Brian Sims
Editor
Brian Sims
Editor
WESTERN BUSINESS Media – the publisher of Security Matters as well as several other sector-leading journals – has been named as a shortlisted finalist in no fewer than seven categories for the 2023 Independent Publisher Awards organised by the Professional Publishers Association (PPA), with a total of ten shortlisted nominations in all.
Western Business Media has been named a shortlisted finalist in its own right as a company, while several of the publisher’s other business-to-business (B2B) magazines have also been named as finalists for the PPA Independent Publisher Awards. The shortlisted nominations for 2023 are as follows:
*Western Business Media: Independent Publishing Company of the Year
*Western Business Media Sales Team: Team of the Year
*Fire Safety Matters: Media Brand of the Year
*Fire Safety Matters: Business Publication of the Year
*Fire Safety Matters: Event of the Year
*Fire Safety Matters/Fire Industry Association Guide to the UK Fire Safety Industry 2022-2023: Commercial Partnership of the Year
*Health and Safety Matters: Media Brand of the Year
*Health and Safety Matters/British Safety Industry Federation Guide to the UK Safety & Health Industry: Commercial Partnership of the Year
*The Safety & Health Excellence Awards: Event of the Year
*Logistics Matters: Relaunch of the Year
Western Business Media publishes seven B2B titles, holds nine live events per annum, runs multiple webinars and podcasts as well as multiple awards ceremonies and also provides dedicated contract publishing services.
In addition to Security Matters, Fire Safety Matters, Health and Safety Matters and Logistics Matters, Western Business Media also publishes Controls, Drives and Automation, Industrial Plant and Equipment and Cleaning Matters.
Prestigious awards
Western Business Media, in fact, has now been shortlisted for 36 industry awards in the past four years and has won three during this period.
CEO Mark Sennett (who founded Fire Safety Matters magazine) commented: “We are absolutely thrilled to have all ten of our entries shortlisted for these prestigious industry awards. We have been fortunate enough to win categories at the PPA’s Independent Publisher Awards for the last two years in a row.”
Sennett continued: “It’s a real honour to be recognised by our peers. Thank You so much to the PPA and the Judges. This outcome is testament to our staff who work so hard to create the highest quality content and events. I would also like to thank our partners, clients and also our collective audience as we couldn’t do what we do without you.”
*The winners of the PPA Independent Publisher Awards 2023 will be revealed at a ceremony to be held in central London on 24 November. View the full shortlist online at https://ppaindpub.co.uk/2023/en/page/shortlist
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