Rheintaler Druckerei und Verlag swallows MediaSec
Rheintaler Druckerei und Verlag AG (RDV), headquartered in Berneck, will acquire the trade journal publisher MediaSec effective January 1, 2008. MediaSec specializes in technical information in the field of security.
Rheintaler Druckerei und Verlag AG (RDV), based in Berneck, is taking over MediaSec, a publisher of trade journals specializing in specialist information in the field of security, with effect from 1 January 2008. The jobs of MediaSec's eight employees and two trainees will be retained, according to the press release. The company will continue to be based in Forch, Zurich. With the sale, the founder and owner of the publishing house, Daniel Beer, is arranging his succession, but will remain operationally active in the company. MediaSec publishes the three trade journals Sicherheitsforum, Safety-Plus and IT-Security.
With this takeover, RDV is continuing its expansion in the specialist magazine sector. According to CEO René Wuffli, the company's now seven trade journals will generate sales of almost eight million Swiss francs in future. This will make them the company's second-strongest sales contributor after the printing division. In 2006, RDV achieved a total turnover of around 25 million Swiss francs. The company employs around 135 people.
With this takeover, RDV is continuing its expansion in the specialist magazine sector. According to CEO René Wuffli, the company's now seven trade journals will generate sales of almost eight million Swiss francs in future. This will make them the company's second-strongest sales contributor after the printing division. In 2006, RDV achieved a total turnover of around 25 million Swiss francs. The company employs around 135 people.
