1957
Cornmarket Press (Clive Labovitch & Michael Heseltine) publishes first hardback of the Directory of Opportunities for Graduates
1959
Acquires the quarterly magazine Man About Town; the first Cornmarket controlled issue
1964
The formation of Haymarket; Man About Town’s printer, Hazell Watson & Viney, invests in the publisher
Hazell + Cornmarket = Haymarket, followed by the acquisition of MIMS and GP
1966
Labovitch leaves, with Cornmarket Press; Management Today launches.
Michael Heseltine becomes MP
1967
BPC merges its own magazines into Haymarket. Newcomers include weekly Autosport, monthly Lithoprinter (later known as PrintWeek) and Gardener’s Chronicle (GC)
1968
Campaign launches
1969
Haymarket acquires Horticultural Trades Journal, which merges with GC to form what later became Horticulture Week
Michael Heseltine becomes a minister; Lindsay Masters becomes chairman and Simon Tindall becomes Managing Director
1973
The launch of What Car?
1976
The business enters the medical domain and becomes highly profitable
1977
Popular Hi-Fire re-launched as What Hi-Fi?
1981
First continental joint venture with Spanish publisher Doyma
1979
CAT Launches
1982
Haymarket acquires Old Motor, Eric Verdon-Roe works on its transformation into Classic & Sports Car
1984
Acquires weekly magazine Autocar from Reed, and Haymarket hosts the first awards ceremony, signifying the first venture into brand extensions
1985
New York launch of MPR (US MIMS), initially as a joint venture
1987
Marketing grows from A4 to A3 paper size
1988
Acquires PR Week in a poor state of repair and in need of attention
1989
First French joint venture; first Italian joint venture
1990
The launch of Haymarket Exhibitions division
1991
MPR edition launched (gynaecologists)
1993
Planning Week launches
1994
FourFourTwo launched
1996
F1 Racing launched and Motoring News (later relaunched as Motorsport News) acquired with LAT photographic agency
1997
Planning acquired, merged with Planning Week
Revolution launched as monthly; Internet usage begins to pick up the pace
Michael Heseltine returns to Haymarket after election defeat
1998
Racing Line launched for McLaren, essentially the start of customer publishing activities
Websites: Campaign Live, What Car? and Autosport all launch
Overseas push begins; PR Week US launched
1999
Lindsay Masters retires. Michael Heseltine becomes chairman
World’s best-known classical music magazine Gramophone acquired
Acquisition of UK edition of Stuff
PR Report joint venture in Germany
2000
US Revolution launches; acquisition of Racer in California
Dotcom bubble bursts
First Stuff licenses abroad (France); Regeneration & Renewal launched
Growth of customer publishing
2001
Brand Republic launched
Michael Heseltine becomes peer
Army magazine launches
Eric Verdon-Roe becomes Group Managing Director
US acquisitions of CPS Communications (Medical Marketing & Media and Pharmaceutical Marketers Directory), the Cortland Group (Cortland Forum, Clinical Advisor, and Medical Projects) and McNight’s Long Term Care News.
2002
Stuff and Autocar debut in China
Third Sector launches
Forums launched, new brand extension
Acquisition of Renal & Urology News in the US.
2003
Finance Asia acquired
2004
Children&Young People Now launched
Acquisition of Thalaker Medien in Germany expands Haymarket’s portfolio of market-leading Gardening and Horticulture titles
Australian magazines purchased
ENDS Report acquired
US acquisition of JAAPA
2005
Haymarket’s HQ moves to Teddington Studios
Rupert Heseltine appointed Deputy Chairman
2006
blueboomerang.com, Stuff.tv and ThirdSectorJobs.co.uk launched
Acquisition of Printing World and Packaging magazine later integrated to Packaging News
Haymarket Network wins contract with Sky Sports
2007
Acquisition of Caravan-Sitefinder.co.uk, pressXchange.com and Pistonheads.co.uk
Relaunch of PrintWeek.com, ThirdSector.co.uk and BrandRepublic.com
£1.3million additional investment goes into digital media teams
Campaign India launched
2008
Stuff India launches
Campaign India’s website www.campaignindia.in launches
Haymarket acquires German media journal Kress
Print Week India launches
Haymarket acquires Windpower and Compliance Week
Mediaweek.co.uk standalone website launches
Relaunch of Brand Republic Jobs site
2009
Brand Media restructure: Media Week goes online only
Haymarket launches ProPrint Australia
Haymarket prescribing reference MIMS’ 50th anniversary limited edition
Michael Heseltine opens first Carbon show
2010
Kevin Costello becomes CEO
Rupert Heseltine becomes Chairman
Autosport 60th anniversary issue.
Autosport launch iPhone and Android Apps
Campaign Asia-Pacific launches
ENDS Report website relaunch
MPR 25th anniversary
Launch of FourFourTwo Performance
Re-launch of Practical Caravan and Practical Motorhome websites
2011
Jane Macken appointed as managing director of Haymarket Business Media
Lee Maniscalco appointed as CEO of Haymarket Inc.
Classicandsportscar.com launched
Haymarket produces the official Royal Wedding programme
Record-breaking Autocar 5000th Road Test commemorative edition
Haymarket Business Media (HBM) wins AOP award for Digital Publisher of the year
MIMS launches iPhone and Android apps
2012
Classic & Sports Car 30th Anniversary issue.
Biggest Haymarket digital investment ever – the redevelopment of Pistonheads Classifieds
Haymarket Network makes history with official Olympics content
Autosport unveils new iPad app
What Car? launches True MPG
People Management magazine and website moves to Haymarket
Haymarket Business Media launches first responsive websites
Stuff releases iPad edition apps
2013
Haymarket Media Group ‘Goes Google’
Marketing and insight service What Car? Connect goes live
Relocation of Hammersmith-based colleagues to Teddington
2015
Sale of Teddington Studios
Haymarket HQ relocation to Twickenham
Sale of motorsport brands to Motorsports Network
2017
The announcement of the biggest investment in Haymarket’s history: What Car? New car buying platform
Creation of Haymarket Automotive and appointment of Rachael Prasher as MD
2018
The launch of What Car? New car
HMG is debt-free for the first time in nearly 30 years
Sale of non-auto brands to Future (FourFourTwo, WhatHi-Fi, Practical Motorhome, Practical Caravan) and Kelsey Media (Stuff)
2019
Network relaunches to Wonderly
Haymarket acquires NACE