The acquisition includes:

• 4 print titles: Farm Business; Agronomist and Arable Farmer; Over the Counter; Pig and Poultry Marketing

and

• 4 major Events: Food and Farming Awards; Cream Awards; Over the Counter Awards; Pig and Poultry Marketing Awards

And several conferences and smaller events.

LBM Group Managing Director John Lewis said ‘We are delighted to have made this acquisition which is a good fit with our existing agricultural portfolio. Grove House has some very well established brands in this sector and we will be looking to build upon this strength in the medium term. We do not plan to make any redundancies amongst existing staff, and look forward to welcoming them into our company. Caroline and Alan Whibley, former owners and managers of GH, have agreed to join our business as consultants for an extended period and help with the transfer of knowledge and integration into LBM. ‘

For further information contact: John Lewis | john@lewisbusinessmedia.co.uk | 01825 983105

Relaunched in November by LBM on behalf of The Petrol Retailers’ Association, PHU is published fortnightly and has a distribution of around 1750, covering all major independent forecourt owners in the UK.

Managing Director John Lewis said ‘We are very pleased with the feedback we have so far received on PHU and look forward to developing it over the next few months’.