Information • Education • Communication
WEKA is your partner for unparalleled technical information and training and development programmes for B2B and B2C.
Founded in 1973, its portfolio today reaches niche markets in all industries with numerous established digital, print and face-to-face formats. Be it occupational health and safety, hazardous goods, taxes and law or dentistry, WEKA is a leading omnichannel company providing content and products that are always aligned with the individual needs of its audience.
WEKA Group operates 19 companies with 1.204 employees in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France.
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Business Solutions
WEKA Business Solutions supports companies in a diverse range of industries with sound expert knowledge and tailor-made solutions. It cuts a clear path through the growing forest of regulatory requirements.
Business Education
Whether seminars, training by video, interactive online formats or blended learning, WEKA Business Education consistently communicates knowledge using methods with an intense goal focus, with appealing training and professional-development options for individual requirements and objectives.
Business Communication
WEKA Business Communication is characterised by a unique range of services relating to technical information and communication in ultra-dynamic markets, from digital platforms, print publications and face to face at numerous dynamic events.
Consumer Communication
WEKA Consumer Communication brings together inspiring, innovative products for private consumers. It has an incomparable portfolio that makes it the market leader in each segment.
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WEKA Akademie
CountryGermany
IndustryEducational offer
MediaEvents
DivisionEducation
WEKA Akademie GmbH is one of Germany’s leading providers of further education for specialists and executives. With its seminars, workshops, courses, conferences and congresses, the organizers cover a wide range of topics relevant to the company across all hierarchical levels.
IndustryEducational offer, Human Resources, Law & Taxes, Occupational safety, Public administration
MediaDigital, Events
DivisionEducation
COMUNDI S.A.S. is a major player for congresses and training programmes on the French market, esp. in the segments of management and coaching, HR and social issues, public market, health and security.
Entrepreneurs, board members, CEOs, managers and specialists find in the ZfU seminars sparring partners for further development in order to master the challenges in corporate management, strategy, leadership and on a personal level. For companies, we create customized programs with lasting value.
IndustryHuman Resources, Law & Taxes, Management & Leadership
MediaDigital, Events, Print, Services
DivisionBusiness Solutions, Education
Entrepreneurs, board members, CEOs, managers and specialists find in the ZfU seminars sparring partners for further development in order to master the challenges in corporate management, strategy, leadership and on a personal level. For companies, we create customized programs with lasting value.
Lernwerkstatt Olten GmbH exclusively provides training courses for education experts throughout German-speaking Switzerland. The courses offer qualifications such as the “SVEB-Zertifikat” (SVEB = Swiss Continuing Education Association), “Ausbilder/in mit eidg. Fachausweis” (“State-Certified Educator”) and “Ausbildungsleiter/in mit eidg. Diplom” (“Education Leader with a State-Accredited Diploma”).
IndustryAutomotive, Chemicals & Agriculture, Construction, Educational offer, Electronic, Engineering & Science, Health care, ICT, Industry & Logistics, Occupational safety, Plastic & Life Science, Public administration
Editions Techniques de l’Ingenieur S.A.S. has developed a unique database in French which compiles state-of-the-art technical sciences and which is sold all over the world in French-speaking countries.
The CoachTrainerAkademieSchweiz GmbH (abbreviated “CTAS”) based in St.Gallen / Rebstein has been running systemic and value-oriented coaching and coaching courses, seminars, trainings and project support in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Italy at 24 locations since 1997. The methodological basis is the “St.Gallen Coaching Model (SCM) ®” a systemic, solution and value oriented coaching procedure.
IndustryChemicals & Agriculture, Construction, Educational offer, Electronic, Health care, Human Resources, Law & Taxes, Occupational safety, Public administration
MediaDigital, Events, Print, Services
DivisionBusiness Solutions, Education
WEKA Business Solutions GmbH is a leading provider of specialist information and seminars in the fields of law, taxation, technology, management and construction.
