History
"Trader Publishing" was started in the United States by Stuart W. Arnold, who sold the company years later to Cox Media Group.
After a holiday to the United States, John Madejski, brought the idea behind "Trader Publishing" to the UK, by forming Hurst Publishing with business partner Paul Gibbons in 1977. Hurst launched Thames Valley Trader that same year, and then Southern Auto Trader in 1981.
In 1983, Guardian Media Group approached Hurst Publishing, with intentions of launching similar branded titles in the North of England, rather than competing head to head. Gradually, a group of classified advertising titles evolved that were either wholly owned by Hurst Publishing or by Guardian Media Group, or jointly owned by the two organisations. From 1988 all automotive titles were branded Auto Trader. TMG continued to expand, and in 1995 launched Auto Trader in both Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. Separately, in 1994-96 David Owen Smith launched Top Marques, followed by other national titles inclduing Bike Trader and Truck Trader.
In July 1998, the two partners in Hurst Publishing sold part of their business to the specialist European venture capitalists BC Partners, who approached Guardian Media Group and proposed a merger to form a new overarching company, which had complete ownership in all titles. Trader Media Group was launched in May 2000.
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