The company
Thomas Industrial Media, headquartered in Antwerp ( Belgium ),
is a sister company of Thomas Publishing Company.

Thomas Industrial Media concentrates fully upon meeting the vital need of industry for up-to-date product information.

Since 1975, Thomas Industrial Media, the European subsidiary of Thomas Publishing Company, serves the European market through industrial publications, websites, online directories and e-services.

With 4 product tabloid formats and 5 A4-sized publications, Thomas is a pioneer
in providing information to the purchasing process whether through in-depth
information search on the internet or via publications that facilitate product
marketing and brand recognition. Thomas serves the whole of Europe with IEN Europe, PCN Europe+ and Power in Motion and serves local markets with Technische Revue in Germany, PEI in France, IEN Italia, Il Distributore Industriale and Manutenzione Tecnica e Management in Italy and more recently Endüstri Dünyası in Turkey.

Thomas innovates as well through its online and digital offers. In 2007, new card deck websites have been developed in which companies can present videos of their products and applications. Topical e-Alerts have been launched to inform on the latest product releases to a captive audience.
Digital versions of the publications help reach new audiences.

Whether your company needs to promote itself locally or across Europe, Thomas Industrial Media can design a custom mix of marketing, advertising and editorial services.

Most importantly, Thomas’ innovative and leading-edge reader service (SLI) ensures that every advertiser receives numerous high-quality and detailed sales leads. In 2006, Thomas Industrial Media passed on over 154 000 leads to customers.

1898 -
First year Thomas Publishing Company in New York
1902 - First Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
1933 - First Product News Tabloid
1973 - IEN Japan launched
1974 - NEI Brazil launched
1975 - First pan-European Product News publication (IEN Europe)
1982 - First Product News publication in the German market (TR)
1989 - First Product News publication in the French market (PEI)
1999 - First Product News publication in the Italian market (IEN Italia)
2004 - First pan-European publication covering the processing industries (PCN Europe)
2005 - First Chinese industrial register
2005 - First publishing company to launch Instant Reader Service by e-mail (SLI System)
2006 - First truly global industrial sourcing website directory (thomasglobal.com)
2006 - First pan-European publication covering the PT/MC industries (Power in Motion)
2007 - First Thomas magazine for industrial decision makers in Turkey (Endüstri Dünyası)
2008 - First online card deck with embedded videos and integrated instant reader service