IndustryChemicals & Agriculture, Construction, Educational offer, Electronic, Engineering & Science, Health care, Human Resources, Industry & Logistics, Occupational safety, Plastic & Life Science, Public administration
MediaDigital, Events, Print, Services
DivisionBusiness Solutions, Education
WEKA Media GmbH & Co. KG. is one of the leading providers of multimedia-based specialist information solutions for the fields of production and construction, work safety and fire protection, environment and energy, management and finance, quality management, public authorities, the building trade, architecture, corporate codetermination and data protection.
Deubner Recht & Steuern GmbH & Co. KG is in the market as a specialist information provider firmly established for the legal and tax consulting professions and specializes in practical, innovative information solutions, which really make everyday life easier. Whether journal, textbook, CD-ROM, online solution or Client Information – With the information offered by the Deubner Recht & Steuern are tax consultants and lawyers in the Consulting practice well prepared.
IndustryAutomotive, Construction, Electronic, Industry & Logistics
MediaDigital, Events, Print, Services
DivisionCommunication
As the result of the merger of the Industriemagazin Verlag publishing company and the specialist magazines published by WEKA Austria, WEKA Industrie Medien GmbH now has a portfolio encompassing four areas: magazines, online platforms, events and content marketing, covering the Automotive, Construction & Building Technology, and Industry & Production segments.
WEKA Media Publishing GmbH publishes special interest B2C magazines in the fields of telecommunications, information technology, consumer electronics and photography, as well as corresponding online offerings.
IndustryChemicals & Agriculture, Construction, Educational offer, Engineering & Science, Health care, Industry & Logistics, Plastic & Life Science
MediaDigital, Events, Print, Services
DivisionCommunication
WEKA Business Medien GmbH, with its renowned specialist B2B magazines and online portals for the machinery, logistics, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, is one of Germany’s leading specialist publishing companies.
IndustryAutomotive, Electronic, Human Resources, ICT, Industry & Logistics, Plastic & Life Science
MediaDigital, Events, Print, Services
DivisionCommunication
WEKA Fachmedien GmbH is a leading provider of cross-media brands for the target markets of professional electronics, automation, energy technology, electronics retail/electricians and ICT.
Franzis GmbH is a provider of special interest information for the fields of electronics, model-building, computer and web programming, and digital photography. The company publishes books, software, learning packages, e-books and apps on these topics for consumers.
Spitta GmbH is one of the largest providers of specialist dental medicine and dental technology information, organisational aids, magazines and new media, as well as measures for further and continuing education.
‘We provide information that offers entrepreneurs genuine help every day when making important decisions.’
Jochen Hortschansky
Managing Director, WEKA Business Solutions
‘We put a heavy focus on delivering high-quality, reliable and up-to-date information to our clients in a precisely targeted manner.’
Beatrice Schmidt
Managing Director WEKA Industrie Medien, Austria
“WEKA Business Media is the partner for practical knowledge and focused further education for specialists and executives in Switzerland.”
Stephan Bernhard
Managing Director WEKA Business Media, Switzerland
‘We are the leading education provider for active adult education, effective coaching and productive mentoring. We help you achieve your professional and personal goals.’
Daniel Herzog
Manging Director Lernwerkstatt, Switzerland
‘At Spitta, we use media, training, software and online solutions to ensure that dental clinics and laboratories can devote themselves competently and successfully to their core tasks: treating and caring for patients.’
Halil Recber
Managing Director Spitta, Germany
“WEKA MEDIA supports companies in their daily work with practice-oriented multimedia solutions for specialized information.”
Jochen Hortschansky
Managing Director WEKA MEDIA, Germany
‘FRANZIS and its unique products make automotive fans and those thirsty for knowledge tingle with excitement. The quintessential FRANZIS products are characterised by a combination of innovation, customer experience and strong branding.’
Jörg Warnken
Managing Director FRANZIS, Germany
“WEKA FACHMEDIEN is a leading provider of cross-media brands for the target markets of professional electronics, automation, power engineering, electrical trade/craft, wood/roof construction and ITC.”
