XML Trades

XML trades is a specialist consultancy supporting organisations through the modernisation of publishing operations. We work with standards bodies, publishers, and professional services organisations to align international standards, editorial policy, workflows, systems, and people to deliver scalable, compliant, and future-ready content operations.

The consultancy is led by Laurent Galichet who brings over 20 years of experience across standards development, scholarly and professional publishing, and large-scale content and operational transformation. This includes hands-on leadership of standards benchmarking programmes, XML policy and coding instruction development, legacy content conversion initiatives, and tooling and vendor strategy.

XML Trades operates through a mature, trusted network of seasoned specialists across standards, editorial practice, technology, and change management. This enables us to assemble the right expertise for each engagement, providing independent, vendor-neutral advice and practical delivery support from initial diagnostics through to implementation and adoption.