About Us

Overview

Global Water Intelligence is a monthly magazine about the business of water. We aim to do two things for our readers:
 
  • tell you where your next dollar is coming from by tracking major water projects around the world from conception to contract award
  • discuss with you the emerging trends in the industry to help you formulate strategy in a rapidly changing world
It has made us the unchallenged leader in high-value business information for the water industry. It is a position we have achieved by following a few simple rules:
 
1) We talk to people: the internet has made a certain kind of information omnipresent: press releases and PR announcements are multiplied many thousands of times over, but what about events and opportunities that those involved would rather you did not know about? What about the thoughts and responses of the people who are really in the know? That kind of information is exclusive, rare and valuable. It comes from a thick contacts book, a big telephone bill, and an easy conversational manner.
2) We don’t give up: we spend most of our time at GWI not getting through to people. It is a busy world, and senior people are always on the move. Sometimes it might take 50 ‘phone calls to reach the person with the details of a new project. We don’t give up. We make those 50 ‘phone calls because if we don’t, we know that you will have to.
3) We believe in something: a magazine without values is a very dry thing. At GWI, we are passionate about the value of water. If we can establish the economic worth of water, then everything else will follow. We will see investment in extending water services to the poor, and greater efforts to conserve water in those areas facing the crisis of scarcity. It is a campaign we are taking further with the Sustainable Water Alliance.
 
Global Water Intelligence is a 60-page magazine published in the second half of each month on paper, in pdf format and online at www.globalwaterintel.com. We mail out around 2,000 copies each month, and claim a readership of 10,000 senior industry executives in both the public and private sectors. The first half of the magazine is news and analysis. The second half tracks projects. Regular features include:
 
Need to Know: an opinionated round-up of the month’s events in the water sector.
Analysis: regular columns by GWI publisher Christopher Gasson and Dr. David Lloyd Owen.
Chart of the Month: highlights a key industry statistic.
GWI Water Index: tracks the performance of water on the world’s stock exchanges.
Market Profile: in-depth insight into a specific water market segment.
Desalination Tracker: tracks all proposed desalination plants around the world with a capacity of more than 10,000m3/d.
PPP Tracker: tracks all major public-private partnerships proposed around the world in the water and wastewater sectors.
Water Reuse Tracker: tracks all major water reuse projects proposed around the world (from January 2009).
 
Market reports
As the leading source of market intelligence on the water industry, GWI is well placed to produce in-depth reports on the international water sector. To date, we have published the following titles:
 
 
 
We are currently researching reports on:
Global Water Market 2010

Industrial Water Reuse Inventory and Forecast

(with PUB Consultants)

 
Founded in 1965, Water Desalination Report (WDR) is a weekly newsletter covering the desalination and advanced membrane treatment industry. It has been published by Global Water Intelligence’s parent company Media Analytics Ltd. since 2004. It is edited by industry veteran Tom Pankratz, and has a more technological focus than GWI.
 
DesalData.com brings together all GWI’s desalination-related assets into a single database platform. Combining market forecasts from our special reports, future projects from Desalination Tracker, industry news from GWI and WDR, and data on the installed base of desalination plants from the IDA Worldwide Desalting Plant Inventory, it is the ultimate information tool for desalination professionals.
 
In conjunction with the International Desalination Association, GWI publishes an annual update on the desalination industry, profiling major plants, explaining new technological developments, listing all new plants, digesting the year’s news events and detailing the references of significant suppliers to the industry.
 
Each year GWI runs a conference focusing on water finance and markets, in association with the International Desalination Association. The 2009 conference, entitled “Blue, Green and Gold”, will be held in Zurich on 27th and 28th April.
 
Global Water Intelligence initiated the Global Water Awards in 2004. These represent the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the global water industry. The winners are selected in a free vote by readers of Global Water Intelligence, Water Desalination Report and by members of the International Desalination Association. The awards are presented at a gala dinner during the GWI conference.
 

Who are we?

Editoral

Publisher: Christopher Gasson
Christopher is an authority on water finance and markets. After a degree in politics and economics at Oxford University, he worked as a financial journalist and investment banker, before acquiring Global Water Intelligence in 2002. Over the past five years, he has written a number of specialist reports on the water sector, including Water Reuse Markets 2005-2015, Desalination Markets 2007, and Global Water Market 2008. He is also publisher of Water Desalination Report, the IDA Worldwide Desalting Plant Inventory and DesalData. He is a regular speaker at water-related conferences, and conducts confidential consultancy assignments for GWI subscribers on request.
Contact him if you have any query about GWI’s research reports or market analysis, if you are considering a collaboration with GWI, if you need consultancy services or if you are a journalist looking for an inside angle on a water-related story.
Direct line: +44 1865 204 208
 
Editor, Global Water Intelligence: Ian Elkins
Ian joined GWI in September 2006 after nine years as a financial journalist with MCM, where he reported on the international bond markets. He has developed a particular expertise in water finance, although his general knowledge of the water sector underpins the accuracy of the information reported in the magazine. He speaks German, Spanish and Russian. Contact him if you have any query about GWI’s news or tracker coverage, or if you have a story which you think ought to be included in the magazine.
Direct line: +44 1865 208 043
 