Matthäus Hose
Managing Director WEKA FACHMEDIEN, Germany
‘Techniques de l’Ingénieur is the largest resource for scientific and technical documentation, contributing to innovation in industrial and engineering training. Quick-SDS helps companies with day-to-day management of safety data sheets.’
Robin Dualé
Managing Director Edition TI, France
‘Industry news, legal remedies, legal assistance: we provide support every day to all stakeholders in public administration. We are as close as possible to all officials and our experts come from the public sector –like I have a background in public administration.’
Nathalie Marthe-Bismuth
Managing Director Éditions WEKA, France
‘Weka Media Publishing is a highly credible print and online partner. The company’s own test laboratory and FifT market research ensure effective consulting, while some of the highest affiliate conversion rates in the industry are evidence of the trust in our brands.’
Dirk Waasen
Publishing Director WEKA MEDIA PUBLISHING, Germany
‘With our technical and technological expertise, we create premium editorial content for our clients to help decision makers when they decide on investments.’
Peter Eberhard
Publishing Director WEKA BUSINESS MEDIEN, Germany
“WEKA Akademie is one of Germany’s leading providers of continuing education for specialists and managers. Our program is geared to the daily professional challenges of our customers and designed in such a way that the knowledge acquired can be implemented directly and sustainably.”
Stephan Bernhard
Managing Director WEKA Akademie, Germany
‘Editions Tissot solutions make legal processes simple and secure. Our clients save time so they can concentrate on tasks that add value.’
Caroline Acs
Managing Director Edition Tissot, France
‘Comundi is a leading professional training organisation in France and an expert in business and soft skill development, including for the public sector.’
Claire Pascal
Managing Director Comundi, France
‘Customised services, practical solutions and the latest information – these are all reasons legal and tax professionals and their clients appreciate us.’
Ralf Wagner
Managing Director Deubner Recht & Steuern, Germany
“Entrepreneurs, board members, CEOs, managers and specialists find in the ZfU seminars sparring partners for further development in order to master the challenges in corporate management, strategy, leadership and on a personal level. For companies, we create customized programs with lasting value.”
Judith von Rotz
Managing Director ZfU, Switzerland
“We train value-oriented systemic coaches, who accompany people in change processes sustainably and effectively – both personally and digitally.”
Sabine Zumach
Managing Director Coach Akademie, Schweiz
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Also in 2023 TOP distance learning school: WEKA Media’s Social Media Academy
For the sixth time in a row, the Social Media Academy (SMA) from WEKA Media was awarded the “Top Distance Learning School 2023” award by the rating portal FernstudiumCheck. This means that SMA continues to be one of Germany’s most […]
FOCUS Business has named WEKA Akademie TOP provider of continuing education again for 2022
“The business magazine FOCUS has named us – WEKA Akademie GmbH – “TOP Provider for Continuing Education 2022” for the second time in a row!Day in, day out, we put a lot of passion and heart and soul into our […]
The reach, credibility and market penetration of the media brands of WEKA FACHMEDIEN, WEKA MEDIA PUBLISHING, WEKA BUSINESS MEDIEN and WEKA INDUSTRIE MEDIEN are second to none. But these media are much more than highly effective platforms for digital and […]
Gold standard achieved Spitta celebrates 50th anniversary
If the wedding celebration is the 50th anniversary, it is called the golden wedding. Fiftieth anniversaries are also celebrated in other areas of life and society. Coins are minted, balloons are released and champagne corks are popped. In view of […]
SafetyClips by WEKA MEDIA: Up-to-Date Instruction via Stream
The instruction solution “SafetyClips by WEKA” offers mobile video instruction on the topic of “Safety at Work”. With entertaining short clips, employees instruct themselves on topics that are relevant to their industry. The time required is minimal, but the learning […]
Also in 2023 TOP distance learning school: WEKA Media’s Social Media Academy
FOCUS Business has named WEKA Akademie TOP provider of continuing education again for 2022
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Gold standard achieved Spitta celebrates 50th anniversary
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Also in 2023 TOP distance learning school: WEKA Media’s Social Media Academy
For the sixth time in a row, the Social Media Academy (SMA) from WEKA Media was awarded the “Top Distance Learning School 2023” award by the rating portal FernstudiumCheck. This means that SMA continues to be one of Germany’s most popular distance-learning schools.
