Editing RELX (section)

===Reed International===
In 1895, [[Albert Edwin Reed|Albert E. Reed]] established a [[newsprint]] manufacturing operation at [[Loose Stream|Tovil Mill]] near [[Maidstone]], [[Kent]].<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.ulib.niu.edu/publishers/reedelsevier.htm|title=Timeline|publisher=Reed Elsevier|access-date=19 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030233859/http://www.ulib.niu.edu/publishers/ReedElsevier.htm|archive-date=30 October 2015}}</ref> The Reed family were [[Methodist]]s and encouraged good working conditions for their staff in the then-dangerous print trade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/node/40427|author=Peter Kirwan|title=Reed Elsevier has no stomach for the tough trade business|date=3 March 2008|work=Press Gazette|access-date=19 September 2015}}</ref>

In 1965, Reed Group, as it was then known, became a [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]], creating its Decorative Products Division with the purchase of [[Crown Paints]], [[Polycell Kingston|Polycell]] and [[Arthur Sanderson & Sons|Sanderson]]'s wallpaper and [[Do it yourself|DIY]] decorating interests.<ref name="sand">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanderson-uk.com/sanderson-history.aspx|title=History |publisher=Sanderson|access-date=21 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701220057/http://www.sanderson-uk.com/sanderson-history.aspx |archive-date=1 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1970, Reed Group merged with the [[Time Inc. UK|International Publishing Corporation]] and the company name was changed to Reed International Limited.<ref name=history/> The company continued to grow by merging with other publishers and produced high quality trade journals as IPC Business Press Ltd and women's and other consumer magazines as IPC magazines Ltd.<ref name=history/> Reed entered the United States in 1977 by acquiring Cahners Publications, founded by [[Norman Cahners]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ulib.niu.edu/publishers/ReedElsevier.htm|title=Reed Elsevier Timeline|website=ulib.niu.edu}}</ref>

In 1985, the company decided to rationalise its operations, focusing on publishing and selling off its other interests. Sanderson was sold to [[WestPoint Home|WestPoint Pepperell, Inc.]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]], that year,<ref name="sand" /> while [[Crown Paints|Crown Paint]] and Polycell were sold to [[Williams Holdings]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Williams_Holdings|title=Williams Holdings|work=gracesguide.co.uk|access-date=21 March 2015}}</ref> The company's paper and packaging production operations were bundled together to form Reedpack and sold to [[private equity]] firm [[Cinven]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinven.com/sectorfocus/industrialrealisedinvestments.asp?investmentid=72|title=All investments|publisher=Cinven|access-date=21 March 2015}}</ref> Reed expanded its publishing by acquiring [[Control Engineering (magazine)|Technical Publishing]] from [[Dun & Bradstreet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/188ba10361825d9c4e1d4593f6633965|title=Dun & Bradstreet To Sell Technical Publishing Concerns|website=AP NEWS}}</ref>
[[File:Millennium Tower Amsterdam Westpoort Reed Elsevier 20140622.JPG|thumb|right|230px|Amsterdam headquarters of Elsevier]]