Pile Buck Magazine

What Pile Buck Magazine does

Pile Buck Magazine, legally Pile Buck International, Inc., is a privately held B2B trade publication founded in 1984 and headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida. It produces a bi-monthly magazine covering the deep foundations and marine construction industries, distributed to over 15,000 contractors, geotechnical and structural engineers, equipment and material suppliers, government agencies, and educators internationally, alongside a companion annual publication called The Buck (since 2018). Its product portfolio extends beyond the magazine to include the SPW911 sheet pile design software, comprehensive Buyers Guides and Services Guides for equipment and contractors, and proprietary technical reference databases covering pile hammer and sheet pile specifications.

The company operates on a diversified revenue model with three streams: (1) magazine advertising sold via direct sales to equipment manufacturers and service providers as complete marketing packages, (2) subscription distribution (digital edition offered free), and (3) one-time SPW911 software licensing. It monetizes its audience across multiple channels — print, a digital publication platform (MyDigitalPublication), email newsletter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, and co-organized industry events (SuperPile with ADSC; Deep Foundation Quality Control Seminars with Pile Dynamics and GRL Engineers). The company is small (1-10 employees), independently owned with no disclosed outside investment, and serves as both a media brand and a community/education hub for a narrow vertical.

Name

Pile Buck Magazine

Legal name

Pile Buck International, Inc.

Website

https://pilebuck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pile Buck Magazine is a privately held B2B trade publication founded in 1984 that serves the deep foundations and marine construction industries with a bi-monthly magazine, digital content, reference databases, and the SPW911 sheet pile design software, reaching 15,000+ contractors, engineers, and suppliers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Industry Trade Publication

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Trade publication
• Construction industry media
• Engineering magazines
• Deep foundations content
• Marine construction news

Headquarters

HQ city

Vero Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Magazine Advertising: Revenue generated from placing advertisements from equipment manufacturers, service providers, and suppliers targeting the deep foundations and marine construction industries. The magazine offers complete marketing packages and media kits to advertisers.
2. Magazine Subscriptions: Bi-monthly magazine subscriptions distributed internationally to contractors, engineers, material suppliers, government employees, and educators in the deep foundations and marine construction industries.
3. Software Sales (SPW911): Sale of sheet pile design software through the publication's online store

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Pile Buck Magazine publishes a bi-monthly trade magazine, annual companion publication (The Buck), and operates an online content platform covering deep foundations and marine construction industries. The company also sells the SPW911 sheet pile design software, maintains technical reference databases (e.g., Hammer Specs Database), and provides Buyers Guides and Services Guides directories for equipment and contractors.

Product overview

Pile Buck Magazine operates as a bi-monthly trade publication platform serving the deep foundations and marine construction industries since 1984. The portfolio consists of the core Pile Buck Magazine publication (distributed internationally to contractors, engineers, and industry professionals), the companion annual publication 'The Buck', the SPW911 sheet pile design software, comprehensive Buyers Guides covering equipment categories (barges, cranes, dredges, pile hammers, marine fenders, steel piles), Services Guides connecting users with contractors across pile driving, drilling, geotechnical, marina construction, and underwater services, and technical specification databases for hammer equipment. The company generates content through issue-based publishing (currently Issue 42-3) and maintains digital archives and buyer/service provider directories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Buck: A supplementary publication covering deep foundations and marine construction news, with annual volumes published since 2018.
• SPW911

Products and services

• Pile Buck Magazine Bi-monthly trade magazine covering deep foundations and marine construction industries, published since 1984 with international distribution to contractors, engineers, material/equipment suppliers, and government employees.
• SPW911 Sheet Pile Design Software Sheet pile design software for engineering calculations and design specifications, sold through the Pile Buck online store.
• Buyers Guides Comprehensive buyer guides covering equipment and materials including barges, crane mats, dock systems, dredges, foundation drilling rigs, pile hammers, marine fenders, cofferdam systems, steel pipe piles, and steel sheet pile.
• Services Guides Service provider directories covering crane repair, demolition, dewatering, dredging, foundation drilling, geotechnical engineering, heavy hauling, marina construction, pile driving, and underwater diving services.
• Hammer Specs Database Technical specifications database for pile driving hammers from multiple manufacturers including APE, PTC, ICE, ABI, Tramac, DAWSON, HPSI, MULLER, MKT, J&M, and others.
• The Buck Annual publication companion to Pile Buck Magazine, covering industry news and updates in the deep foundations and marine construction sectors.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ADSC (International Association of Foundation Drilling)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for industry events and professional development. ADSC co-organizes SuperPile events with Pile Buck Magazine, bringing together foundation drilling professionals for education and networking.
• Pile Dynamics, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly hosts Deep Foundation Quality Control Seminars across six cities annually, covering testing methods, benefits, and industry best practices for drilled shafts and deep foundations.
• GRL Engineers, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosts Deep Foundation Quality Control Seminars with Pile Dynamics, providing expertise in pile driving testing, thermal integrity profiling, and drilled shaft testing methods.
• Nucor SkylineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFeatured advertising sponsor/partner on the Pile Buck website, providing steel pipe piling and structural products to the deep foundations industry.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Roads & Bridges Magazine: Roads & Bridges covers road, bridge, and infrastructure construction — directly overlapping with deep foundations and piling work. It uses a similar B2B trade publication model with advertising revenue targeting contractors, engineers, and equipment suppliers in adjacent verticals.
• Marine Log Magazine: Marine Log covers the commercial marine industry including ports, dredging, and marine construction — directly overlapping with Pile Buck's marine construction coverage and sharing the same B2B trade magazine/advertising model.
• Concrete Construction Magazine: Concrete Construction targets contractors and engineers in concrete and foundation work, sharing Pile Buck's deep foundations audience and B2B trade advertising model. The publications operate across heavily overlapping construction-industry buyer personas.
• Better Roads Magazine: Better Roads serves contractors and government agencies working on road, bridge, and heavy infrastructure projects — a closely adjacent B2B trade publication with similar advertising-supported revenue model and overlapping deep-foundation readership.
• Equipment World: Equipment World is a B2B trade publication covering heavy equipment for construction, including foundation, earthmoving, and infrastructure markets. It directly overlaps with Pile Buck's contractor audience, advertising model, and subscription-based trade media structure.
• Grading and Excavation Contractor: Grading and Excavation Contractor targets earthmoving and site-preparation contractors with deep foundation work. It uses a similar B2B trade magazine model serving equipment-purchasing decision makers in overlapping contractor segments.
• GeoStrata Magazine (ASCE/G-I): GeoStrata is the official magazine of the Geo-Institute of ASCE, covering geotechnical engineering topics including deep foundations. It targets a closely overlapping engineer audience via advertising and association-driven distribution, comparable to Pile Buck's model.

Broad incumbents

• ForConstructionPros.com: ForConstructionPros is a multi-brand digital trade media network covering construction professionals across several verticals. It competes for the same advertising spend that Pile Buck targets from equipment manufacturers and service providers serving contractors.
• Engineering News-Record (ENR): ENR is the leading broad construction-industry trade publication covering infrastructure, design, and construction news. As Pile Buck's audience is a sub-segment of ENR's broader coverage, ENR is a comparable B2B trade media model, just operating at larger scale and broader vertical scope.

Emerging players

• Dredging Today: Dredging Today is a digital trade news outlet covering the global dredging industry, overlapping with Pile Buck's dredging and marine construction coverage. It represents a more digital-native challenger competing for the same niche audience and advertiser base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCc_nxEXtBctYwHDQcVYIewA
• Facebookfacebook.com/pilebuck
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pile-buck-international-inc-

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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