Adrian Barrick


CEO - Built Environment

 

 

 

 

Adrian Barrick was appointed Chief Executive of UBM Built Environment in October 2008.

 

The division is UBM’s dedicated publishing and events operation, predominantly serving the UK’s construction and property communities. It includes some of the most-highly respected brands in b2b, including Building, Property Week, and Barbour ABI.

 

 

Before taking up the CEO role, Adrian was group director of Property & Construction Media, the publishing arm of UBM Built Environment.


Adrian – who was named PPA business publisher of the year in 2007 – has driven the transformation of UBM Built Environment’s print products into multi-channel brands, serving an audience of 300k+ professionals in the built environment through a panoply of different channels. Building’s website was judged the best in business media in 2007.

 

Before moving into publishing in 2004, Adrian was editor of Building magazine for eight years. In that time, subscriptions to Building doubled and the title was named business magazine of the year three times. He also won four editor of the year awards.


Adrian was a journalist for 20 years and wrote for several national newspapers as well as a variety of business titles. He also appeared on TV and radio as a construction industry commentator numerous times, including fronting an Open University programme on the subject. He was named Young Business Journalist of the Year in 1989.

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