The advertising sales for the 2013-14 Catalogue of Goods and Services are now closed. If you are interested in advertising in our 2014-15 edition please contact Richard Fox at Bow House Limited or contact the relevant Buyer at County Supplies. Sales for the 2014-15 edition will commence in summer 2013. The rate card for 2013-14 is shown below for guidance.
Full page
250 x 185mm (vertical)
272 x 185mm (vertical)
Half page (horizontal)
112 x 185mm
132 x 185mm
Half page (vertical)
250 x 90mm
272 x 90mm
Quarter page
112 x 90mm
132 x 90mm
If you are an agency producing artwork on behalf of the advertiser please check with your client which measurements should apply. Any artwork that is supplied at the wrong size will be rejected. Bleed pages are not acceptable.
Format
Mac format files are essential.
PDFs
At least 300dpi.
QuarkXpress 6 or earlier
Fully made up, 'Collect for Output' pages. Text, tints and high resolution scans in position.
Illustrator CS3 or Freehand 10
Images must be placed and in CMYK mode.
Colours
Convert all Pantones to CMYK or process (check logos created in Freehand or Illustrator for Pantone Colours). Black text must be 100% black rather than 4-colour (i.e. set the color setting to C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=100%).
Images
At least 300dpi TIF or EPS files in CMYK format. Compressed files in LZW are not acceptable. Please indicate if clipping paths have been used.
Fonts
Must be PostScript and all fonts must be included with the artwork. TrueType fonts are NOT acceptable.
Logos
Ideally vector graphics created in Illustrator CS3 or earlier or Freehand 10. If this is not possible a high resolution scan (300dpi) will suffice.
Supplying artwork
If sending files on CD please include a colour printout. Please label the CD with the company name and catalogue name.
Stock
FSC certified paper.
Circulation
10,500 copies
Readership
22,500 readership. Purchasers and specifiers in education, adult services, fire and police services, local government, community and voluntary organisations.
Geographical coverage
Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Southampton, West Berkshire.