Nathusius Investments
| Company type | Publishing House |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Krystyna von Nathusius, Nikolaus von Nathusius |
| Headquarters | Warsaw , Poland |
Key people | Dariusz Jaroszek (COO), Urszula Jankowska (CFO) |
| Products | Magazines, events |
| Services | Publishing |
| Website | www.nathusius.pl |
Nathusius Investments Sp.z o.o. is a media investment company with a focus on diversified business-to-business (B2B) publishing and event activities based in Warsaw, Poland.
History
The company was founded in 1994 (then called Tęcza Dom Wydawniczy i Handlowy) and originally focused on publishing licensed special interest magazines. Its titles included Moje Mieszkanie[Note 1] (an interior magazine based on a license by German publisher Gruner + Jahr) and Majster (a do it yourself-title licensed from German Jahreszeiten Verlag).[1][2]
In 1996 Nathusius Investments started business-to-business publishing with the foundation of the subsidiary Unit Wydawnictwo Informacje Branżowe.[3] This entity published 15 magazines, mainly directed to trade managers in the non-fast-moving consumer goods-sector.[4] The company was sold in 2000 to Verlagsgruppe Ebner Ulm (publisher of WatchTime Magazine).[5]
Beside publishing business magazines Nathusius Investments in 1998 involved in several internet-only businesses through its subsidiary WebMastersHome Sp. z o.o..[6] Public attention has been raised by the project “Salon.pl” (run by Shop Online Sp.z o.o., a company owned by WebMastersHome).[7][8][9]
Activities
Nathusius Investments established several awards, for example the Polish dairy industry award “Lider Forum”.[10] Others are "Top Kupiec" and "Top Sprzedawca". The company is a member in the Polish Press Publishers Association (Izba Wydawców Prasy - IWP),[11] the International Advertising Association, Polish chapter[12] and at the Polish press auditing association ZKDP (Związek Kontroli Dystrybucji Prasy).[13]
Major brands
- Disco Magic Publishing
- Forum Mleczarskie - Media Branży Nabiałowej[14]
- Strategie - Świat Dyrektorów Finansowych[15]
Notes
- ^ Today published by Murator SA
References
- ^ Info at Mediainfo.pl (in Polish)
- ^ Article Prószyński Media przejmie wydawanie "Majstra" po Motor-Presse about the purchase of Majster by Prószyński Media in 2006 (in Polish)
- ^ Article Teraz snobizm about ownership of Unit Wydawnictwo Informacje Branżowe at the launch of special interest magazine “Top Class” in the year 1997 in Gazeta Wyborcza (nr 279, page 34, in Polish)
- ^ Website of Unit Wydawnictwo Informacje Branżowe (in English)
- ^ Information at the publishers website
- ^ "Cygaro.pl dla koneserów". Wprost (in Polish). 19 December 2000. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ Paweł Piasecki, Odrobina luksusu, in: “Dot.com”, 9/2001, Parkiet Media SA, Warszawa, p 30-31 (in Polish)
- ^ Roseanne Gerin, Acquired tastes, in: “Warsaw Business Journal”, 11/2001, NWP New World Publishing, Warsaw, p. 22 (in English)
- ^ Marcin Grządka, Z magazynu na salony, in: “i-biz”, 6/2000, VFP Communications Sp.z o.o., Warszawa, p. 32-33 (in Polish)
- ^ "Bakoma". Bakoma (in Polish). Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ Info at IWP's website
- ^ Info at IAA website (in Polish)
- ^ Website ZKDP
- ^ Website of the network
- ^ Website of the network