newsquest
1995: management buys out reed regional newspapers and forms newsquest media group plc .
1998: newsquest launches' this is britain' partnership with trinity and associated newspapers .
newsquest specialist media is a dynamic and award - winning international media organisation with offices in london .
us media group gannett today said it had no plans to sell newsquest, its uk newspaper division .
newsquest specialist media is part of newsquest media group – the uk’s second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the largest newspaper publisher in the us, gannett company, inc .
newsquest direct is the uk’s largest regional door to door direct marketing distributor with access to over 3 million households. distribution areas can be targeted demographically, by location, store catchment or postcode sector using newsquest direct’s experian mosaic database .
intindola, brendan,' gannett seeks to buy newsquest, british chain,' reuters, june 24, 1999 .
young, andrew,' gannett bids for britain' s newsquest,' reuters business report, june 24, 1999 .
newsquest media group immediately set out to establish itself as a major player in the united kingdom' s regional newspaper market. the company' s first expansion moves were made in april 1996, when newsquest agreed with rival johnston press to exchange a number of titles. as part of that transaction, johnston press paid £15 million for newsquest' s yorkshire - based newspapers, while newsquest purchased the johnston press bury, lancashire, titles for £75 million. newsquest sold another piece of its holdings in july of that same year, receiving £12. 3 million from midland independent newspapers for newsquest' s midlands region titles. these transactions set the stage for the company' s next move, which catapulted newsquest into the lead of the country' s regional newspaper market. meanwhile, newsquest also invested in upgrading its machinery and technology, consolidating its printing and other activities. the company was also among the first newspaper companies in the united kingdom to offer its news services on the internet .
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a statement released today by gannett said :
there is no truth in the report. newsquest is a valuable part of the gannett company .
newsquest not only provides news all day, every day to millions of readers in their newspapers, pcs, tablet and smartphones, it also makes the news .
larsen, peter thal,' newsquest links with rivals to give local news on the net,' independent, march 23, 1999, p. 19 .
in addition to our local news brands, we own a number of digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1, urltoken, and newsquest specialist media .
newsquest specialist media is a young, dynamic, award - winning international media organisation – providing specialist b2b financial services expertise and information across a multitude of media channels .
the sunday express yesterday claimed that the media giant is carrying out a company review with the credit suisse investment bank, and could sell newsquest for up to £1. 5bn .
newsquest publishes more than 300 daily and weekly newspapers in the uk including the herald in scotland, the lancashire telegraph, the evening times in glasgow and the argus in brighton .
seeking to expand still further in the u. k. market - - including placing a bid to buy the portland and sunderland newspaper group - - newsquest began shopping itself as an acquisition target. in june 1999, gannett co. , inc. , the u. s. media giant and publisher of usa today, announced its intention to acquire newsquest for us $ 1. 43 billion (£904 million). the purchase offer quickly won agreement from the company' s largest shareholders, including kkr, which still held 36 percent of newsquest .
newsquest also has one of the country’s most comprehensive newspaper and magazine printing services with five printing presses situated across the country. these consist of four coldset newspaper printing centres and a hybrid heatset / coldset press. newsquest media group (printing) offers full contract printing services, including page design, distribution (and royal mail coordination) and digital conversion of newspaper and magazine publications .
newsquest’s history goes back a long way – one of our news brands, the berrows worcester journal, was first published in 1690 and is the oldest surviving newspaper in the world. as a company however, newsquest is relatively new, formed in 1996 as a management buy - out of reed regional newspapers with backing from us private equity company, kohlberg kravis roberts & co (kkr). we floated on the london stock exchange in october 1997, realising a market capital of £500 million. in july 1999, newsquest was acquired by gannett for £1. 57 billion .
zoom in is newsquest’s local leaflet sales operation, specialising in providing small and medium sized enterprises bespoke door drop solutions. zoom in provides a full range of products including door drop services via newsquest’s trusted delivery network or through one of our long established partners. in addition, zoom in offers a full leaflet service from planning, design & print to final delivery and post campaign research .
newsquest is committed to encouraging diversity throughout its workforce. our diversity programme encourages a workforce that reflects the local demographics of the communities that we serve and provides equality and fairness for all who work for us .
