Businessweek

Ergo Science Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Nexus Media Communications, operates as a business information provider. The company operates primarily in the United Kingdom, Western Europe and the United States. Products and Services Nexus Media comprises of eight wholly-owned subsidiaries which provide information across a range of markets, including printed magazines, Web sites, data services and directories, staged exhibitions, conferences and award ceremony events. The company’s business includes 13 trade names, including Checkout, Electrical Times; Independent Grocer; The Motor Ship; World Travel Guide and Motor Trader; 150 domain names (including columbusguides.com; groweroftheyear.com; harpers-wine.com; motorship.com; motortrader.com; travel-guide.com; and worldfish.com); approximately 50 printed magazines and directories (including: Motor Trader; Harpers Wines & Spirits, The Grower, Independent Retail News, World Fishing; The World Travel Guide and Electrical Review) and approximately 30 Events including exhibitions, awards evenings and conferences such as the International Wine & Spirit Competition; the Undersea Defence Technology Conference & Exhibition; the Motor Trader Awards and the Grower of the Year Awards. Significant Events In April, 2005, the company acquired the business to business publishing division of Highbury House Communications plc. Markets The company serves various markets, including defense, communications, travel and horticulture. Customers The company’s customers consist primarily of corporations, government, academic and non-profit organizations as well as subscribers to its magazines who are individuals. Competition The company competes with media public companies, such as EMAP, Reed Elsevier and United Business Media. It also has competitors who are business to business media companies, such as Incisive, Centaur, William Reed, Informa, Datateam Publishing Ltd and Metropolis International (UK) Ltd. It also competes with Pro-Talk Ltd, a company that is a provider of on-line information which includes email newsletters in addition to publishing. History Ergo Science Corporation was incorporated in 1990.