WBM extends key partnership with Nineteen Group

Posted on Wednesday 11 June 2025

WESTERN BUSINESS Media (WBM) is delighted to announce a multi-year extension to its strategic partnership with Nineteen Group, which will see WBM publications continuing to support Nineteen’s Safety and Security Series.

This new agreement will see WBM continuing to provide promotional support and extensive show previews for The Security Event, Health and Safety Event, The Fire Safety Event and The Workplace Event,

For the past six years, Nineteen and WBM have worked in partnership to promote these events, which have now become firmly established as the UK’s must-attend trade shows in their respective sectors.

As part of the agreement WBM publications will be distributed around each of Nineteen’s events and provide promotional coverage. This includes:

Health and Safety Matters remains as the Lead Media Partner for The Health and Safety Event
Security Matters remains as the Lead Media Partner for The Security Event
Fire Safety Matters continues as Lead Media Partner for The Fire Safety Event
PSi and Benchmark continue to be Media Partners of the Security Event and Fire Safety Event
Cleaning Matters remains a Media Partner for The Workplace Event.

In addition, Nineteen Group has also signed a multi-year agreement to continue as key sponsors of WBM’s Safety and Health Excellence Awards, Fire and Security Matters Awards and the PSi Premier Awards.

Nineteen Group Director Tristan Norman commented: "This renewed partnership brings a fresh energy and perspective that will directly benefit the communities we serve. By combining our shared history with new ideas and momentum, we’re committed to delivering even greater value, insight and connection for our audiences."

WBM CEO Mark Sennett added: “We are delighted to further extend our long-standing partnership with Nineteen Group. The Safety and Security Series is now firmly established as the leading trade show for fire, safety, security and facilities professionals in the UK.

“When we bought our publications from Nineteen Group in 2019, we always said we would continue to be partners, and this has remained the case ever since. We are proud of our partnership and our history with these events and can’t wait to support them for many more years to come.”