WEKA Media is delighted: At the beginning of each year, the independent rating portal FernstudiumCheck presents its awards to the most popular distance learning institutes in Germany. This year, the Social Media Akademie (SMA) is once again among them.
FernstudiumCheck reviewed and evaluated 14,976 ratings for the 2023 awards. Of these, only 38 institutes were listed in this year’s distance learning school ranking, and this includes the ZFU-certified SMA from WEKA Media. With a star rating of 4.5/5 and a recommendation rate of 95%, the academy, which was founded in 2010, met the strict criteria and received the grade “very good”.
More than 5,200 participants have already been trained on the purely virtual learning platform as part of the social learning method – i.e. self-determined in terms of time and location, always accompanied by a tutor and in collaborative exchange with other participants – to become social media managers, online marketing managers, e-commerce managers or digital sales managers. And the participants of the SMA are satisfied with their training – this is shown by the customer evaluations based on which the award is presented by FernstudiumCheck. Once again, SMA scored highly in the categories “Flexibility”, “Digital Learning” and “Study Content”. The participants also appreciate the intensive “support” at SMA.
FOCUS Business has named WEKA Akademie TOP provider of continuing education again for 2022
“The business magazine FOCUS has named us – WEKA Akademie GmbH – “TOP Provider for Continuing Education 2022” for the second time in a row! Day in, day out, we put a lot of passion and heart and soul into our approximately 1,000 seminars, workshops, courses or congresses per year. We are delighted that our work is so highly regarded by our customers and would like to express our sincere thanks for this award!”
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The reach, credibility and market penetration of the media brands of WEKA FACHMEDIEN, WEKA MEDIA PUBLISHING, WEKA BUSINESS MEDIEN and WEKA INDUSTRIE MEDIEN are second to none. But these media are much more than highly effective platforms for digital and print communication. They are the 360° media partner that can help your company and your products succeed in the market in a variety of ways.
A selection of innovative formats and offers with which WEKA is at your side:
B2Impact: Content Creation with 360° Communication. Content creation for all channels, customized publishing, full service, social media campaigns, partner for corporate communications and agencies.
WEKA CONSULTING: Studies, surveys, consulting. Individual surveys, market analyses and studies – tailored to your company. Experts analyze customer needs and the strengths of your products. WEKA TESTLAB: Independent test lab. The WEKA test lab offers you the following advantages: Independent laboratory for smarthome, ICT and electronics, Publisher’s own measuring station for high-frequency measurements in the field of mobile telephony, Unique procedure for objective measurement of WLAN connections,elaborate measurement of cameras, lenses and smartphone cameras, Black room for measurements of TV sets, Consulting by recognized experts, decoupled from editorial offices (neutral and objective).
WEKA ONLINE CAMPUS: Web seminars, advanced training. Perfectly suited for customer retention and new customer acquisition, interactive content marketing tool with lead guarantee, increase in company awareness through cross-media advertising, effective knowledge transfer for your customers.
WEKA NOW: Moving image: Benefit from the new WEKA moving image format with its exclusive advertising formats, professional image films, reports and product presentations, own fully equipped TV studio.
WEKA Events: Face-to-face and virtual events: More than 25 years of experience in the event sector enable innovative and target-oriented conceptions with realization of live and virtual events at the highest level, a well-rehearsed team is at your disposal as your all-in-one partner.
WEKA PRODUCTS&CONTENT: Content-enriched product database as a matchmaking platform. Your optimal way to reach the target group without wastage, measurable cockpit to control and track marketing spend, one-touch content platform for industry, electronics, ICT, automation and more.
ICT TENDERING DATABASE: The platform for tenderers and suppliers YOUR BENEFITS: Over 17,000 daily updated ICT tenders Tenders from over 160 trades and product areas, daily mail with tenders based on your search profile.
