Industrial Technology magazine

What Industrial Technology magazine does

Industrial Technology magazine is a UK-based B2B trade publication serving design engineers, machine builders, panel builders, and systems integrators across industrial sectors including automotive, aerospace, medical, food and beverage, and electronics. Published continuously since 1988 by The Engineering Network Ltd., the magazine is headquartered in Kings Hill, West Malling, and operates with a lean team of approximately five employees. The publication functions as a vertical media brand targeting specifiers and purchasers in the UK industrial engineering community, with the broader corporate parent maintaining an extensive proprietary database of UK engineering professionals for targeted outreach.

The core product is a quarterly print magazine, supplemented by a monthly email newsletter, a digital flipbook edition, the Design Engineer Build podcast series, and two recurring in-person events (Machine Building Live and Food Manufacturing Live). An online supplier directory rounds out the platform, indexing industrial suppliers across categories such as automation, robotics, sensors, motion control, fastening, and enclosures. The technology stack is conventional digital publishing infrastructure: a content-managed website, a FlippingBook-hosted online edition, email newsletter distribution, and podcast hosting via Podbean. No proprietary technology, API platform, or AI/ML product is associated with the publication itself.

Revenue is generated through two principal streams: recurring print and digital magazine subscriptions, and B2B advertising sold to industrial suppliers and OEMs targeting the engineering audience. Advertising inventory is sold directly by an in-house sales team across the magazine, newsletter, website, and event sponsorships, with a media pack available on inquiry. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The business is privately held, profitable-leaning by structure (no external funding, no burn commentary), and operated by Managing Director Luke Webster with Iveta Webster as Finance and Operations Director.

Name

Industrial Technology magazine

Legal name

The Engineering Network Ltd.

Website

https://industrialtechnology.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Industrial Technology magazine is a UK-based quarterly B2B trade publication serving design engineers, machine builders, and systems integrators since 1988, with advertising, newsletter, podcast, events, and a supplier directory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Manufacturing, Quality & Industrial Operations Reference (Lean, Six Sigma, QA/QC) (EDAGAGAI)

Keywords

• Trade magazine publishing
• Industrial engineering media
• B2B publishing services
• Design engineering content
• Advertising media sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Kings Hill, West Malling

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: The magazine has been published since 1988, generating revenue through print and digital subscription subscriptions for design engineers, machine builders and systems integrators.
2. Advertising: Industrial Technology provides advertising opportunities to suppliers targeting the design engineering, machine building and systems integration community. The media pack and advertising information is available on the advertise page.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Industrial Technology magazine is a quarterly B2B trade publication covering design engineering, machine building, panel building, fastening, and industrial automation topics for UK design engineers, machine builders, and systems integrators. Published by The Engineering Network Ltd., the publication operates as an integrated marketing platform combining print editions, a monthly newsletter, video/podcast content, live events, and an online supplier directory, monetised primarily through subscriptions and advertising.

Product overview

Industrial Technology magazine operates as a unified B2B media platform providing multiple content channels for the UK engineering community. The core offering is the quarterly Industrial Technology Magazine covering design engineering, machine building, panel building, and fastening sectors, complemented by the monthly Industrial Technology Newsletter delivering technical highlights and case studies. Video content is delivered through the Design Engineer Build podcast series featuring event coverage and expert workshops. The platform also organises two flagship events: Food Manufacturing Live for food and drink industry engineers, and Machine Building Live for machine building professionals. An online supplier directory supports the ecosystem by connecting readers with industrial product and service suppliers across categories including automation, robotics, sensors, and motion control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Technology Magazine Quarterly B2B trade publication covering design engineering, machine building, panel building, fastening, automation and industrial technology topics for UK design engineers, machine builders and systems integrators. Distributed in print and via digital flipbook editions.
• Industrial Technology Newsletter Monthly electronic newsletter published exclusively for design engineers, machine builders and systems integrators, containing technical highlights, case studies and white papers.
• Design Engineer Build Podcast Video podcast series covering industrial automation, machine building and engineering topics, including Machine Building Live event coverage and expert workshops.
• Food Manufacturing Live UK specialist technical event for engineering teams in the food and drink manufacturing industries, featuring exhibitions and demonstrations.
• Machine Building Live UK specialist technical event providing a face-to-face opportunity to meet the largest array of machine building technical experts in the UK, featuring workshops and demonstrations.
• Industrial Technology Supplier Directory Online directory of suppliers of products and services for machine building, covering categories including aluminium framework, AI, bearings, motors, enclosures, fastening, hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics, sensors and software.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Plant Engineering: CFE Media B2B publication serving manufacturing and industrial plant professionals; comparable as a multi-channel B2B trade publication targeting engineering and manufacturing decision-makers.
• Food Manufacture: UK B2B trade magazine for the food and drink manufacturing industry; directly comparable given Industrial Technology's Food Manufacturing Live event and overlap in food industry engineering content.
• New Electronics: UK electronics design magazine serving design engineers with news, products and technical articles; closely comparable as a UK B2B trade magazine targeting electronics design engineers.
• Drives & Controls: UK B2B publication covering drives, automation, motion control and industrial systems integration; directly comparable as a UK engineering trade title serving systems integrators and machine builders.
• Hydraulics & Pneumatics: B2B publication covering fluid power, machine building and motion control; comparable to Industrial Technology's machine building and fastening editorial verticals.
• The Engineer: Long-standing UK engineering publication covering design, manufacturing and technology; directly comparable as a B2B trade magazine serving UK engineering professionals with similar editorial positioning to Industrial Technology.
• Control Engineering: Global B2B magazine covering industrial automation, control systems and instrumentation; highly comparable given Industrial Technology's coverage of systems integration and automation topics.
• Engineering & Technology (E&T) / IET: Institution of Engineering and Technology magazine covering engineering, design and technology topics with print, digital and event channels; directly comparable as a UK B2B engineering trade publication with multi-channel monetisation.
• Design World: US-based B2B engineering publication covering design engineering, motion control, sensors and machine building; directly comparable editorial scope covering many of the same design engineer and machine builder audiences.

Emerging players

• Processing Magazine: US-based B2B publication serving industrial processing and manufacturing professionals; an adjacent comparator with partial editorial overlap into machine building and automation verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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