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Water Magazine is a freely distributed monthly print and digital publication reporting on the UK’s municipal and industrial water, wastewater & stormwater sector.

You can order advertising to appear within the monthly print & digital editions of Water Magazine, or website advertisements to appear on this site. If you prefer to chat first, feel free to get in touch. If you already know what you want, go ahead and use the order forms below.

Water Magazine Advertisement Order Forms

Environmental Pledge

The 60 page A4 magazine is printed with vegetable inks on a press that runs alcohol free, on fully recyclable carbon balanced paper sourced from sustainable forests and mailed in a biodegradable bag.

EDITORIAL INFORMATION

HOW TO SUBMIT EDITORIAL CONTENT

To provide adequate time for review, the editorial submission deadline is no later than four weeks prior to the publication date, but earlier is always advisable. Submissions for the monthly magazine should be emailed to both Dan and Phil using the guidelines below.

  • Submit your article in the form of an attached text document such as Microsoft Word or paste the article text within the body of an email (or do both, as that’s rather helpful to us).
  • The accompanying images should be sent as attachments to the email, ideally jpeg or similar, and high resolution (300 dpi) to ensure we can use them in the print magazine.
  • Download links to cloud storage services such as Dropbox / Google Drive are also acceptable, especially for larger file sizes.

Submissions for the website should be made by email to Dan. Ideally submissions should have at least one accompanying image. If no image is available, we’ll select an appropriate one from our library.

HELPFUL TIPS

Water Magazine does not charge for editorial to appear within the monthly magazine or on the website. As a result, we receive many submissions to review, and those selected to appear are chosen entirely on merit. Here are some helpful tips that will increase the chance of your article appearing.

  • Keep the word count to under 700 words.
  • Ideally, write in third person.
  • If you choose to submit an article written in first person, attach a headshot of the author, along with full name and job title, so we can byline the article.
  • Don’t use ‘salesy’ language, jargon or boastful statements.
  • Avoid claims that would be difficult for us to substantiate.

EDITORIAL CALENDAR

Each issue carries latest news, regular columns from key industry figures, research analysis, technology breakthroughs as well as coverage of water company projects and developments.

The magazine also has three editorial focuses each month to ensure full coverage of all relevant industry topics throughout the year.

WATER MAGAZINE benefits from increased exposure due to additional distribution at various industry exhibitions and events including CHEM UK, The Water Equipment show and WWEM.

2024 EDITORIAL CALENDAR

JANUARY 2024
Publication date 02/01/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 11/12/23
Editorial submission deadline 27/11/23
AD & biogas
Monitoring, sampling & testing
Tanks, vessels & storage systems

FEBRUARY 2024
Publication date 29/01/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 15/01/24
Editorial submission deadline 02/01/24
Drains, manholes & sewer systems
Excavation, tunnelling & trenchless technology
Industrial water & wastewater treatment

MARCH 2024
Publication date 26/02/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 12/02/24
Editorial submission deadline 29/01/24
Drives, controls, valves & actuators
Flow & level measurement
Pumps & pumping systems

APRIL 2024
Publication date 25/03/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 11/03/24
Editorial submission deadline 26/02/24
CHEM UK SHOW EDITION
Blowers & compressors
Pipes, fittings & couplings
Sludge treatment, reuse & disposal

MAY 2024
Publication date 29/04/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 15/04/24
Editorial submission deadline 02/04/24
WES SHOW EDITION
Diversity, skills & training
Filtration & screening
Vehicles, plant & machinery

JUNE 2024
Publication date 03/06/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 20/05/24
Editorial submission deadline 07/05/24
Disinfection, UV & water treatment
Leak detection & repair
SuDS, drainage & flood prevention

JULY 2024
Publication date 01/07/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 17/06/24
Editorial submission deadline 03/06/24
AD & biogas
Desalination & water resource optimisation
Monitoring, sampling & testing

AUGUST 2024
Publication date 29/07/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 15/07/24
Editorial submission deadline 01/07/24
Aeration & mixing
Excavation, tunnelling & trenchless technology
Safety & security