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Gold standard achieved Spitta celebrates 50th anniversary
If the wedding celebration is the 50th anniversary, it is called the golden wedding. Fiftieth anniversaries are also celebrated in other areas of life and society. Coins are minted, balloons are released and champagne corks are popped. In view of the pronounced joy of celebration, one could conclude that a certain gold standard has indeed been reached with a fiftieth anniversary: Anyone who has been successful for 50 years has shown steadfastness and proven that his venture was based on a good idea. This is now also true for Spitta.
The idea: an index card for every patient At the end of the 1960s, one thing that today’s dental practices take for granted did not yet exist: the patient index card. Albert Spitta, a dentist in private practice, was so troubled by sorting and organizing the most recent patient data at the end of each quarter that he developed a DIN A5 system index card, first for his own use and then for an ever-growing circle of patients. This card later became the standard in numerous dental practices and is still used today.
After 25 years of practical work as a dentist, Albert Spitta decides, together with his wife Ursula, to manufacture and distribute the patented invention himself. He begins printing the index cards in series in the 20 m2 basement of the practice. Some patients are surprised at the loud pounding noises coming from the basement into the practice. Two printing presses are literally working at full speed in the basement of the Balingen dentist’s practice until the statics of the building are at risk and the print shop’s departure is unavoidable. With the proceeds from the sale of the practice, the Spitta couple starts anew. This is the birth of the Spitta publishing house. Albert Spitta later comments, “We started with one printer, and we didn’t know if we’d fall flat on our faces.”
But there was no question of the latter. The publisher’s motto, which was as simple as it was plausible: “From practice for practice,” became the company’s recipe for success. The index card was continuously joined by other organizational tools for the dental practice, such as patient note sheets, individual forms, appointment books and control books. Albert Spitta’s teaching activities in the training of dental assistants resulted in the first loose-leaf book published by Spitta: “Praxisverwaltung, Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk für die Zahnarzthelferin.
Competition and digitalization anticipated The young publishing house also quickly becomes active in the electronic media sector. It is interesting to read a passionate discussion from this time, in which renowned dentists discuss the pros and cons of “computers in the dental practice”. In 1978, for example, the dentist Dr. Ralph Gutmann wrote in a debate that is hardly comprehensible today: “On the other hand, it is astonishing with what devotion and lack of clear-sightedness various members of our profession have been using (or allowing themselves to be used?) for some years now to impose on us this machine, the computer, which is hostile to our profession and freedom.” In this “computer dispute”, Albert Spitta breaks a lance for progress under the keyword “standstill is stagnation”.
SafetyClips by WEKA MEDIA: Up-to-Date Instruction via Stream
The instruction solution “SafetyClips by WEKA” offers mobile video instruction on the topic of “Safety at Work”. With entertaining short clips, employees instruct themselves on topics that are relevant to their industry. The time required is minimal, but the learning effect is all the greater. Whether on the road, in the home office or in the office, employees can access the Safety Clips learning videos via stream at any time and from anywhere. The content is specially tailored to the needs of different workplace situations and sectors such as office, industry, construction or health and is constantly being expanded. This means employees can always find new, relevant topics that directly affect their day-to-day work. The short animated videos, lasting a maximum of five minutes, are presented in an entertaining way, which increases acceptance for the topic of “safety instruction”, which is often perceived as a nuisance, and promotes sustainable knowledge transfer. The brevity of the videos also contributes to the fact that self-instruction with Safety Clips can be optimally integrated into every working day. With SafetyClips, learning success is checked as part of an interactive comprehension check and automatically documented by a corresponding confirmation of participation. In this way, companies save a considerable amount of time in the preparation, implementation and documentation of instruction and also strengthen the personal responsibility of employees.
WEKA Group is managed by a holding company based in Kissing and Munich. Operational responsibilities are divided into four areas each being overseen by a division head.
