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PERMANENT PUBLICATIONS
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Permanent Publications is a trading name for Hyden House Ltd
The Sustainability Centre, East Meon, Hampshire GU32 1HR, England.
Tel: (01730) 823311 Fax: (01730) 823322
Registered in England No. 2470704 VAT Reg. No. 544 1333 70
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COMPANY PROFILE
Permanent Publications' mission is to publish information which encourages people to live more healthy, self-reliant and ecologically sound ways of life. It publishes Permaculture Magazine – solutions for sustainable living – which has around I00,000 readers in 77 countries. It also publishes a number of books which are distributed to the UK and North American book trade, Amazon Books, and worldwide through their online catalogue, www.green-shopping.co.uk.
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HISTORY
Key points only, for a full publications list see Publications.
1990: Established Permanent Publications. Published first title, Healthy Business – The Natural Practitioner’s Guide To Success by Madeleine Harland and Glen Finn, which was short-listed for the Lambert’s Health Book of the Year Award.
1992: Started publishing Permaculture Magazine – Solutions for Sustainable Living. What started as a small circulation black and white newsletter is now a full colour magazine read on all continents of the world.
1993: Published first permaculture title, Permaculture in a Nutshell by Patrick Whitefield. It has sold over 14,000 English version copies and is still the standard introductory text. Translated into Russian, Czech, German and Danish.
1994: Launched The Earth Repair Catalogue, a mail order retail service supplying books, videos and magazines on all aspects of sustainable living.
1994: Launched the website www.permaculture.co.uk. This incorporated Permaculture Magazine, The Earth Repair Catalogue (now The Green Shopping Catalogue), Permaculture Information and a section about Permanent Publications.
1996: Established close links with the Rodale Institute in the USA, who became distributors of Permanent Publications’ books in the US.
1997: Permanent Publications’ offices moved to a former naval base on the south coast of England which was being converted into The Sustainability Centre, a site set up to demonstrate sustainable ways of living and provide environmental learning opportunities.
1998: Permaculture Magazine is accepted for distribution by New Leaf retail distribution in the USA.
1999: Negotiated a distribution agreement for Permanent Publications’ books with Chelsea Green Publishing Company in the USA.
1999: Won the contract to design The Organic Way – the new flagship colour magazine of the Henry Doubleday Research Association.
2002: Permaculture Magazine distribution agreement for US and Canada with DirectMag.
2003: Formed an alliance with the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN). Providing a news and bulletin board for the GEN network via Permaculture Magazine.
2004: Published The Earth Care Manual by Patrick Whitefield. Hailed in the UK, Europe and America, it offers an accessible vision of a sustainable future.
2005: Published The Woodland House by Ben Law. Follows the building of Ben's house which was also the subject of Channel 4's most popular ever episode of the Grand Designs programme.
2006: launched The Green Shopping Catalogue, a refined version of the Earth Repair Catalogue, offering books, dvds, tools and products online on a dedicated site (www.green-shopping.co.uk) and via a printed version.
2007: Permaculture Magazine distribution in the UK handled by COMAG and goes on sale in WHSmith for the first time.
2007: Permaculture Magazine becomes available digitally from Exact Editions.
2007: Permanent Publications win Hampshire & IOW Sustainable Business Awards, Sustainable Business of the Year and the Small Business Award. Editor, Maddy Harland was ‘Specially Commended’ at the Women’s Ethical Business Awards in London.
2007: publish Beyond You & Me, the first of four books which are part of a curriculum endorsed by the United Nations Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR).
2007: Permanent Publications win National Energy Efficiency Award in the Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) category.
2008: Permanent Publications win Queen's Award For Enterprise 2008 in the Sustainable Development category.
2008: Published The Woodland Year by Ben Law. A month-by-month journey through Ben’s woodland in the Sussex Weald.
2009: Published The Living Landscape by Patrick Whitefield. The author uses his considerable knowledge of the countryside to help the reader understand and reconnect with the British landscape.
2009: Published The Alternative Kitchen Garden by Emma Cooper. An A-Z guide to the authors kitchen garden and an inspiration for anyone wanting to grow their own fruit and vegetables.
2009: Published Through The Eye Of A Needle by John-Paul Flintoff. An amusing, inspiring and thought provoking tale of escaping the high street garment industry while searching for the meaning of life.
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