About DPA
Who are we?
Since 1970, the Data Publishers Association (DPA) has promoted and protected the interests of all companies operating in the directory and data publishing and search sector. This is a sector which today contributes well over £1bn to the UK economy.
The DPA's current membership not only includes mainstream data providers with household names such as Yell and Reed Elsevier, but also a whole host of organisations of all sizes who provide services and products to the sector, such as printers, software solution providers, and contract directory publishers. Whilst the DPA's members are predominantly UK companies, we also offer membership to overseas companies with UK interests.
Based in London, the DPA advances best practice within our industry and offers our members significant opportunities to develop their businesses by providing a complete and diverse range of services. These include:
- Networking
- Representation
- Communications
- Training and Seminars
- Publicity and Promotion
- Statistics
- Business Support and Legal advice
Read more about the benefits of becoming a member
Our mission
The DPA exists to:
- Protect and represent the interests of legitimate directory, data and search publishers.
- Promote directories and databases as advertising media and as sources of information.
- Raise the standards and professional status of directory, data and search publishing in the United Kingdom.
- Maintain and apply a Code of Professional Practice which exists to safeguard the interests of legitimate directory publishers and the public.
- Foster bonds of common interest amongst directory, data and search publishers through acting as a forum for the exchange of technical, commercial and management information between members.
DPA Board and Executive
The DPA Board of Directors is elected for a two-year term.
2009-2011
Chairman: Trevor Fenwick, Euromonitor International
Jerry Gosney, Executive Director, DPA
Graham Bond, Hemming Information Services
Glen Wilders, Boundary I-Media Ltd
Adrian Barrick, UBM Built Environment
Nick Thompson, KCOM Plc
Jane Macken, Haymarket Business Media
Malcolm Green, Yell
Kate Worlock, Outsell Inc.
Alastair Brigg, RBI Search
DPA 2010 Members
Full Members
| Advertising Services Ltd. | Applied Market Information | British Standards Institution |
| British Telecommunications | Cision | Counterparty Link |
| D&B | Dod's | ESI Ltd |
| Euromonitor International | Executive Grapevine International Ltd. | Gap Books |
| Graham & Whiteside | Haymarket Business Media | Healthcare Knowledge |
| Hemming Information Services | Incisive Media Ltd | Jordans |
| KCOM Group Plc | Kemps Publishing | Law Society Publications |
| Lloyd's Register-Fairplay | Mondo Visione | Nielsen BookData |
| Pavilion | Property Data | RBI Search |
| RIBA Enterprises | Routledge | Shipping Guides |
| Simunix Ltd. | The Market Research Society | The Profile Group (UK) |
| The Spotlight | Thomson Directories | UBM Built Environment |
| William Reed Directories | Wilmington Group | Yell Group |
Overseas Members
| International Database & Directory Services | Jersey Telecom |
Associate Members
| Alpha Index | Boundary I-Media | Citipost Ltd. |
| Dataset Media | DQM Group | e-mango |
| Farrer & Co. LLP | L.E.G.O (UK) ltd | Nanobuz Ltd |
| Opt-4 | Outsell Inc. | Periodical Publishers Association |
| Prism Consult | Renaissance eServices | Quayle Munro Limited |
| The Polestar Group | ||
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Members' directory
Annual Report 2009
The Annual Report provides an overview of the achievements, summarises the issues that data publishers face and highlights the winners of the annual DPA Awards.