Penton Transforms its Energy, Electrical and Mechanical Brands into a New, Solutions Driven Group Focused on Energy and Buildings

NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Penton, a leading professional information services company, today announced the transformation of its Energy, Electrical and Mechanical Brands into a new, solutions driven group focused on Energy and Buildings. Linda Reinhard, VP and Market Leader, leads the group focused on the key drivers affecting these industries today including safe and economical energy supply and delivery as well as cost effective, energy efficient building infrastructure solutions. 

The Energy and Buildings portfolio includes a new energy management and energy business focus in addition to the current brands: Transmission & Distribution World, Electrical Construction & Maintenance, Electrical Wholesaling, Electrical Marketing, Contracting Business, HVAC-TALK, CONTRACTOR, HPAC Engineering, American School & University and Rental Equipment Register.

"I am confident in our ability to inform the energy decisions of the future. The power of connecting our audience of building end-users with the energy providers and manufacturers of energy efficient products will have a major impact in shaping the business models and products of the future," said Reinhard.

Penton's end-user market consists of over 530,000 facility and building decision-makers in vertical markets including education, government, real estate, supermarkets and food service. These decision makers are focused on how to become more energy efficient while bolstering energy reliability. At the same time, electric utilities and energy companies are reimagining their businesses in the face of flat to declining power sales and mounting public concern about grid security.

As part of Penton's Energy and Buildings strategic transformation, Martin Rosenberg has been hired as Content Director, Energy. Rosenberg's deep experience and understanding of the energy business will serve to close the gap between utilities and energy end users as the industry heads into what is poised to be the most profound energy revolution in a century.

"The challenge of giving energy users the information they need, and connecting them with the vendors equipped to address their needs, is profound," Rosenberg said. "At the same time, utilities worth tens of billions of dollars are looking for new ways to connect with customers. We are thrilled to have the resources to address both sectors and getting them talking to each other."

For ten years, Rosenberg was editor-in-chief of EnergyBiz magazine. Prior, he helped launch and run Penton's Utility Business magazine between 1998 and 2002. Rosenberg was also the energy technology writer for the Kansas City Star and his freelance articles have appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, the Japan Times and other publications.

Rosenberg can be reach at [email protected] or 913.967.1840.

To learn about sponsorship opportunities in the new Energy and Buildings group, contact Angie Gates, Marketing Director, [email protected] 

ABOUT PENTON
Penton drives performance for more than sixteen million professionals each and every day. They rely on us to deliver: Insights, information & workflow tools to inform critical business decisions; networking & community to engage them with industry peers & partners; and data & marketing services to advance their business performance & deliver ROI.

Penton is a growth company with a track-record of strong performance and success and is backed by its co-owners: MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.

For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.

Media Contact:
Angie Gates
Marketing Director
Energy and Business Group
913-967-7516
[email protected]

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