Wilmington plc explained

Wilmington plc is a publishing firm and provider of information and training, specialising in compliance, legal and healthcare publications. The company was established in 1995 and has its headquarters Whitechapel High Street, London.[1]

It publishes:

In 2000, Wilmington acquired Binley's, a provider of NHS healthcare intelligence and tools for (amongst others) pharmaceutical supplier sales organisations.[4] Binley's was later merged into the Health Service Journal, but retained its OnMedica website, a reference and news source for UK-based GPs and speciality doctors.

It sold What Wine? to William Reed Publishing in December 2005.[5]

Mercia Group, a provider of accountancy training, was acquired in 2006.[6]

It bought Press Gazette in 2006 and sold it in 2009.[7]

Wilmington bought NHiS ("NHS Insights") in 2013.[8]

Wellards, an e-learning provider for salespeople in pharmaceuticals and medical technology, was acquired in 2016 and rebranded as the Digital Learning Academy.

It bought the Health Service Journal from Ascential in January 2017.[9]

Wilmington published the long-established Solicitors Journal from the 1990s until closing it in 2017.[10]

Financials

In the year ended 30 June 2019, Wilmington plc reported profit before tax of £14.7m on revenue of £122.5m.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilmington History. Wlimington plc. 21 April 2017.
  2. Web site: About Compliance Week. Compliance Week. en. 2020-05-12.
  3. Web site: A short history of Pension Funds Online. Pension Funds Online. 2020-05-12.
  4. Web site: About Binley's. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025222614/http://www.binleys.com/About/. 25 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Robinson . Jancis, jancisrobinson.com . publications and websites.
  6. Web site: About us. Mercia Group. 2020-05-12.
  7. http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=36406 "Wilmington buys Press Gazette"
  8. Web site: Pharma Insight Co NHiS Sold to Wilmington Group. 8 February 2013. MrWeb. 2020-05-12.
  9. News: New owner for HSJ announced. 21 April 2017. Health Service Journal. 19 January 2017.
  10. Web site: Wilmington to shut down Solicitors Journal after 160 years in print. Ponsford. Dominic. 2017-09-15. Press Gazette. en-US. 2020-05-12.
  11. Web site: Wilmington plc: Annual report and financial statements. 30 June 2019. Companies House. 12 May 2020.