Pro Global Media Limited

What Pro Global Media Limited does

Pro Global Media Limited is a privately held UK-based B2B media company founded in October 1996 by Paul Brown and Robert McCaffrey, headquartered in Epsom, Surrey. It operates a portfolio of specialist trade titles, industry directories, newsletters, and annual conferences serving professionals across the global cement, gypsum, slag, insulation, cement-based boards, concrete, and alternative-fuels industries. The company is founder-owned with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or acquisition history, and operates with a core team of approximately 10-15 staff plus temporary interns.

The company's products span monthly/bi-monthly magazines (Global Cement Magazine, Global Gypsum Magazine, Global Slag, Global Insulation, Global Concrete, Global CemFuels), annual directories (Global Cement Directory, Global Gypsum Directory), email newsletters (Global Cement Weekly, Global Gypsum Monthly), industry portals (Global CemBoards), and a calendar of annual conferences including Global CemFuels, Global CemBoards, Global Gypsum, Global Insulation, Global Slag, Global FutureCem, Global CemCCUS, Global CementAI, CemFuels Asia, and Global Concrete Seminar. Its technology backbone is PRoIDS Online (Pro Integrated Database System), a self-serve portal for conference registration, magazine subscriptions, and directory purchases, supported by a network of dedicated websites (propubs.com, globalcement.com, globalgypsum.com, globalinsulation.com, globalslag.com, cemfuels.com, global-concrete.com).

The business model combines four revenue streams: recurring magazine subscriptions (Global Cement £110/year, Global Gypsum £180/year), one-time conference registration fees (€775-€1,075 per delegate with tiered early-bird pricing and discounts for cement producers), advertising and sponsorship across print, digital, and event properties, and directory sales. Distribution is event-driven and direct-to-customer, supported by LinkedIn communities (Global Cement LinkedIn group with 4,000+ members), social media channels, and email newsletters. Since 1999 the company has organized over 100 international conferences in 50+ cities and 40+ countries, and was a 2004 pioneer of free digital magazine downloads.

Name

Pro Global Media Limited

Legal name

Pro Global Media Ltd

Website

https://propubs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pro Global Media is a UK-based, founder-owned B2B media company founded in 1996 that publishes trade magazines, directories, and newsletters and organizes annual international conferences serving professionals across the global cement, gypsum, slag, insulation, concrete, and alternative-fuels industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Epsom

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to Global Cement Magazine and Global Gypsum Magazine, with digital downloads and newsletters
2. Conference and Exhibition Fees: Registration fees for annual conferences including Global CemFuels, Global Gypsum, Global Insulation, Global Slag, Global CemBoards, and others. Fees range from €775 to €1075 depending on timing and early bird discounts
3. Advertising and Sponsorship: Advertising opportunities in magazines, directories, newsletters, and on websites, plus conference sponsorship packages
4. Industry Directories: Sale of industry directories including Global Cement Directory and Global Gypsum Directory

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Pro Global Media Limited is a B2B trade media company that publishes six specialist magazines (Global Cement, Global Concrete, Global Gypsum, Global Slag, Global Insulation, Global CemFuels), organises international conferences, and sells industry directories for the global building materials sector. The company delivers technical, news, and analysis content to industry professionals via print, digital, and live event channels, monetising through advertising, subscriptions, delegate fees, and sponsorships.

Product overview

Pro Global Media Ltd is an award-winning business-to-business media company established in 1996, offering a portfolio of publications, conferences, directories, and newsletters serving the global building materials industries. The core offering consists of industry-specific magazines (Global Cement Magazine, Global Gypsum Magazine, Global Slag, Global Insulation, Global Concrete, Global CemFuels) complemented by industry portals (Global CemBoards) and directories. The company organises an extensive calendar of annual conferences including Global CemFuels, Global Gypsum, Global Insulation, Global Slag, Global FutureCem, Global CemCCUS, Global CementAI, and CemFuels Asia, alongside newsletters (Global Cement Weekly, Global Gypsum Monthly). The portfolio is tied together through subsidiary websites and the ProIDS Online platform for subscriptions, registrations and database management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Cement Magazine: Leading monthly magazine covering all aspects of the global cement industry including mining, quarrying, refractories, process optimisation, alternative fuels, environment, safety, markets, and country reviews.
• Global Gypsum Magazine
• Global Slag
• Global Insulation
• Global CemFuels
• Global CemBoards

Products and services

• Global Cement Magazine

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ conferences organized since 1999
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mining Weekly / Mining Magazine: Mining Weekly and Mining Magazine cover the global mining and minerals industries with news, technical features, conferences, and industry directories. Comparable in B2B trade publishing model, conference-organization capabilities, and serving adjacent industrial vertical customers (cement/limestone producers are major mining sector participants).
• ZKG International: ZKG International is a German-rooted trade publication covering the global cement, lime, and gypsum industries with technical articles, market reports, and industry directories. Directly comparable in industry vertical, B2B trade publishing model, and global cement industry focus.
• International Cement Review: International Cement Review (ICR/Cemnet) is the closest direct peer — a long-established trade publication and information provider covering the global cement industry, including industry news, technical articles, conferences (like the Global Cement & Concrete Conference), and directories. Directly comparable in target audience (cement producers), product mix (magazines, events, directories), and niche focus.
• Pit & Quarry: Pit & Quarry is a North American trade publication serving the aggregates, cement, and concrete industries with editorial content, industry directories, and events. Comparable in target audience (aggregates/cement producers), B2B trade media model, and event-driven community engagement.
• World Cement Magazine: World Cement Magazine (Palladian Publications) is a direct peer covering the global cement industry with technical features, industry news, and digital content aimed at cement producers, engineers, and equipment suppliers. Comparable in editorial scope, advertising-led B2B model, and cement industry specialization.
• Aggregates Business: Aggregates Business is a trade publication covering the aggregates, concrete, and construction materials industries with news, features, and industry analysis. Comparable as a B2B trade media title serving adjacent building materials professionals and advertisers in cement-related verticals.
• Industrial Minerals (IM/IMFORMED): Industrial Minerals (now part of Fastmarkets, formerly IMFORMED) covers industrial minerals including gypsum, lime, and related materials with price data, conferences, and market reports. Comparable in niche industrial minerals focus, conference-driven revenue model, and B2B trade media positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Engineering News-Record (ENR): Engineering News-Record is a much larger, established US-rooted construction industry trade publication covering infrastructure, building materials, and construction projects. Comparable in B2B trade media model for construction materials, but broader in scope and significantly larger in scale than Pro Global Media's specialist cement/gypsum focus.
• Reuters Events: Reuters Events organizes large B2B conferences and digital content for industries including energy, commodities, and industrials. Comparable in conference-organization and B2B media model serving industrial/commodity sectors, but operates as a broad incumbent with much larger scale and broader topic coverage than Pro Global Media's specialized cement/gypsum niche.
• Informa Markets (Trade Shows Division): Informa Markets operates a large portfolio of B2B trade shows and conferences across multiple industries including construction materials and industrial sectors. Comparable in event-organization business model and B2B conference revenue streams, but as a large incumbent with thousands of events globally rather than a niche specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/globalcement
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Globalcement-pro
• Facebookfacebook.com/globalcement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pro-publications-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/globalcementinsta

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 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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