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Heating & Plumbing Monthly Magazine



Heating & Plumbing Monthly Magazine

Heating & Plumbing Monthly is the UK's leading journal for heating, plumbing & ventilation installers and contractors. HPM produces 11 issues per year and offers the strongest independent ABC certified circulation of 30339 (ABC Audit Period November 2007) of which 82.2% have registered within the last 12 months to receive their copy, representing an obvious choice warranting inclusion within your advertising schedule and your marketing campaign.



Contact

Editor
Tim Woodtwood@unity-media.com01732 748041
Assistant Editor
Nichola Farrugianfarrugia@unity-media.com01732 748042
Sales Director
Andy Dunnadunn@unity-media.com01732 748065
Ad Manager
Jenny Wallacejwallace@unity-media.com01732 748069
Display Sales Exec
Jamie Lawrencejlawrence@unity-media.com01732 748071
Production Manager
Lisa Whitelwhite@unity-media.com01732 748049
Circulation Manager
Sarah Nisbetsnisbet@unity-media.com01732 748081
Publisher
Colin Wilkinson 01732 748000


Media Information



Circulation Breakdown (Publisher's Statement)

Heating & Plumbing Monthly is heavily weighted to domestic and light commercial heating and plumbing installers, and also includes the essential merchants and top UK specifiers. 30,339* readers have requested to receive HPM and our commitment to maintaining and developing our database is second to none. We are constantly mailing and telephoning new and existing readers to update our records. We know the exact demographic profile of every reader and strict verification procedures are enforced to meet the demands of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), who provide independent endorsement of our circulation claims. In short, our continual investment guarantees that the quality of HPM's circulation is the best in the industry.

 Total0-1 Yr1-2 Yrs2-3 Yrs
 303392492531212293
Individual Requests269612204627102205
Company Requests3378227941188
Category By % Age10082.210.37.6
Individual Requests88.972.78.97.3
Company Requests11.19.51.40.3

*ABC audited circulation of audit issue November 2007.


Editorial Features List For 2008

January
Focus On: Underfloor Heating
Water Treatment & Waste Management
Training

February
Focus On: Domestic Heating (with Highlight on Oil)
Transport & Racking
Tools, Equipment and Testers
KBB Preview

March
Focus On: Bathrooms/Bathroom Design (inc special needs)
Radiators & Towel Warmers
Heating/Climate Controls and TRV’s
Brassware

April
Alternate Energy (inc Solar,Oil,Elec, LPG Etc.)
Tubes, Valves & Fittings
KBB Review
Added Value

May
Focus On: Showers, Wetrooms & Enclosures (inc special needs)
Chimneys, Flues & Fire Places
Tools, Instruments & Equipment

June
Focus On: Water Heating, Tanks & Cylinders
Water Treatment & Waste Management
Heating/Climate Controls & TRV’s

July/August
Focus On: Bathrooms/Bathroom Design (inc special needs)
Radiators & Towel Warmers
Transport & Racking
Water Saving

September
Focus On: Domestic Heating Plus
Tools, Equipment and Testers
Underfloor Heating
Heating & Climate Controls

October
Focus On: Domestic Boilers
Tubes, Valves & Fittings
Pumps & Circulators
Alternative Heating (Inc. Solar,Oil, Elec & LPG)
Water Treatment & Waste Management

November
Focus On: Taps, Mixers, Wastes and Macerators
Chimneys, Flues & Fireplaces
Boilers :Light Commercial Heating Solutions
Water Heating, Tanks & Cylinders

December
Focus On: Showers, Wetrooms & Enclosures (inc special needs)
Boilers, Servicing & Parts
Radiators & Towel Warmers
2007 Round Up

Regular Features
News
New Products
Product Update
Training & Technical
Competitions
Business News
Resources
Green Comment
Letters
Business Builder
Industry Reviews
Special Reports



Advertising Services

Display Rates (Full Colour)
 1510
DPS£3,900£3,500£3,120
Full Page£2,400£2,160£1,920
Half Page£1,550£1,395£1,240
Quater Page£1,030£930£840


Cover Rates (Full Colour)
Inside Front Cover£2,850
Inside Back Cover£2,400
Outside Back Cover£2,850
Special PositionsOn Application
InsertsBy Arrangement
Front Cover Package (Inc DPS)£4,400
Supplement Front Cover Package (Inc DPS)£3,960


Classified Rates
Full Page£1,664
Half Page£832
Quater Page£416
Eight Page£208
SCC (Single Column CM)£16
Box Number£25


Products & Trade Literature

A full colour reproduction of your latest brochure or product photography and approximately 70 words of promotional text. Each entry is allocated a number for the reader enquiry service.

1 Insertion £280
6 Insertions £240



Mechanical Data

 Type AreaTrim SizeBleed Size
Full Page265mm x 190mm297mm x 210mm303mm x 216mm
Quarter Page124mm x 90mmn/an/a
Quarter Page
Strip
66mm x 190mmn/an/a
Half Page
Horizontal
124m x 190mm145mm x 210mm148mm x 216mm
Half Page
Vertical
265m x 90mm297mm x 100mm303mm x 103mm
Junior Page200mm x 140mmn/an/a
DPS*265mm x 394mm297mm x 420mm303mm x 426mm
Half Page DPS*124mm x 394mm145mm x 420mm148mm x 426mm

*All DPS adverts should be provided as two single page files. Recommended gutter loss for DPS adverts is 6mm.

All sizes are depth x width and in millimetres.



Copy Requirements

Digital files to be Mac formatted, preferred packages: QuarkXPress, PhotoShop, Illustrator or save as high resolution (300dpi) EPS, Tiff or Jpeg. PDF files to be supplied as high resolution CMYK format with all fonts embedded. Adverts can be supplied via Email, FTP or CD. Digital files only accepted - no film.

Cancellations

Eight weeks prior to publication.