Press Releases
Haynes publishing - Celebrating 50 years
The Xtreme Wheels Motor Show 2010 are delighted to announce Haynes Publishing as associate sponsors of the event, to be held at the Haynes International Motor Museum - June 12th-13th. 2010 is a huge year for the company, one that will see the world renowned publisher celebrate 50 years in business.
"I've had the pleasure of working with Haynes Publishing for a number of years now on their design and marketing work. It's through this relationship that we were able to look at the museum as a possible venue for the revamped show. I'm delighted to have Haynes on board, particularly as this is such a major year for them. Their support includes a number of copies of the title 'Top Trumps - Extreme Wheels', which children will have the chance to win in a competition to be launched nearer the event. Bob Glassup and I would like to thank Sam Bacon and Jeremy Yates-Round for making this possible." commented Dan Welberry from the show team.
The extract below is taken from their official 50th anniversary press release. Please take time to have a read and check out their site. They have a huge amount happening this year as part of the celebrations.
Few people in the automotive world haven't heard of Haynes manuals and millions of motorists around the globe have bought them. This year, the company founded by John Haynes OBE celebrates 50 years of publishing.
The success of Haynes Publishing is remarkable – approximately 150 million manuals have been sold throughout the world, including more than one million in the UK last year alone. There are now 300-plus UK car manual titles, as well as equivalent ranges in the USA, Australia and Sweden, and translations of many of the manuals into other languages have been done by publishers worldwide.
Haynes' son, J Haynes, joined the business in 2001 after working for an investment bank in the City and gaining an MBA. He helped expand the portfolio of Haynes Publishing to include a huge range of non-fiction titles as well as manuals on everything from a Gibson Les Paul to the Avro Lancaster. In addition to car, motorcycle and van manuals, Haynes also publishes books on car DIY and tuning, car restoration, motor sport, military, aviation and general lifestyle – including biographies and MotoGP and Formula 1 racing season reviews.
John Haynes, who received an OBE in 1995 for services to publishing, will step down as Chairman in June with Vice Chairman J Haynes taking over. Speaking about the company's 50th anniversary, John Haynes said: "I was fortunate to hit on a business success early and then spend 50 very enjoyable years developing it into a global enterprise which I know will grow even more in J's hands." - www.haynes.co.uk
