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Butterworth-Heinemann
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<p>Butterworth–Heinemann is a British <a href="/facts/Publishing_company/7g01YeYG">publishing company</a> specialised in professional information and learning materials for higher education and professional training, in printed and electronic forms. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of <a href="/facts/Heinemann_(publisher)/TQ4xDhoy">Heinemann</a> Professional Publishing and <a href="/facts/Butterworths/Wu7lgrWK">Butterworths</a> Scientific, both subsidiaries of <a href="/facts/Reed_International/VvxfpuLj">Reed International</a>. With its earlier constituent companies, the founding dates back to 1923. </p><p>It has publishing units in <a href="/facts/Oxford/kHvWDTXW">Oxford</a> (UK) and <a href="/facts/Waltham%2c_Massachusetts/8URD13ks">Waltham, Massachusetts</a> (United States). </p><p>As of 2006, it is an <a href="/facts/Imprint_(trade_name)/77F1IVpF">imprint</a> of <a href="/facts/Elsevier/jkPSAEmR">Elsevier</a>. </p>