industry publishing founded 1885 founder william kirkham morton headquarters horncastle england uk area served uk ireland key people philip sharpe chairman and ceo products newspapers enthusiast magazines shows & exhibitions services printing subsidiaries mortons media group mortons print slogan the independent printing and publishing people website mortons of horncastle mortons of horncastle ltd is a publishing company based in horncastle in east lindsey lincolnshire england . contents 1 history 2 divisions 2.1 mortons media group ltd 2.2 mortons print ltd 2.3 mortons mailing 3 references 4 external links history edit at the age of 21 wk morton bought the horncastle based printing company owned by d cousans . he started the horncastle news in 1887 . wk morton died in 1935 and the company eventually collapsed being bought by market rasen journalist charles edward sharpe in the late 1950s . it then printed the horncastle news and the market rasen mail . in 1980 it started the louth leader and in 1985 the skegness news . in 1999 it divided into three companies the media and print companies and mortons motorcycle media ltd. in february 2001 the company sold its newspaper division the lincolnshire independent newspaper group to welland valley newspapers . its former titles and those of the former lincoln standard group are now owned by johnston press to concentrate purely on magazine publishing . now specialising in classic motorcycle magazines the company publish 23 titles . they employ around 250 staff including printers journalists and graphics designers and achieved the investors in people standard in 1997 . 1 divisions edit mortons media group ltd edit this division is the hub of the company with well established enthusiast magazines concentrating on motorcycling railways gardening traction engines and now classic american cars with the addition of classic american magazine in november 2009 . the most recent addition to the mortons group of magazines is the railway magazine first published in 1897 it is britain s oldest and best selling rail title . citation needed magazines it produces include classic bike guide the classic motorcycle old bike mart back street heroes classic motorcycle mechanics classic racer classic dirt bike realclassic motorcycle monthly motorcycle sport & leisure fast bikes classic scooterist scootering twist & go aviation classics heritage commercials old glory heritage railway rail express the railway magazine classic american kitchen garden towpath talk wrights farming register on line products morebikes mortons books classic magazines shows & exhibitions normous newark autojumble newark showground the carole nash classic bike guide winter classic newark showground the carol nash bristol classic motorcycle show the bath and west showground the footman james great western autojumble the bath and west showground the classic dirtbike show sponsored by hagon the telford international centre uk spring motorhome & caravan show newark showground the carole nash international classic motorcycle show stafford showground the footman james bristol classic car show the bath and west showground uk summer motorhome & caravan show kent showground the carole nash netley marsh eurojumble netley marsh uk autumn motorhome & caravan show newark showground the carole nash classic mechanics show stafford showground the international dirt bike show stoneleigh park the footman james classic vehicle restoration show the bath and west showground mortons print ltd edit this division produces newspapers and one off print jobs for company brochures and sales literature . the company began in 1968 . it prints the newark advertiser since it bought the newark printing press in 2002 . it also prints the journal a student newspaper . mortons mailing edit in january 2010 mortons print ltd. announced the acquisition of lincolnshire mailing company whose capabilities encompass both polywrapping and lettering services and had been a long standing supplier to the mortons group of companies for over 15 years and had relocated its operation to factory units within the mortons site in 2004 . lincolnshire mailing is now formally known as mortons mailing . references edit this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message investors in people train to gain news issue 6 pdf . april 2008 . retrieved 29 july 2010 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mortons of horncastle & oldid 705665593 categories companies based in lincolnshiremedia in lincolnshirepublishing companies established in 1885printing companies of the united kingdommagazine publishing companies of the united kingdomnewspaper companies of the united kingdomeast lindseyhidden categories all articles with 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