Kurt Skupin
CEO
WEKA Group
Silke Böckmann
CFO
WEKA Group
Stephan Bernhard
WEKA Business Solutions & Education, Division Head / Managing Director
Switzerland & Germany
Robin Dualé
WEKA Business Solutions & Education, Division Head / Managing Director
France
Jochen Hortschansky
WEKA Business Solutions, Managing Director, WEKA Verlag
Austria
Matthäus Hose
WEKA Business Communication, Division Head / Managing Director
Germany & Austria
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2022
In the course of strategic focusing, WEKA Group has sold Lexagri SAS to Foodchain ID, a US provider of regulatory intelligence services. For the WEKA Group, the divestment is another step in the direction of harmonizing and strengthening the portfolio
2021
Sale of frechverlag (Stuttgart) to Penguin Random House
Sale of INFO-TECHNO Baudatenbank (Mondsee) to Olmero, Swiss tender platform
Lernwerkstatt Olten has now taken over the portfolio of TA in Lucerne
2020
Paragon Partners acquires WEKA Group
In 2020 the WEKA Firmengruppe was completely taken over by the private, owner-managed investment company Paragon Partners.
2019
Merger and Acquisition
Merger and Acquisition of the majority of AGROBASE / Lexagri (Saint-Julien-en-Genevois) by WEKA France
2018
Company founder Werner Mützel dies at the age of 77 years
Acquisition of ILT Solutions (Cologne) by WEKA Holding
Acquisition of the CoachTrainerAkademieSchweiz (Rebstein) by WEKA Business Media
Takeover of the LANline-Portfolio from ITP Verlages (Kaufering) by WEKA Fachmedien
Takeover of Journals AUTlook and process pur (Vienna) by WEKA Industrie Medien
Takeover of LexPG from thinking information Verlag GmbH (Dorfen) by WEKA MEDIA
Formation of WEKA Akademie GmbH by merging the Forum Group with the seminar activities of WEKA MEDIA and TQM
2017
Bundling of the group’s German-language training activities in the WEKA Learning Group, which focuses on coping with the challenges of digital transformation.
Founding of WEKA Industrie Medien GmbH by merging the der Industriemagazin Verlag GmbH with the magazine activities of WEKA-Verlag Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Takeover of the journals of JM Fachmedien (Landsberg am Lech) by WEKA Business Medien
Disposal of WEKA Business Media B.V. (Amsterdam) to the management
Takeover of Symposium Publishing (Düsseldorf) by WEKA MEDIA
Acquisition of Industriemagazin Verlag (Vienna) by WH WEKA Holding
2016
Acquisition of 80% of webculture (Mannheim) by WEKA Holding
Acquisition of Forum Group (Wiesbaden) by WEKA Holding
Takeover of Formhygiène (Montpellier) by CMT
2015
Closure of Blogwerk (Zurich)
Takeover of Pro Lernen (Unterschleissheim) by WEKA MEDIA
Takeover of the training business of LexisNexis France (Paris) by Comundi
Acquisition of 80% of DIOS (Reken) by WEKA Holding
The Paris-based companies of the WEKA Group (Editions WEKA, Editions Techniques de l’Ingenieur, Comundi, CMT, WEKA Service) move from Paris to the suburb of Saint Denis
Acquisition of 80% of Lernwerkstatt Olten (Olten) by WEKA Business Media
2014
Takeover of Comundi (Paris) by WEKA FORMATION
Takeover of WIADOK Wirtschaftsarchiv (Minden) by Deubner Verlag
2013
40-year company anniversary of WEKA
Acquisition of MB Formation (Paris) by Editions WEKA
Takeover of screenguide (Düsseldorf) by WEKA MEDIA PUBLISHING
2012
Acquisition of Agricommand (Gémenos) by C.M.T.
