The Dutch-language healthcare publisher Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum (BSL). BSL, based in Houten, the Netherlands, generates annual sales of approximately EUR 30 million and employs more than 130 staff. Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum is the leading multi-media publisher in the Netherlands for professionals active in the health sector, including: general practitioners, specialists, dentists, paramedical staff, nurses, doctors, as well as mental welfare and social workers. Alongside traditional products such as books, magazines and newsletters, its product range is also comprised of professional courses, workshops, electronic products (CD-ROMs), online databases and internet services.
The sale of BSL is a result of the sharpened portfolio of Wolters Kluwer Legal, Tax & Business Europe. LTB Europe will, as announced in August last year, focus its activities on six customer segments with a highly regulatory content: legal; fiscal/financial; human resources; public & government administration; health, safety & environment (HSE) and transport. As a consequence, Wolters Kluwer will only invest its resources in activities that fit within these segments. Integrating the Dutch-language healthcare publisher into Wolters Kluwer's Health cluster was not an option because Wolters Kluwer Health focuses on global health markets. Wolters Kluwer, therefore, decided to find another home for BSL. |