The Independent Publishers Guild (IPG), founded in 1962, is an association set up to support the needs of independent firms in the publishing industry in the United Kingdom, with a current membership of more than 600 companies.[1][2][3][4] The IPG is a not-for-profit limited company and has a non-executive board of directors.[5] The chief executive is currently Bridget Shine.[6] The IPG is a forum that supports enables the exchange of information and the strengthening of partnerships between its membership of independent publishers and other relevant professional bodies.[7]