Acquisition of INFO-TECHNO Baudatenbank (Mondsee) by WEKA Holding
Acquisition of Blogwerk (Zurich) by WEKA Holding
Acquisition of TQM Training & Consulting (Heilbronn) by WEKA MEDIA
Acquisition of fotocommunity (Cologne) by WEKA Holding
Acquisition of Hoppenstedt Publishing (Darmstadt) by WEKA Holding
Acquisition of facility-info.com (Amsterdam) by WEKA Netherlands
2011
Acquisition of ZfU (Thalwil) by WEKA Holding
Acquisition of foerderland (Mannheim) by WEKA MEDIA
Acquisition of dent.kom (Berlin) by Spitta
2010
Takeover of Busse Seewald (Bielefeld) by frechverlag
Takeover of 100% of the shares of the joint venture CMP-WEKA (Poing) from UBM by WEKA Holding
2009
WEKA Netherlands takes over Arko-Verlag (Amsterdam) with its three specialist construction magazines
WEKA Verlag AG (Zurich) is renamed WEKA Business Media AG
2008
Sale of Editions WEKA Belgium to mediabooks (Ghent)
WEKA MEDIA Publishing takes over Division III of Motor Presse Stuttgart with eight CE and telecommunications magazines; opening of a new office in Stuttgart
Spitta takes over Flohr-Verlag (Heidelberg) with four specialist dental medicine magazines
WEKA MEDIA purchases Dachbau-Magazin from Kleffmann Verlag (Bochum)
Sale of the info/Cartography Division (Mering/Munich) to the mediaprint Group in Paderborn
Sale of frech druck (Stuttgart), the last print works of the WEKA Group; the frechverlag publishing company remains in the Group’s possession
WEKA Verlag Vienna takes over Springer Business Media Austria (Vienna) with 17 specialist B2B magazines
2007
WEKA Magazine Group is renamed WEKA Media Group Munich
Takeover of the imprint “Public Formation” from IFSP (Montrouge) by Editions WEKA
Takeover of the imprint “Dental start-up” from pdv (Heidelberg) by Spitta Verlag
2006
Takeover of the HRM portfolio from Netwerk Pers (Amsterdam) by WEKA Netherlands
The online platform Chimie Minitel Teletransmission (Paris) is purchased by Editions WEKA
Sale of the 49% stake in BEHR’S Verlag (Hamburg)
2005
Collaboration with Haufe Media Group in Switzerland through the merger of Haufe BusinessMedia AG (Zurich) and WEKA Verlag AG (Zurich)
WEKA MEDIA takes over UB MEDIA (Markt Schwaben)
2004
WEKA MEDIA takes over sirAdos (Dachau)
2003
Sale of the Polish sister publishing company WEKA Sp. z.o.o, (Warsaw) to the Forum Group (Mering)
Sale of the 50% stakes in the publishing companies Lupus (Poland) and Computer Panoráma (Hungary)
2002
The sale of the WEKA Magazine Group to Süddeutscher Verlag Hüthig Fachinformationen GmbH fails; the WEKA Magazine Group remains an independent division within the WEKA Group
Merger of Kissing-based publishing company Recht und Praxis with Deubner Verlag (Cologne)
Sale of Les Editions du Centre de Psychologie Apliquée (ECPA) (Paris)
2001
Formation of WEKA MEDIA GmbH & Co. KG (Kissing) by merging the WEKA specialist construction publishing companies, WEKA specialist management publishing companies, WEKA specialist publishing company for technical managers, and the WEKA Logistics Center, Augsburg
Sale of the WEKA Magazine Group to Süddeutscher Verlag Hüthig Fachinformationen GmbH (subject to approval by the antitrust authorities)
Sale of Civitas Ediciones (Madrid)
Reorganisation of the WEKA Corporate Group: Structuring into four independent divisions: “WEKA Business Information”, “Information Brochures and Cartography”, “WEKA Media Group Munich” and “Creative Design”
Discontinuation of CONWAVE and i-ConneXX
Foundation of WEKA Business Information GmbH & Co. KG (Kissing) as the umbrella company for the 16 domestic and foreign publishing companies of the former “Specialist Information” division
2000
CONWAVE (intranet-based solution for specialist information) and i-ConneXX (portal/search engine for specialist legal information) are developed in the course of the general internet boom
Closure of WEKA’s specialist publishing company in Hungary (Budapest)
1999
WEKA Italy (publisher of information materials) ceases operations
Sale of WEKA Consumer Media (games magazines)
Sale of WAGO-CURADATA (accounting software)
Sale of ReNoFlex (software for lawyers)
Sale of PCAS (software for the building trade)
1998
