New owner for Nursery World
Friday, April 19, 2013
Nursery World is being acquired by the Mark Allen Group (MAG), one of the most successful independent publishing companies in the country.
The fortnightly Nursery World has, since its foundation in 1925, been at the heart of early years education. It will sit alongside other early years titles at MA Education, including Early Years Educator (EYE) and Practical Pre-School (PP-S), as well as PP-S's and Hopscotch books' division. Other titles within the division include Children and Young People Now, the weekly newspaper for secondary teachers, SecEd, and the primary school magazines, Primary Teacher Update and Headteacher Update.
Ben Allen, the company's chief executive, said: 'This is a brilliant acquisition for us.
It will give us a dominant position in early years publishing and reinforce our commitment to the education market.'
The staff team will relocate to MAG's head office in south east London.
Jane Macken, MD of Haymarket Business Media, said: 'Whilst I am very sorry to see such a fantastic brand and talented people leave HBM, I am confident that the Mark Allen Group offers a real strength of opportunity for the brand.'
