Burlington, MA, August 20, 2007 - Elsevier announced today that it has
signed an exclusive international distribution agreement with William Andrew
for all territories outside of North America. Under the terms of the
agreement, Elsevier will manage the sales, marketing and distribution of
William Andrew handbooks, references, and databases beginning December 1, 2007
for all regions except Japan. Distribution in Japan commences with immediate
effect.
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of high-quality books, journals,
electronic products and publishing services, with a well-established position
in the international engineering community. William Andrew is highly regarded
in the niche disciplines for which they publish, particularly plastics and
rubbers; industrial chemicals; adhesives and sealants; coatings, paintings and
ink; materials engineering; and formulations. The company is undertaking an
aggressive growth strategy by adding to the number of books it is publishing
as well as expanding into new subjects, such as micro and nano technologies,
cosmetics and personal care. It will shortly be publishing the 5th edition of
"Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens" as well
as the 4th edition of the "Chemical Resistance" database.
According to Elsevier Science and Technology Books Vice President of Business
Development, Mark Dalton, the alliance with William Andrew is an important
building block in Elsevier Science & Technology's strategy to bring the
world's leading high-quality content to its customers. This new agreement
marks a significant step toward expanding our customers’ resources in new and
emerging disciplines and extending our core offering to engineering
professionals, academics and students worldwide.
Commenting on the agreement, the publisher of William Andrew, Martin
Scrivener, said "This is a significant development for William Andrew. We are
delighted to be associated with Elsevier and we look forward to putting down
roots. Elsevier's worldwide sales reach will give WA and its authors a deeper
penetration in current markets and expansion in adjacent and emergent markets.
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About Elsevier
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scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working
in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier’s
7,000 employees in over 70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals
and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative
electronic products, such as
ScienceDirect, MD Consult,
Scopus, bibliographic databases, and online reference works.
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headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide.
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with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed
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About William Andrew
Based in Norwich, NY,
William Andrew is a leading independent applied science publisher of
handbooks, references, and databases. Started in 1989 with the launch of
Plastics Design Library, William Andrew acquired Noyes Publications in 1999
which added a significant backlist and subject areas such as coatings, health
and safety, industrial engineering, materials science, and semiconductors.
Media Contact:
Sheri Dean Allen
+1 919 471-5628
sheri.deanallen@elsevier.com
