News UK and Telegraph Media Group (TMG) have signed a joint distribution deal with Ceva Logistics.

The five-year contract will see Ceva Logistics distribute the two companies’ newspapers throughout England and Wales from September 2013.

News UK, the publisher of The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times, has been printing the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph for TMG since 2008.

TMG publishes The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Telegraph and The Telegraph weekly world edition.

Chris Taylor, Chief Operating Officer at News UK, said: “We are very excited about this new venture and very pleased to be working in partnership with TMG on what we believe will be a platform to promote and expand our distribution services.”

David Greene, Newspaper Sales Director at TMG, said: “We are extremely pleased to extend our positive working relationships with both News UK and Ceva Logistics. This is an excellent opportunity to maximise supply chain efficiencies in an increasingly changing media environment.”

News UK currently has distribution contracts with DHL and Downton. Ceva are the incumbent distributors for TMG. Ceva Logistics was appointed following a competitive pitch between the three companies.