CFE Media LLC has purchased assets of Control Engineering, Plant Engineering, and Consulting Specifying Engineer from Reed Business Information. All three websites will resume providing the latest news, products, tutorials, videos, webcasts, feature articles, and more as soon as the sites have been moved to new, enhanced web platform in June.

CFE Media, as you may have heard, is a group of eager management, editorial, sales, marketing and production people working to re-energize these brands, with first printed editions in June/July timeframe. Initial emphasis will be on the next print/digital publication as new-exciting digital products are being designed, developed, and deployed. We plan to have some basic digital assets at launch, web content with advertising, and will add many cool features during the year, augmenting the value these titles have delivered for engineers.


Under CFE Media, the brands will:

• Refocus emphasis on delivering high value content to target audience in the way they want to consume it;
• Deliver new, innovate ways for customers to engage and interact with target audience; and
• Build a dedicated team that is aligned with customers interest and delivering the best value to the marketplace.

We look forward to continuing to help you do your jobs more effectively. If you have product, content or other new service ideas that you would like to share with the CFE Media team please send them along! 


With gratitude,

Your team at CFE Media – CFE stands for Content for Engineers.

Read the Press Release:

CFE Media acquires Control Engineering, Consulting-Specifying Engineer and Plant Engineering from Reed Business Information 

Oak Brook, IL, April 30, 2010 —CFE Media LLC today announced the acquisition of the Plant Engineering, Control Engineering and Consulting-Specifying Engineer publishing assets from Reed Business Information. Financial terms were not disclosed. 

These industry-leading brands are the definitive go-to sources in the plant, automation and control, as well as the building systems specification markets. They consistently deliver information that engineers rely on extensively to assist them with their jobs and business operations. Plant Engineering has a total magazine, newsletter and monthly site view audience of 186,600, Control Engineering 343,000, and Consulting-Specifying Engineer 157,000. All three titles will be enhanced with new investment and market segment focus and will publish a June/July issues with an online presence that includes cutting-edge content and services launching during the same time frame. 

"We are extremely excited to re-launch and re-energize the brands that have meant so much to so many engineers over the years," said Jim Langhenry, CFE Media President. "Our top priority under new ownership will focus on providing high value, high-demand content to a targeted engineering audience in the ever-evolving ways they want consume the information."

Langhenry went on to announce that many of the previous editorial, sales and operations personnel will be part of the new team as the brands are re-positioned for future growth. "We look forward to remaining the most respected information source available to engineers and to delivering new and engaging content and tools for our subscribers as well as new media and marketing services for our clients and partners" said Langhenry. 

About CFE Media LLC
CFE Media LLC (Content for Engineers) is a new, privately held company formed by Jim Langhenry and Steven Rourke, previous Reed Business Group Publishers. The company will be located outside of Chicago and plans for a quick and timely rejuvenation of the engineering community’s premium research and information source. 

Please contact Jim Langhenry for more information at cfemedia(at)gmail.com or via phone at 773-288-9576.