EMAP Creates The Espirit Network

EMAP has united all media serving health issues and professions. EMAP Espirit Network will incorporate eight consumer titles including Slimming, Here’s Health, Mother & Baby, Pregnancy & Birth, Yours, and the Nursing Times.

The network publishes more than a million copies of its magazines each month and also operates exhibition, conference and digital media businesses. The division is planning a number of internet businesses, beginning this week with the launch of nursingtimes.net, which claims to be the biggest health recruitment site in Europe.

Carrie Barker, formerly publishing director at Emap Elan, will become executive publishing director of all the consumer titles in the network and Nicki Brown will be publishing director of Mother & Baby and Pregnancy & Birth.

Managing director of the network, Tim Brooks said: “I am delighted that we have been able to assemble such a talented team to lead our titles. They will nurture the best from our people and inspire success throughout out new company.”

EMAP also announced this week the launch of its new digital media initiative for the construction market. Constructionplus is a series of community-based web portals initially targeting architects, civil engineers and construction contractors and will complement the group’s existing construction titles and events.

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