Background

Wolseley Media Pty Limited was established in Sydney in December 2007 to acquire popular and special interest titles owned by Horwitz Publications Pty Ltd, including:

The Horwitz family owned and operated Horwitz Publications Pty Ltd out of Sydney for more than 88 years: please refer to Horwitz History for more detail.

Wolseley Media Pty Ltd is owned by Wolseley Partners, an Australian-owned fund manager with well-recognised institutional investors including: Industry Funds Management, ING, Reserve Bank of Australia Officers’ Superannuation Fund, and the Superannuation Trust of Australia.

Wolseley Media Pty Ltd currently has 42 full time employees, plus a wide network of contributors and contractors providing freelance services to the company.

Chevron Publishing Group Pty Limited and Bluewater Publishing Pty Ltd are also part of Wolseley Media.

Chevron Publishing Group Pty Limited publishes Australian Muscle Car, Motor Racing Australia, Aero Australia and Old Bike Australasia as well as numerous special edition DVD titles, such as the V8 Supercar series. More information on Chevron products may be found at www.chevron.com.au.

Bluewater Publishing specialises in publications on game fishing in Australia and produces the Bluewater Boats and Sports Fishing magazines. More information on Bluewater Publishing may be found at www.bluewatermag.com.au.