Driving Industries for Nearly a Century
For almost 100 years, BNP Media has charted a course of growth, adaptation, and impact in the B2B media landscape.
BNP Media’s journey began in 1926 with Electric Refrigeration News, a pioneering publication dedicated to the emerging refrigeration market. Founded by F.M. Cockrell in Detroit, BNP Media quickly became a trusted source of technical information, supporting industries at pivotal moments of growth.
Over the years, as technology advanced and industries evolved, BNP Media expanded its reach, growing from a single publication into a multi-faceted marketing company serving numerous sectors. As a family-owned company, our commitment to providing industry-leading content and fostering community has guided us through decades of change, empowering professionals, and helping industries thrive.
Our history is more than milestones; it’s a story of commitment to quality and connection bringing new ways to inform and inspire. BNP Media continues to lead, adapting our services and expanding our reach while remaining rooted in the family values that set us apart.
- Acquired Refrigeration Service & Contracting
- Started Engineered Systems
- First purchase of personal computers for editors
- Acquired Plumbing & Mechanical
- Acquired Appliance Manufacturing
- Started Seminar Division
- Started Adhesives & Sealants Industry and Process Heating
- Acquired Stone World and Tile World (renamed to Tile Design & Installation)
- Acquired Point of Beginning
- First conference held - Appliance Manufacturing Conference & Expo
- Started Plumbing & Mechanical Engineer
- Registered URLs for all of our print titles
- Acquired Walls & Ceilings
- Started Environmental Design & Construction
- Acquired Modern Woodworking
- Acquired Roofer (renamed to Roofing Contractor)
- Acquired Eastern Floors and Western Floors (combined and renamed National Floor Trends), Floor Covering Installer and Installation & Cleaning Specialist
- Acquired Snips
- Acquired Industrial Safety & Hygiene News
- Refrigeration Service & Contracting renamed Service & Contracting
- Acquired World Trade
- Folded Tile Design & Installation into National Floor Trends
- Acquired National Driller
- Acquired Energy User News
- Acquired Circuitree
- Acquired Packaging Strategies
- Started Process Cooling
- Acquired Contractor’s Guide (folded into Walls & Ceilings and Roofing Contractor)
- Acquired Architectural Specifier (folded into Walls & Ceilings and Roofing Contractor)
- Folded Service & Contracting into ACHR News
- Acquired Industrial Paint & Powder, Security, Security Distributing & Marketing, Quality, Assembly, Supply House Times, Food Engineering, Prepared Foods, Food Master, Dairy Foods, Pollution Engineering
- Tagg, Harper and Mitch Henderson moved into their positions as Co-CEOs
- Started Events division
- Company name changed from Business News Publishing to BNP Media
- Started Internet division to focus on digital distribution of content and creation of digital products
- Started Tile magazine
- Appliance Manufacturing renamed Appliance Design
- Started Restoration & Remediation
- Started Site Prep
- Started Clear Seas research
- Started OrangeTap custom media group
- Acquired Casino Journal, Beverage Industry, Candy Industry, Brand Packaging, Food & Beverage Packaging, Flexible Packaging, Industria Alimenticia, Independent Processor, National Provisioner, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, Private Label Buyer
- Started Sustainable Facility
- Discontinued Energy User News
- Internet division discontinued in favor of a more concerted focus on digital from ALL groups in the company. Started significant investments in digital processes, content management and marketing products.
- Discontinued Circuitree
- Started Video group
- Started myCLEARopinion
- Started Continuing Education group
- Launched the Assembly Show
- Discontinued Environmental Design & Production, Pollution Engineering, Private Label Buyer, Site Prep and World Trade
- Acquired Engineering News Record, Architectural Record and SNAP
- Merged Food & Beverage Packaging into Packaging Strategies
- Launched the Quality Show
- Acquired Hotel F&B
- Started Autonomous Vehicle Technology
- Merged Brand Packaging into Packaging Strategies, SNAP into Architectural Record and Distribution Trends into ACHR News
- Discontinued Appliance Design, Ceramic Industry, Hotel F&B, Industria Alimenticia and Reeves Journal
- Transitioned Candy Industry to digital-only
- Launched the AEC BuildTech Show
- Transitioned Point of Beginning and Casino Journal from controlled to paid publications
- Acquired The Experience Convention & Tradeshow and The Experience Conference & Exhibition
- SNIPS merged to become part of ACHR News
- Flexible Packaging merged with Packaging Strategies
- Launched Cannabis Products
- Launched The ASSEMBLY Show South
- Acquired Creative MMS and rebranded it into BNP Engage offering holistic digital marketing services
- Cannabis Products becomes Cannabis Product Insider as part of Prepared Foods
- Engineered Systems merged to be a part of ACHR News
- Floor Trends and Floor Covering Installer merged to become Floor Trends and Installation
- Plumbing & Mechanical Engineers merges with Plumbing and Mechanical to become Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors & Engineers
- Restructured and rebranded Clear Seas Research into myCLEARopinion
- Launched the Quality Show South
- Launched Adhesives in Action
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