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| Founded | 1989 |
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| Founder | Martin Woodhead |
| Headquarters location | Sawston, Cambridge |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | Chandos Publishing, Horwood Publishing |
| Official website | woodheadpublishing.com |
Woodhead Publishing Limited was established in 1989 and is an independent international publishing company of science and technical books. They are one of the fastest growing UK publishers, according to an analysis of nearly 800 companies in The Plimsoll Report.
In December 2008 Woodhead Publishing acquired the backlist, future titles and imprint of Chandos Publishing in Witney, Oxford, UK, comprising over 250 books in the fields of library and information management, knowledge management and Asian Studies.[1]
In 2011 they launched Woodhead Publishing Online,[2] a resource of scientific, technical and information trends, comprising over 800 e-books, containing 12,000 chapters. This resource is hosted by MetaPress, a division of EBSCO Industries Inc.
Woodhead Publishing publishes books in association with The Textile Institute, Cambridge International Science Publishing. They have previously published books in association with The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM³) and the European Federation of Corrosion.
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Bookseller Diagram Prize for "Oddest Title of the Year": 2006 runner-up with the title Detecting Foreign Bodies in Food.[4] 2007 runner-up with the title Cheese Problems Solved.[5]