SEPTEMBER 2024
Publication date 27/08/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 12/08/24
Editorial submission deadline 29/07/24

Customer service, billing & metering
Flow & level measurement
Pumps & pumping systems

OCTOBER 2024
Publication date 30/09/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 16/09/24
Editorial submission deadline 02/09/24
WWEM SHOW EDITION
Chemicals & dosing systems
Pipes, fittings & couplings
Sewage treatment

NOVEMBER 2024
Publication date 28/10/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 14/10/24
Editorial submission deadline 30/09/24

Asset management & maintenance
Filtration & screening
Odour, pollution & spillage control

DECEMBER 2024
Publication date 25/11/24
Advertisement artwork deadline 11/11/24
Editorial submission deadline 28/10/24
Data analytics & digitalisation
Energy efficiency & power management
SuDS, drainage & flood prevention

MONTHLY MAGAZINE ADVERTISMENT INFORMATION

The full 2024 Media Data can be opened as a 12 page 874kb pdf file here.

Advertisements can be pre-booked anytime in advance but no later than two weeks prior to the publication date to guarantee inclusion.

MONTHLY PRINT & DIGITAL EDITION
DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENT
RATES AND SIZES

FRONT COVER PACKAGE
MAIN A5 FRONT PAGE ISLAND ADVERT
PLUS FULL A4 PAGE INSIDE – £2500
A5 TRIM 145mm wide x 210mm high
A5 BLEED 151mm wide x 216mm high
A5 TYPE 131mm wide x 196mm high
See below for the inside A4 page dimensions

A4 DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD – £2500
TRIM 420mm wide x 297mm high
BLEED 426mm wide x 303mm high
TYPE 400mm wide x 277mm high

A4 PAGE – £1700
TRIM 210mm wide x 297mm high
BLEED 216mm wide x 303mm high
TYPE 190mm wide x 277mm high

A4 HALF PAGE – £900
Horizontal TRIM 210mm wide x 148mm high
Horizontal BLEED 216mm wide x 154mm high
Horizontal TYPE 188mm wide x 140mm high

Vertical TRIM 105mm wide x 297mm high
Vertical BLEED 111mm wide x 303mm high
Vertical TYPE 90mm wide x 277mm high

A4 THIRD PAGE BOOKEND – £700
TYPE 50mm wide x 277mm high

A4 QUARTER PAGE – £500
Portrait TYPE 90mm wide x 140mm high
Horizontal Strip TYPE 188mm wide x 70mm high

Prices above are for one insertion of an advertisement to appear in both the print and digital editions of the monthly magazine. Discounts for multiple bookings available on request.

MONTHLY PRINT & DIGITAL EDITION
CLASSIFIED SECTION ADVERTISEMENTS

CLASSIFIED YEARLY RATE
£200 PER CM HIGH FOR 12 MONTHS ENTRY
TYPE 86mm wide x ANYmm high
Advertisements in this section are 86mm wide to suit our column size but can be taken at any height to suit your budget.

Example prices:
86mm wide x 20mm high £400 for 12 months
86mm wide x 30mm high £600 for 12 months
86mm wide x 40mm high £800 for 12 months
86mm wide x 50mm high £1000 12 months
86mm wide x 60mm high £1200 for 12 months

Section publishes every month, appearing 12 times per year in both the print and digital editions of the magazine.

MONTHLY PRINT & DIGITAL EDITION
A-Z SUPPLIER DIRECTORY

A-Z SUPPLIER DIRECTORY YEARLY RATE
£350 FOR 12 MONTHS ENTRY
Standard five line entry to include:
Colour logo
Company name
Telephone number
Email address
Web address
One line company activity description
(additional lines for longer company activity information is available at £50 per line)

Section publishes every month, appearing 12 times per year in both the print and digital editions of the monthly magazine from January to December.

