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Established in 1843, Building is the UK’s best-read paid-for weekly with more than 21,271 subscribers*.

Display advertising in construction’s best-selling weekly

Building was launched over 150 years ago by Joseph Aloysius Hansom architect of Birmingham Town Hall and designer of the hansom safety cab and once counted Prince Albert, Charles Dickens and Florence Nightingale among its readers.

With a circulation of over 20,000 and a pass on readership of 5, Building reaches over 80,000 professionals every week, Building provides an unrivalled combination of news, interviews, analysis and hard industry data and leads the way in journalism for the construction industry.

Building is the only magazine covering all levels of the specification chain, reaching an audience of contractors, housebuilders, architects, clients and surveyors.

Why should you advertise with Building?
  • Unique format and unmatched editorial quality
  • Building is the best selling weekly title in construction
  • ABC audited circulation of 21,271*
  • Highest average readership across the entire construction industry
  • Read by more than 80,000 professionals every single week
  • Highest average readership among contractors (double that of next placed title)
  • Highest average readership in housing associations, clients and developers
  • Highest equal average readership among housebuilders
  • PPA Subscription Magazine of the Year 2008

* ABC average net circulation per issue, July 2009 – June 2010

Building magazinesKey sectors

Building is the only magazine covering the entire construction process.

Key sectors covered include:

  • Housing
  • Commercial
  • Public
  • Regeneration
  • Sustainability
  • Legal
  • Offices
  • Industrial
  • Education & Healthcare
  • Retail
Reader profile / Job titles

With more than 80,000 construction professionals reading every week Building’s reach, authority and influence within decision-makers is unparalleled. Building’s readers are predominantly senior executives, project managers and professionals working within:

  • Contractors
  • Developers
  • Housebuilders
  • Architects
  • Engineers
  • Quantity Surveyors
  • Building Surveyors
  • Local Authorities
  • Clients
  • Housing Associations

These readers are members of influential bodies and organisations, such as the RICS, CIOB, CIBSE and the RIBA.

Contact the sales team

Cameron Marshall – National Advertising Manager
T: +44 (0) 161 874 3809
E: cameron.marshall@ubm.com