newsquest prints for companies and organisations both big and small and has an impressive portfolio of customers, including household name magazines, national daily newspapers, international, regional and specialist titles and publications for the public sector .
newsquest' s objective is to hold market leading local information franchises which deliver valuable, trusted products satisfying the needs of their audience. the business is market led and technology driven, focused on generating sustained superior profit growth .
in december 1996, pearson announced its intention to sell off its 65 - title strong regional newspaper division, westminster press. newsquest' s bid, backed by kkr and cinven, a u. k. media investment fund, was finally accepted at £305 million. the purchase doubled newsquest' s size and made it a key player among the country' s other new regional giants, johnston press, trinity international, and midland. throughout the following year, newsquest worked to absorb its new acquisition, which, although profitable at some £25 million per year, had been struggling. many of the westminster titles had suffered strong circulation declines, with resulting declines in advertising revenues .
in addition to our local news brands, we own a number of digital pure play and specialist media businesses such as s1, exchange & mart, and newsquest specialist media. you can see our portfolio page for more details .
welcome to newsquest. we are a media company with a difference. we are committed to bringing a voice to your region. we invest in a passionate team of journalists, who proudly serve their communities with authoritative news that our readers trust .
in less than five years, newsquest plc has risen to become england' s largest regional newspaper publisher and the third largest in the united kingdom. since the company' s takeover by gannett in june 1999, newsquest is also part of one of the world' s leading media companies. yet newsquest' s focus remains the local and regional news front, where the company owns some 180 titles, including the world' s oldest newspaper in continuous circulation, berrow' s worcester journal, first published in 1690. some 51 of newsquest' s titles list are paid weeklies; another 11 titles are paid dailies. the bulk of the company' s titles are free regional, local, and specialty advertising newspapers. the company' s publishing portfolio ranges from the northern echo' s 200, 000 - strong circulation to local papers with circulation of less than 15, 000. more than 80 percent of the company' s revenues are generated through advertising, especially through classified advertising. the company has also been an early entry into the internet news market, with its trademarked collection of' this is...' internet sites. newsquest also provides direct marketing and third - party printing services using the company' s leftover printing capacity .
newsquest began trimming its titles in some places, including the sale of its wessex group of titles to bristol united press for £35 million in october 1997, while launching new titles elsewhere. among the papers launched in 1997 were the harrow times, a free paper; the gravesham news shopper, as part of the company' s ten - title news shopper series; and the chessington and hook surrey comet, launched in june 1997. by october of that year, newsquest was ready to prepare a public offering. pricing for the company' s stock was expected to range from 250 pence to 290 pence per share. although the company entered the london stock exchange at the low end of this range, the listing still valued newsquest at some £500 million .
while gannett denied that it meant for the newsquest acquisition, its first in europe since the early 1970s, to be a spearhead for a new european entry drive, newsquest, now with the backing of gannett' s deep pockets (with nearly us $ 3 billion available in 1999), continued to seek to expand its own position. in november 1999, the company completed the purchase of the hampshire chronicle group of newspapers, including the hampshire chronicle itself, another of the united kingdom' s oldest continuing newspaper titles .
newsquest owns one of the most powerful portfolio of news brands across the uk – 165 local news brands, complemented by an extensive range of magazines, directories, and events – underpinned by an unparalleled depth of rich local content that engages and empowers communities across the country .
exchange & mart is one of the uk’s best loved classified brands, and has been helping individuals and businesses to buy and sell for more than 140 years. exchange and mart was purchased in 2005 by the newsquest media group and continues to be a leading digital only classified brand .
newsquest’s acquisitions have included romanes media group, smg plc, newscom plc, westminster press, contact - a - car, london property weekly titles, kinsman reeds ltd, review group, horley publishing, dimbleby newspaper group, surrey & sussex publishing, exchange & mart, and auto exchange .
we recognise that we can only continue to be the uk’s leading local media company by attracting the best talent to come and work with us. new recruits join newsquest and the industry at a very exciting time, as we accelerate our transition to be a truly multi - media business with digital at its core .
newsquest is one of the uk’s largest regional media groups with more than 200 news brands, magazines and trade publications, published in print, online and on mobile. online we reach a monthly audience of 28 million, and we also own a number of pure play digital business such as s1 and exchange & mart .
