Welcome to The Professional Painter and Decorator magazine website!
  Check out the latest issue for design ideas and expert knowledge… Whether you are an old hand or new to the sector, there is always something to learn in our advice and technique sections, plus keep up to date with new and updated products in our Gear Guide.
  We’re also keen to show your fantastic projects, so if you have something you are proud of, please do get in touch – ppdeditorial@saintpublicity.co.uk

Catherine Saint,
Editor

The Professional Painter and Decorator is the leading magazine for the decorating trade, with the highest circulation, featuring both influential and practical editorial.

With over 12,000 printed copies per issue available through Brewers and 80 nationwide independent merchants, plus a potential of over 200,000 readers of the digital edition, sent out via the email databases of Dulux Decorating Centres, P&D News and the National Painting & Decorating Show.

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Advertise with us

With the highest circulation in the painting and decorating sector and nationwide coverage, it makes good business sense to promote your brand or product in The Professional Painter and Decorator.

  Contact richarddaynes@btinternet.com for full details and our competitive rates.

Editorial CopyAdvert artworkDistribution from
Spring2 February 202623 February 2026Early-March
Summer1 May 202622 May 2026Early-June
Autumn1 September 202622 September 2026Early-October

Advert dimensions

Full page
210 mm (W) x 297 mm (H) + 3 mm bleed

Half page (Landscape)
186 mm (W) x 132 mm (H)

Half page (Portrait)
91 mm (W) x 268 mm (H)

Please supply print quality PDF, images at 300dpi, with flattened layers and transparency.