25 years of WEKA: 36 specialist publishing companies and software developers in 11 European countries, employing more than 3,000 people
Purchase of Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsinformationen (GWI) (Munich)
Sale of DentSo-Spitta
Foundation of Fun Creativ (Kiel)
1997
Foundation of the joint venture CMP-WEKA with CMP, America’s largest publisher of computer magazines
Closure of WEKA USA
Takeover of REWI Verlags- und Buchhandels-GmbH (Waltenhofen)
Takeover of Renoflex Computer- und Software GmbH
Takeover of the Spanish legal publishing company Civitas Ediciones (Madrid)
With over 401 million euros in turnover, WEKA is the number one German specialist and scientific publishing company for the first time
1996
The takeover of Magna Media (Haar) makes WEKA the biggest provider of specialist journals for IT, electronics and telecommunications in Germany
Purchase of Dr. Peter Deubner Verlag (Cologne), a publishing company for the legal and accountancy professions
Purchase of the French specialist legal publishing company Tissot (Annecy)
Foundation of Alfa WEKA (Warsaw)
1995
Formation of the Software Division with the aim of linking professional information with application software.
Purchase of Editions Techniques de l’Ingenieur (Paris)
WEKA becomes the market leader in complete in-house solutions through the merger of WAGO and Curadata to form WAGO-CURADATA
314 million euros in turnover, 2,550 employees
Purchase of debis Systemhaus Curadata (Hamburg)
1993
2,500 employees celebrate the 20-year anniversary
The Competence Center for Electronic Publishing starts working on establishing online databases
The WEKA publishing companies begin to offer the first supplementary electronic products
10th anniversary of the international WEKA Tennis Cup
1992
Purchase of Frech-Verlag (Stuttgart)
Creation of the first Architecture Prize by the WEKA specialist construction publishing company
Continuous support for the “Bunter Kreis”, a society helping severely ill children, through active collaboration and financial assistance
34 percent growth, over 250 million euros in turnover
1991
60 percent stake in the DentSo software developer
Awarding of the first WEKA Environment Prize by the specialist publishing company for technical managers
Takeover of Franzis-Verlag (Munich)
38 percent increase in turnover
1990
Purchase of ECPA (Paris), a specialist publisher of psychology literature
Move to a new company building at Römerstraße 16 in Kissing
24 percent increase in turnover
1989
WEKA purchase a 49 percent stake in WAGO Softwarehaus
Foundation of Editions WEKA Belgium
Restructuring into five divisions with a seven-person executive management team
27 percent growth in turnover – with over 100 million euros, WEKA is Germany’s third-largest specialist publishing company
1988
Foundation of WEKA Publishing Inc. (New York)
Entry into the German computer magazine market with the takeover of a 48 percent stake in Daten- und Medienverlagsgesellschaft DMV
1986
Turnover exceeds 50 million euros
Construction of a new company building for 300 additional workplaces
1985
Takeover of Spitta Verlag (Balingen)
Foundation of WEKA Austria in Vienna
1983
Foundation of WEKA Netherlands in Amsterdam
1982
Move into the expanded company building
Over 1,000 authors write specialist books and reference works for WEKA
1980
Foundation of WEKA Italy in Milan
1979
Over 100 employees and 200 specialist authors now work for the company
Foundation of WEKA France in Paris
1978
The 100th book title is published
WEKA Switzerland based in Zurich is founded as the first foreign subsidiary
1976
Delivery of the first up-to-date reference book via direct sales and book shops
1975
Move to the first company building in Kissing
Market leader: over 800 cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland purchase information brochures for new residents from WEKA. The information brochures are financed through adverts by local companies
1973
01.10.1973: Foundation of the WEKA specialist publishing company for administration and industry by Werner and Karin Mützel. Products: clearly structured specialist books, easy-to-understand forms and information brochures for new residents in cities and towns.