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BUSINESS REPORT
PUBLISHERS IN MERGER CREATE ‘POWERHOUSE’ Two of the leading publishing businesses in Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire have joined forces to create a new ‘print powerhouse’. Lunar Publishing Ltd, which produces the monthly MK Pulse and NN Pulse lifestyle magazines, relaunched the well-respected Business Times in Northamptonshire earlier this year. Now it has ‘THE amalgamated Woburn PUBLICATIONS Media Ltd, publisher of ARE COMMITTED the leading business TO HIGH-QUALITY publications Business MK and NEWS’ Business2Business, to create an unrivalled have been at the portfolio of titles. heart of the business The publications are community for more than 20 committed to high-quality news, years. picture and feature coverage. “To amalgamate them into our “When the opportunity arose to publishing portfolio will be to the partner with Business MK and benefit of all five titles, as well as Business2Business, it was one too the business and wider good to miss,” said Lunar communities they serve.” Publishing director Kerry LewisBoth titles are set to return to Stevenson. “They are both titles print in May, having been published that are well respected, trusted and
in digital form only since the first lockdown last year. The move has been greeted with a surge in subscription requests. To find out more contact Martin Lewis-Stevenson – sales director martin@pulsemagazine.co.uk Send your Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire business news to news@businessmk.co.uk
HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE Milton Keynes Council’s Workplace Health Team has been busier than ever over the past 12 months - giving advice to hundreds of local businesses about improving health and wellbeing. Their focus in the last year has been on managing and preventing workplace-based Covid-19 outbreaks, as well as wellbeing advice from mental health support to helping staff give up smoking. Setting up supportive health and wellbeing practices can bring big benefits such as reduced absence and turnover, improved morale and productivity, greater job satisfaction and better work/life balance. The Workplace Health Team can give advice on healthy eating in the workplace, exercise, and alcohol and substance abuse. They also continue to support businesses with practical advice on Covid19 precautions. Email: public.health@miltonkeynes.gov.uk
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