public ownership allowed newsquest to begin a new investment drive in expanding the company. after spending some £15 million on capital improvements, the company began an aggressive campaign of new title launches and acquisitions of existing titles. among the company' s acquisitions in 1998 were contact - a - car, based in sussex; the london property weekly group of real estate newspapers, with their circulation of 230, 000 households; kinsman reeds ltd. , with two northwest england titles; and the review group, with three newspapers in hertfordshire. in 1998 alone the company spent more than £9 million on acquisitions of new titles. newsquest' s new launches included the walton and weybridge guardian; the sutton comet, a paid - for weekly, the eighth in the company' s comet series; and the staines property weekly, extending the company' s newly acquired property weekly series. beyond targeting the local market, newsquest also expanded its niche titles, adding auto weekly, a car magazine published in conjunction with the northcliffe newspapers .
for those specifically interested in a career in media sales, we run the best sales career development programme in the industry under the umbrella of the newsquest sales academy. the sales academy is a dedicated centre of excellence for sales training which will support you on a journey from your sales induction right through to leading the best local media sales teams in the business .
for this, brown and pfail turned to buyout specialist kohlberg kravis roberts (kkr), which had recently made headlines with the acquisition of nabisco. kkr agreed to support the buyout, helping to raise a winning bid of £210 million. brown, pfail, and other management received a 12 percent share of the new company, while kkr held the remaining share. as reed - elsevier insisted on a name change, the new company took on the name' newsquest,' suggested by brown' s secretary during a brainstorming session .
early 1999 saw the launch of the company' s' this is...' internet series. offering portals to the company' s regionally focused online titles, the' this is...' series - - already profitable, with revenues of more than £5 million - - was seen as one of the company' s most potent assets for the future. newsquest was also finding success elsewhere on the net, with its auctionhunter web site and with a deal to provide' thin content' (headlines that linked to the' this is...' sites) to major internet providers. in march 1999, the company' s internet activities took on a further importance as the company joined with rivals trinity and associated newspapers to extend the' this is...' regional series to a' this is britain' national site, with links to content provided from the three publishing groups' online and print titles. operating such a strategic portal was seen as a means to ensure a strong early position in the expected dominance of the internet in the early 21st century .
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i joined ubm in 2012, when ubm acquired the malaysian international furniture fair (miff) and with 10 years b2b event marketing experience i am the senior marketing manager for ubm malaysia. during my career journey, i found my passion to be in the events industry and discovered the value of marketing in contributing to the success and growth of the event business .
i am primarily responsible for event marketing including pr, advertising, branding, content marketing, special events, digital marketing - from traditional to online, so attracting exhibitors and visitors to the show. i also work for the corporate communications side of ubm malaysia, taking care of corporate pr and media relations .
as part of the ubm marketing community, i really enjoy sharing my career story with my peers. we cultivate ubm’s culture and values with our customers to grow and achieve success together. ubm is unique in the value it attaches to the contribution of marketers by providing opportunities such as education, recognition and career development. i always look forward to the annual ubm asia marketing meeting and ubm asia marketing awards. i feel proud and satisfied when all contributions are being truly recognised internally by management and colleagues as well as externally by the customers and business partners .
i moved over to the events industry 2 years ago after having been a familiar face on the coterie and intermezzo collections show floors for more than 25 years as both an exhibitor with my own multi - line showroom, and as a buyer. the events the ubm fashion team put on were sensational and inspired me to join the other side .
i was part of ubm’s acquisition of bji in april 2016 and joined the ubm team four months later assuming the role of show director of intermezzo collections and accessories circuit. in october of 2017, i was made head of sales for our tier 1 women’s fashion events: coterie and project women’s new york and las vegas. i consider myself very lucky to be working with an incredible group of people, managing a staff of 12, responsible for overseeing the sales teams and all sales related issues. in addition, i head up the brand screenings for both shows .
i am probably best known for successfully launching ubm fashion’s first consumer facing neighbourhood, vintage @ intermezzo (now vintage @ coterie), which garnered a global epics award nomination (ubm’s inaugural global awards) for the breakthrough event leader category .
as a 35 - year fashion veteran and strong supporter of small business, i moved over to the events industry because i finally feel i’m in a position to actually help people, brands and retailers, to navigate the changing landscape we are currently experiencing in the fashion industry .
