BOSTON – Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced a major expansion to its exclusive partnership with All Prints, the main supplier of educational materials throughout the Middle East.The agreement will increase access to HMH’s quality educational content and digital solutions in key regional markets.
The partnership expansion grants All Prints exclusive distribution rights to HMH products in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Oman and Jordan, in addition to existing territories in the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar. Over the past fifteen years, HMH and All Prints have built a successful go-to-market model in the region that delivers a total customer experience for students, parents, teachers, and administrators, primarily in private and international schools. The partnership will continue to encompass HMH’s entire curriculum, including best-in-class products such as Science Fusion and Go Math! and covers an initial term through December 2016.
“HMH is thrilled to enhance an already fruitful relationship with All Prints,” said Mark Short, Senior Vice President, International Markets — who recently relocated to Dubai to support growth in the region. “The distribution expansion displays our commitment to the region and strengthens our capacity to reach new local learning communities with leading educational content, support and services. Further, the partnership not only includes HMH’s celebrated print products, but also our entire digital portfolio. Our hybrid offerings allow us to truly be a leader as we support the digital education transformation in the Middle East.”
“This agreement is a continuation of collaboration between two education leaders. Our partnership with HMH has already brought exceptional educational content to a large number of students throughout the Gulf region and Middle East,” added Nasouh Al Ameen, Managing Director, All Prints. “We look forward to continuing to build upon this foundation by leveraging our local expertise alongside HMH’s award winning materials and digital learning platforms.“
With operations in more than 140 countries globally, HMH is committed to providing best-in-class content to support teachers and students worldwide. In addition to an enhanced presence in the Middle East, HMH is also expanding throughout several other key international markets — including China, Korea, Mexico, Brazil and India — as they seek to enhance their educational content offerings, particularly in the areas of English Language Learning and access to digital content.
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is a global learning company with the mission of changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. Among the world’s largest providers of pre-K–12 education solutions and one of its longest-established publishing houses, HMH combines cutting-edge research, editorial excellence and technological innovation to improve teaching and learning environments and solve complex literacy and education challenges. HMH’s interactive, results-driven education solutions are utilized by 60 million students in 120 countries, and its renowned and awarded novels, non-fiction, children's books and reference works are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com.
About All Prints
All Prints was established in the United Arab Emirates in 1968 to provide educational services to schools and universities spread across the Gulf region and Middle East. All Prints is the main supplier of textbooks and educational materials to all major universities, schools, and educational institutes and is actively involved in developing and organizing education systems and provides consultancy and training on different levels. For more information, visit www.allprints.ae.