Tricia Macmillan

Andrew moves to the role of Chairman and works with Rupert on export sales to the Far East, China, India and South America plus liaising with Petula Chaplin on rights and co-edition sales.

Tricia is now Head of Communications responsible for the collation and sending out of monthly new titles kits and updating of the website.

Solange Catterall

Joint Managing Director Solange has responsibility for UK sales across all accounts, liaison with MMS publishers, managing the UK sales agents: Christine & John Edgeler, Conor Hackett, Ian Tripp and Anna Murphy

Rupert Harbour

Joint Managing Director Rupert is responsible for export sales (often working in collaboration with Andrew), managing all aspects of distribution at both BookSource and CBS, plus overall responsibility for the financial control and general administration of MMS.

MMS publishers’ books are supplied from different distributors:

BookSource based in Glasgow, Scotland
To place orders please email: customerservice@booksource.net
CBS based in Kent, England
To place orders please email: orders@combook.co.uk
North Parade Publishing based in Staffordshire, England
To place orders please email: solange@mms-publishing.com