i am constantly inspired by the past, something many people will tell you to forget. the past was the inspiration for vintage @ intermezzo. vintage represents another time, when clothing and accessories weren’t mass produced, but created by hand with a love for the actual product itself. it speaks to the journey that brought us here and influences how we look at things in the future. i firmly believe that in order to know where you are going, you need to let the past inspire you along the way. that’s simply how i’ve always lived my life .
i commute to nyc every day from my home in new haven connecticut where i live with my partner of 18 years and our 2 rhodesian ridgebacks, eli and milo .
i joined ubm in 2016, as a corporate marketing & communications manager for china. i am dedicated to delivering our ubm values (the commitments) and our culture both internally and externally. i especially like the ubm commitment “we do the right thing”. from a personal perspective i believe that the right motivation will lead to the right decisions and the right actions. ubmers are proud of the ubm culture .
i was fortunate to be selected as one of three delegates from ubm to attend the one young world 2017 global forum for young leaders, in bogota, colombia. this was a very special experience for me. it inspired me to become a change maker for a better world, and i hope that i can spread this positive energy and passion to everyone .
as a marketing & communications manager i really enjoy sharing ubm’s culture and values with our customers to improve the ubm brand image. i try to reach out to people inside and outside the company to encourage them to “do the right thing” not only in their works but also their lives. with this kind of opportunity i feel happy and satisfied working at ubm .
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my role in the technology team allows me to see many areas across the ubm business. i am able to learn all sides of the company, and i believe it allows me to become well rounded as an employee and individual .
the culture at ubm is amazing. everyone is friendly and always willing to provide a helping hand. i am happy with my decision to join the ubm family .
i joined as senior content manager and am now head of content for the protection & management series. i’m responsible for live and digital content on a portfolio of five events and two digital media sites, and i manage a team of four .
one of the things i love about ubm is the opportunity for progression. i’ve found it’s the kind of place where you get back what you put it in, so if you put yourself forward and work hard, you will be supported. a personal example of this was when i applied for the company’s international exchange programme. i spent three weeks working in san francisco with the team behind one of our biggest events, black hat. i went there to pick up ideas and share best practice, and it has to be one of the most exciting opportunities i’ve had in my career .
since joining ubm i’ve also: worked with very high profile speakers (karren brady, sir ranulph fiennes and sir chris hoy were particular highlights); developed and delivered my own training courses for internal teams across emea; filmed interviews backstage at the o2 arena and down the tunnels of crossrail; worked at events in the uk, germany, dubai and the usa; used ‘ivolunteer’ days to support local charities; and made friends for life .
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the story in the sunday express claimed that a possible sale would be seen as a reaction to an increasingly tough market in the uk as newspapers struggle with falling circulation and classified revenues under increasing pressure from online competitors .
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we are a media company with a difference. we are committed to bringing a voice to your region. we invest in passionate teams of journalists in cities, towns and communities throughout the uk, delivering authoritative news that our readers trust .
we employ over 1, 000 experienced media sales people that help local businesses promote their products and services to local audiences .
we are one of the largest regional news publishers in the uk and have a portfolio of more than 165 news brands and over 40 magazines, published in print and online. with an audience of almost 30 million users a month online and six million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the uk population .
our parent company is gannett inc, the largest news publisher in the us. gannett is listed on the new york stock exchange .
we are one of the largest regional media companies in the uk. we employ over 1, 000 experienced media sales people that help local businesses promote their products and services to local audiences .
our parent company is gannett inc, the largest news publisher in the us. gannett is listed on the new york stock exchange .
we have a portfolio of more than 165 news brands and over 40 magazines, published in print and online. with an audience of almost 30 million users a month online and six million readers a week in print, our content is read by a substantial proportion of the uk population .
our news brand portfolio comprises 19 daily newspapers, 150 weekly newspapers, and wide range of regional magazines – published online and in print. this powerful network taps into the expertise of highly skilled journalists who produce content that empowers and engages local communities .
