MM Media Ltd, the publisher of Machinery Market magazine, has been acquired by Suffolk-based
Micropress Printers Ltd, and the publication has joined the new owner’s growing
Countrywide Publications division, effective from 1 June.
Following 14 years of owning the business, MM Media’s four directors felt that a recent approach by Micropress represented an ideal opportunity to secure the long-term future of
Machinery Market which has been serving the engineering industry since 1879.
Micropress offers many synergies which can only enhance the
Machinery Market brand and scale its offering to the UK and international manufacturing and engineering sectors. It will be ‘business as usual’ moving forward. The current directors and staff will remain in place under the Countrywide Publications banner, continuing to manage the magazine, its websites, and social media channels.
Countrywide Publications publishes a wide range of titles across the agricultural, forestry, leisure and tourism sectors. These include
Anglia Farmer,
Midland Farmer,
Essential Farm Machinery, NFUS’s
Scottish Farming Leader, Confor’s
Forestry & Timber News and The Motor Caravanners’ Club’s
Motor Caravanner.
The company also collaborates with organisations such as the Broads Authority and Norfolk Wildlife Trust on their flagship publications
The Broadcaster and
Tern. With an extensive portfolio of monthly, quarterly, and annual titles, Countrywide Publications brings a wealth of publishing expertise and a strong track record of engaging wide and diverse audiences across multiple sectors.