 NOTE: All prices subject to vat at standard rate and are quoted in GBP

WEBSITE ADVERTISMENT INFORMATION

WEBSITE ADVERTISEMENT
RATES AND SIZES

There are four main sizes available in a variety of positions. Some can be purchased solus, so yours will be the only advertisement in that position, and some are shared with other adverts on a carousel rotation.

TOP STRIP HEADER –  SHARED CAROUSEL
£500 PER MONTH

A traditional strip advert at the very top of every page, including the home page
792 pixels wide x 100 pixels high

NEWS SIDEBAR
SOLUS – £400 PER MONTH
SHARED CAROUSEL – £200 PER MONTH
A rectangular shaped advert in various positions on the home page, latest news page, news article pages and in various other locations.
432 pixels wide x 280 pixels high

FOOTER – SHARED CAROUSEL
£400 PER MONTH

A rectangular shaped advert in the footer of every page, including the home page
312 pixels wide x 280 pixels high

CLASSIC STRIP
SOLUS £300 PER MONTH
SHARED CAROUSEL – £150 PER MONTH
A traditional strip advert positioned in various locations on the website
1392 pixels wide x 160 pixels high

 NOTE: All prices subject to vat at standard rate and are quoted in GBP

ONLINE SUPPLIER DIRECTORY INFORMATION

ONLINE SUPPLIER DIRECTORY

ONLINE SUPPLIER DIRECTORY ENTRY
YEARLY RATE
£350 FOR 12 MONTHS ENTRY

An entry in the Water Magazine online directory which can include logo, text, contact details, photographs, videos and location map

 NOTE: All prices subject to vat at standard rate and are quoted in GBP

MONTHLY MAGAZINE CIRCULATION INFORMATION

Water Magazine has over 19,000 subscribers to the print and digital editions of the monthly magazine.

PRINT EDITION MONTHLY SUBSCRIBERS (UK) 5,958

DIGITAL EDITION MONTHLY SUBSCRIBERS (UK) 7,265

DIGITAL EDITION SUBSCRIBERS (GLOBAL) 6,371

TOTAL MONTHLY SUBSCRIBERS 19,594

UK SUBSCRIBER BREAKDOWN BY COMPANY ACTIVITY

  • WATER COMPANIES – 54%
    Personnel employed by any of the water & sewerage companies and water supply only companies in England & Wales, Scottish Water, Northern Ireland Water, Jersey Water, Guernsey Water, Manx Utilities Authority plus other local and regional water & sewerage companies in the UK.
  • INDUSTRY – 23%
    Personnel within industries that use water during the production process, or create wastewater as a by-product of their activities. Example industries would include general manufacturing, metal fabrication & finishing, pharmaceutical, food & drink, paper & pulp, textiles, chemicals, aviation, aerospace, power generation, paint production and more.
  • CIVIL ENGINEERS – 14%
    Personnel employed by Tier 1 and Tier 2 civil engineering contractors working on behalf of UK water companies or industrial water users.
  • GOVERNMENT & REGULATORS – 5%
    Personnel employed within central and local government, local authorities, Ofwat, Defra, DWI, Environment Agency, NIEA, WICS, SEPA, Natural Resources Wales and other regional regulatory bodies.
  • OTHERS – 4%
    Personnel working in the field of research and academia, consultants, military personnel, water retailers, consumer groups, NGOs, environmental organisations and charities.

UK SUBSCRIBER BREAKDOWN BY JOB FUNCTION

  • ADMINISTRATIVE – 1%
  • ANALYTICAL – 2%
  • CIVIL ENGINEER – 12%
  • DIRECTOR – 8%
  • ENGINEER – 21%
  • INSPECTION – 4%
  • MANAGEMENT – 17%
  • OPERATIONS – 4%
  • PROCUREMENT – 9%
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT – 8%
  • RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT – 2%
  • SCIENTIFIC – 3%
  • SENIOR MANAGEMENT – 7%
  • SUPPORT STAFF – 1%
  • TECHNICIAN – 1%
Water Magazine December 2023

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