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the united kingdom' s regional newspaper market of the 1990s was highly fragmented and technology poor in the mid - 1990s. more than two decades of strict government - led merger controls - - meant to prevent the appearance of monopolies in the country' s highly popular local and regional newspaper circuit, which numbered more than 1, 200 titles - - had left many newspaper concerns cash - strapped, without the critical mass required for much needed capital investments. the government began to relax its rules in the 1980s, starting with the country' s' fleet street' of national news titles. the resulting consolidation of the national newspaper market enabled a massive investment program, bringing new printing and input technologies and machinery to the industry. these improvements not only helped the newspapers - - and their owners - - but the consumer also saw a better - printed, more easy to read product .
the regional market, however, remained highly fragmented among many smaller companies. unable to make the needed investments and unable to grow through acquisition, many local and regional companies had no choice but to slash costs by reducing staff and sacrificing production quality in order to remain afloat. meanwhile, a share of the market was held by several of the country' s media giants, including pearson, reed - elsevier, and emap. unable to expand their shares of the regional market, and seeking instead to capture more of the higher - end, higher - margin publishing markets, these companies began looking to shed their regional holdings in the mid - 1990s .
by 1995, the government' s willingness to allow greater consolidation in the regional market had resulted in a flurry of acquisitions. consolidation took on greater steam as the major media groups began selling off their regional and local newspaper holdings. reed - elsevier, the dutch - british media power, decided to shed its reed regional newspapers subsidiary as part of its mid - 1990s restructuring. while profitable, reed regional' s 125 - title holdings of regional and local newspapers no longer fit its parent company' s focus. upon learning of this decision, reed regional' s ceo, jim brown, together with finance director john pfail, asked to be allowed to perform a management buyout of the division .
scottish - born brown started his newspaper career as a junior reporter for scotland' s ayreshire post. brown went on to build a well - respected career as a journalist, moving to the glasgow arena, then joining thomson newspapers, where he was promoted into management. at the beginning of the 1980s, brown was hired away by reed - elsevier, where he was placed in charge of the reed regional division. by the mid - 1960s, brown, at 60 years old, was facing retirement. however, reed - elsevier accepted his proposal to organize a management buyout bid to compete with other suitors of reed - regional .
principal divisions: blackburn citizen (lancashire); blackpool citizen (lancashire); bolton evening news (lancashire); bolton journal (lancashire); bradford star (bradford); brighton & hove leader (sussex); enfield independent (london); evening argus - - brighton (sussex); the evening press (york); the hereford times (midlands south); lancashire evening telegraph (lancashire); the northern echo (north east); oxford mail (oxfordshire); oxford star (oxfordshire); the oxford times (oxfordshire); sale & altrincham messenger (cheshire / merseyside); swindon evening advertiser (wiltshire); st. helens star (lancashire); sutton guardian series (london); telegraph & argus (bradford); times advertiser series (north east); warrington guardian (cheshire / merseyside); warrington midweek guardian (cheshire / merseyside); westmorland gazette (kendal); wirral globe (cheshire / merseyside); worcester evening news (midlands south); york star series (york) .
principal competitors: daily mail and general trust plc; hollinger international inc. ; independent news; johnston press; scottish media group plc; trinity mirror .
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source: international directory of company histories, vol. 32. st. james press, 2000.
newsquest media group ltd. is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the united kingdom with 205 brands across the uk , publishing online and in print ( 165 newspaper brands and 40 magazine brands ) . it reaches 28 million visitors a month online and 6.5 million readers a week in print . based in london , newsquest employs a total of more than 5,500 people across the uk . it also has a specialist arm that publishes both commercial and business-to-business ( b2b ) titles such as insurance times , the strad , and boxing news . 
newsquest media group ltd. is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the united kingdom with 205 brands across the uk, publishing online and in print (165 newspaper brands and 40 magazine brands). it reaches 28 million visitors a month online and 6.5 million readers a week in print. based in london, newsquest employs a total of more than 5,500 people across the uk. it also has a specialist arm that publishes both commercial and business-to-business (b2b) titles such as insurance times, the strad, and boxing news.
newsquest media group ltd. is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the united kingdom with 205 brands across the uk, publishing online and in print (165 newspaper brands and 40 magazine brands). it reaches 28 million visitors a month online and 6.5 million readers a week in print. based in london, newsquest employs a total of more than 5,500 people across the uk. it also has a specialist arm that publishes both commercial and business-to-business (b2b) titles such as insurance times, the strad, and boxing news.