Reed Elsevier sells magazine and trade shows to Canon Comm.Canon Communications (Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA), a unit of Apprise Media (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ), has entered into an agreement to acquire eight trade shows and one magazine for the advanced, technology-based manufacturing sectors from Reed Business Information Reed Business Information is a large business publisher in the United States, United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia and Asia. It is a division of Reed Elsevier. In 2005, Reed Business Information started the Quill Awards, a literary award broadcast on NBC. (Rockaway, NJ). No terms of the deal were given. The acquired assets include: Assembly Technology Expo, National Manufacturing Week, International Powder & Bulk Solids and Quality Expo, all located in Rosemont, IL; NEPCON East/Assembly East, in Boston; Quality Expo Detroit, in Novi, MI; AM Expo, in Greenville, SC; and, Powder & Bulk Solids Southeast, in Atlanta. The deal also includes "Powder/Bulk Solids" magazine, a title that serves the industries which handle, process, convey and package particulate matter particulate matter n. Abbr. PM Material suspended in the air in the form of minute solid particles or liquid droplets, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant. Noun 1. , including the chemical, food and related industries. Launched in 1983, it is published monthly for a controlled circulation of 40,000. Canon produces related events for the advanced manufacturing sector on both the West and East coasts and will now be positioned as the primary trade show producer in the Midwest also. Canon ceo/chairman Charles McCurdy Charles Albert McCurdy (1870 – 1941) was a British Liberal Member of Parliament and minister in the Lloyd George Coalition Government. McCurdy was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. said the deal fulfills "our goal of expanding our role in the advanced, technology-based manufacturing sector through organic and acquisition-driven growth in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and China. As the acquisitions of the Reed assets and of Octo Media earlier this year illustrate, this is a very attractive segment in which we can increase the critical role we play globally." In early March of this year, Canon acquired Octo Media (London), a former unit of Advanstar Communications and a producer of shows and magazines for the worldwide medical device manufacturing industry. Assets included "Medical Device Technology" magazine, a buyer's guide, a medical device marketplace and related shows and forums. Reed said the sale will allow it to increase its focus on the home entertainment, security, luxury & lifestyle, and life science/healthcare sectors in North America. Canon serves the advanced, technology-based manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation , including the medical device, pharmaceutical, specialty packaging, electronics, plastics processing, nutraceutical and related technology markets through magazines, trade shows and digital media. |
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