Grand View Media Acquires NTP Media, Inc.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA., June 30, 2006 -- Grand View Media Group (www.gvmg.com), a Birmingham, Ala.-based publishing company, has expanded its business-to-business title offering with the acquisition of NTP Media, Inc, of Latham, N.Y.

The acquisition of NTP’s four monthly magazines will bring Grand View’s business-to-business publishing platform to seven titles, which currently includes Processing and Flow Control. Grand View also publishes six consumer magazines in the outdoor enthusiast market and seven custom publications.

NTP has been one of the early leaders among business publishers to create successful  Internet-based information products targeting its traditional print audiences. It launched its first Web sites in 1995 and its first daily e-newsletters in 1998. Its Internet products and Web sites now dominate their industry niches.

NTP was founded 25 years ago by Susan and Humphrey Tyler, who served as the company’s officers and principal stockholders. The Tylers said their decision to sell was based on their plans to retire. “We knew this day would eventually come, but we wanted to be very choosy about the company that acquired NTP,” said the Tylers. “Our key criteria were that the buyer have the resources and publishing experience to take our three publishing platforms to the next level and that our current operations and staff be able to remain in our Latham offices. Grand View is an accomplished publisher in both the business and consumer magazine sector with a highly professional staff, and EBSCO has an excellent reputation for building successful and profitable companies that operate on customer-driven philosophies.”

Grand View Media General Manager Barry Lovette said NTP’s trade publications are a perfect fit for Grand View’s growing business-to-business offering. “NTP Media is a very successful company with industry-leading magazines and a strong Internet focus, said Lovette. “NTP has been on the leading edge of electronic publishing for years and this is one of the key reasons that Grand View Media Group approached the Tylers. NTP’s Internet knowledge base will serve to enhance Grand View Media electronic efforts.”

Lovette said that Grand View plans to leave all NTP operations and staff in its current offices in upstate New York.

NTP has three publishing groups, all of which were acquired by Grand View. They are:

The CM B2B Trade Group, which serves audiences in the building and facility maintenance and management markets. Its information products include:

• CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management, which was founded in 1963 and is the oldest title serving the custodial services and building maintenance industry. It is ranked No. 1 in its field in ad pages. Circulation levels have exceeded 40,000, a third more than any other audited publication targeting this readership.
• Its sister publication, CM/Cleanfax, was launched in 1986 by one of the long-time leaders and innovators in the carpet cleaning industry. Circulation levels have exceeded 23,000 since 1997. This was the first magazine in the carpet cleaning and disaster restoration industry to submit its circulation records to BPA for auditing.
• CM e-News Daily, an e-newsletter serving the building services industry with more than 20,000 opt-in subscribers.
• Three Web sites serving the building maintenance market with more than 3 million user visits in 2005.
• Cleaning Management Institute, a membership society for training and professional education in the building maintenance industry.

The Professional Car Care B2B Trade Group consisting of:

• Professional Carwashing & Detailing magazine, which serves the car care industry and is also the No. 1 magazine in its field. First published in 1976, this monthly has a circulation of 15 percent more than its audited competitor.
• Professional Car Care e-News, published twice weekly and sent to 10,000 opt-in subscribers in the commercial car cleaning and quick lube industries.
• Professional Car Care Online, the leading Web site for the carwash industry with more than 1.4 million user visits in 2005.

The WaterTech B2b Trade Group consisting of:

• Water Technology magazine, one of the leading monthly publications serving its point-of-use, point-of-entry water treatment market niche. Now 26 years old, Water Technology is known for its strong “how to” and technical editorial content aimed at community water treatment dealers.
• WaterTech e-News Daily, the world’s only daily e-newsletter covering the water and wastewater treatment industries. Now with 17,000 opt-in subscribers, this e-newsletter has become the electronic daily newspaper for the water and wastewater industries.
• WaterTechOnline, one of the highest traffic Web sites in the world catering to the information needs of the water and wastewater industries. With 2.4 million user visits in 2005, it had the highest reported visitor traffic among all known competitors.