Faversham House Group
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Faversham House Group is a UK based independent media company located in South Croydon
, Surrey
. It specialises in publishing B2B
magazines and websites, and organising B2B exhibitions, conferences and events. The company's focus is on a number of key market sectors: water, energy and environmental; building services; home improvement; visual communications; and road and traffic management. The role of the organisation is to make connections between buyers and suppliers in those markets.
Faversham House has achieved the British Standard 8901 in Sustainable Event Management.(2)
in Fleet Street
for several years and moved to Faversham House in Croydon
in the late sixties. The company has grown through a series of acquisitions and launches and now publishes 12 controlled circulation magazines and 11 websites, and stages 14 national and regional exhibitions in the UK and Ireland as well as 8 award events.
The company's most recent acquisition was Utility Week magazine, bought from Reed Business Group
in July 2010.
A member of Driving for Better Business - a campaign to give a higher priority to road safety for those who drive cars or vans for business purposes.
South Croydon
South Croydon is a locality in Greater London, the area surrounding the valley south of central Croydon about 1 km in radius, centred on the Red Deer public house on the Brighton Road. It is part of the South Croydon post town and in the London Borough of Croydon...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. It specialises in publishing B2B
Business-to-business
Business-to-business describes commerce transactions between businesses, such as between a manufacturer and a wholesaler, or between a wholesaler and a retailer...
magazines and websites, and organising B2B exhibitions, conferences and events. The company's focus is on a number of key market sectors: water, energy and environmental; building services; home improvement; visual communications; and road and traffic management. The role of the organisation is to make connections between buyers and suppliers in those markets.
Faversham House has achieved the British Standard 8901 in Sustainable Event Management.(2)
History
The company was founded in 1960 by Vic Gould and Jack Pearce with the launch of Heating & Ventilating Review, one of the then-new controlled circulation magazines relying on advertising revenue rather than subscriptions. It operated out of offices above the Cheshire CheeseCheshire cheese
Cheshire cheese is a dense and crumbly cheese produced in the English county of Cheshire, and four neighbouring counties, two in Wales and two in England .-History:...
in Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
for several years and moved to Faversham House in Croydon
Croydon
Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...
in the late sixties. The company has grown through a series of acquisitions and launches and now publishes 12 controlled circulation magazines and 11 websites, and stages 14 national and regional exhibitions in the UK and Ireland as well as 8 award events.
The company's most recent acquisition was Utility Week magazine, bought from Reed Business Group
Reed Business Information
Reed Business Information is a large business publisher in the United States, United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia and Asia, often referred to as RBI...
in July 2010.
Publications
- Water & Wastewater Treatment
- Water and Effluent Treatment News
- Local Authority Waste & Recycling
- Sustainable Business
- Utility Week
- Desalination & Water Reuse Quarterly
- Air Conditioning & Refrigeration News
- Heating & Ventilating Review
- Builders Merchants Journal
- DIY WeekDIY WeekDIY Week is a British fortnightly business-to-businessmagazine for those in the DIY, hardware and homeware market.Founded in 1874, DIY Week has since then been a leading source of information to retailers of hardware, housewares, garden and diy products, and their suppliers.Originally launched by a...
- Hardware & Garden Review
- Housewares
Exhibitions
- Sustainabilitylive! An ABC accredited exhibition, held annually in May at the NECNEC, a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government....
BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, attracted a total of 8,904 attendees, and comprising the following exhibitions:- Brownfield Expo (BEX)
- Environmental Technology (ET)
- International Water and Effluent Exhibition (IWEX)
- National Energy Management Exhibition (NEMEX)
- Sustainable Business (SB) – The Event
- Sign & Digital UK, Held annually in April at the NECNEC, a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government....
BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... - Resource Ireland, Held annually at Simmonscourt, RDS, Dublin, comprising the Irish Water Exhibition, Irish Recycling & Waste Exhibition and Irish Sustainable Business Exhibition.
- Road Expo Ireland and Civilex, Held annually at Simmonscourt, RDS, Dublin
- Road Expo Scotland, Held annually at Royal Highland Centre, EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
- HEVAR London, Held annually in September at the Royal Horticultural Society, Vincent Square, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- HEVAR Manchester, Held annually in March at the LancashireLancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
County Cricket Ground
Awards
- The Britain’s Best Retailer Awards, held annually in ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
- The Product of the Year Awards, held annually in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Water Industry Achievement Awards, held annually in BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
- The Environment & Energy Awards, held annually in BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
alongside Sustainabilitylive! - The Utility Industry Achievement Awards, held annually in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Edie Awards for Environmental Excellence, held annually in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- ACR News Awards held annually alternating between BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... - The HVR Awards, held annually in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
Community and Charity Work
The firm supports a number of charities associated with its key markets and is active in raising money for them. These include Water Aid and the Rainy Day Trust. Staff members participate in numerous fund-raising activities, both individually and as a company. The company runs a programme to offer work experience to school children and university students.A member of Driving for Better Business - a campaign to give a higher priority to road safety for those who drive cars or vans for business purposes.