Leicestershire Builder is taking a break
AFTER careful consideration, I have decided to pause publication of Leicestershire Builder following the August 2026 issue.
This has not been an easy decision. The magazine has been published for many years, and I remain extremely proud of the valuable service it has provided to businesses and individuals throughout Leicestershire’s building and construction industry.
However, the cost of posting out the magazine continues to rise, whilst at the same time, advertising income has fallen noticeably.
This has resulted in the magazine reducing in thickness to 24 pages, which does not provide enough space to create the varied, informative and worthwhile publication that I believe readers and advertisers deserve.
For these reasons, I believe the sensible course is to take a break and review the magazine’s future. This is a pause rather than necessarily a permanent closure, and I will use the opportunity to consider whether Leicestershire Builder could return in a different or more sustainable form.
I would like to thank every advertiser, contributor and reader who has supported the magazine—particularly those businesses that have advertised regularly since 1997. Your loyalty and encouragement have been greatly appreciated, and I am enormously grateful to everyone who has played a part in the magazine’s long history.
And thank you especially to Norwood Press - printers of the magazine since Day One - a local family firm with very high standards of customer service, and great fun to work with.
Mike Wilkinson