Deputy Editor, Global Water Intelligence: Rhys Owen
Rhys returned to Oxford as Deputy Editor in December 2008, having run our office in the Philippines for two years. Contact him about issues relating to our project trackers, and editorial on this website and DesalData.com.
Contact: ro@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208


Middle East Editor, Global Water Intelligence: Adam Heffill
Adam covers the Middle East and North Africa region from our office in Oxford. Contact him if you have a news story or editorial query relating to the region.
Contact: ah@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208

Editor, Water Desalination Report: Tom Pankratz
Tom has edited Water Desalination Report since it was acquired by Media Analytics Ltd. in 2004. He has 35 years of experience in the water industry, encompassing senior executive positions at USFilter and CH2M Hill. He is a director of the International Desalination Association, and a well-known authority on desalination technology. His most significant area of expertise is intakes and outfalls for seawater desalination plants. Besides editing Water Desalination Report, he is active as a consultant in the water sector, a regular speaker at conferences, and a member of a number of industry committees. He is author of Desalination.com: An Environmental Primer, Screening Equipment Handbook, and Wastewater Treatment: An Environmental Primer. Contact him if you have any queries relating to coverage in WDR, or a potential news story for WDR; also if you require consultancy services relating to desalination, or if you are a journalist looking for insight into the desalination industry.
Contact: tp@globalwaterintel.com
Direct line: +1 281 857 6571

Research & Operations Director: Matthew Stiff
Matthew takes responsibility for our report publishing programme and DesalData.com. Contact him if you have an idea for a new report or want to commission some bespoke research.
Contact: mastiff@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Research Analyst: Jablanka Uzelac
Jablanka conducts publication research.
Contact: ju@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Research Analyst: Ankit Patel
Ankit is responsible for research and analytics for reports.
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 

PUB Research Associate: Kelly Ser

kelly is on secondment from PUB in Singapore to prepare a report and forecast on the global water reuse market.
Contact: kelly@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208

China Editor: Kathy Liu
Kathy runs our Beijing office, and is the author of our Water Market China report. Before joining GWI, she reported on the water industry for H2O China and published business books for China Youth Press. Contact her on issues relating to the Chinese water market.
Contact: kl@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +86 10 6298 8863

China Researcher: Emma Dou
Contact: ed@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +86 10 6298 8863

Australia Editor: Max Borchardt
Max reports on the Australian market for GWI. He also wrote our Water Market Australia report.
Contact: mb@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone: +61 040 207 1483

India Editor: Rama Singh Rastogi
Rama reports on the Indian water market for GWI. She also co-authored our Water Market India report.
Contact: rr@globalwaterintel.com
 
 
Sales, Marketing and Customer Service


Sales and Marketing Director: Emma Welsh
Emma joined GWI in January 2008 to lead our sales and marketing team. She joined from Reed Elsevier, where she had been Head of Marketing for Elsevier Advanced Technology. Her responsibilities included Filtration and Separation magazine, Filtration Industry Analyst and World Pumps. She previously held sales and marketing positions at Oxford University Press and Chapman & Hall. Contact her if you need any further information about GWI products and services.
Contact: ewelsh@globalwaterintel.com
Direct line: +44 1865 208 047

Customer Services Manager: Alex Cheetham
Alex joined GWI in 2007 and is responsible for customer services. Contact her if you have any queries relating to your GWI, WDR or DesalData.com subscriptions or market report purchases.
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Customer Service Assistant: Jenny Yeulet
Jenny joined GWI this year and works in our customer service department.
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Advertising and sponsorship Manager: Duncan Wilson
Duncan joined GWI in November 2005 to work in our sales and marketing department. He had previously worked as a Sales and Marketing Executive for a marketing consultancy. Contact him if you would like to advertise in GWI, take out a subscription to GWI or sponsor our conference.
Direct line: +44 1865 208 045
 
Key Account Manager: Jack Ceadel
Jack joined GWI full time in January 2008. He previously worked for GWI on a part time basis, selling subscriptions to the magazine and before that as a Sales Manager for Daily Information. He now looks after our largest accounts and also manages subscriptions to DesalData.com. Contact him if you would like to subscribe or renew your subscription to DesalData.com.
Direct line: +44 1865 208 046
 
Sales and Marketing Executive: Max Richardson
Max joined GWI full time in January 2009, having completed his degree in politics. He is responsible for GWI subscription sales. Contact him if you wish to purchase a subscription to Global Water Intelligence.
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Sales and Marketing Executive: Frederick Hunter
Freddy joined GWI in June 2009, having just finished his degree in Chemistry. He previously worked for GWI part time, selling subscriptions to DesalData. Contact him if you would like a media partnership for your conference/exhibition, if you would like to subscribe to WDR, or if you would like to renew your subscription.
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Sales and Marketing Executive: Clair Blakeway
Clair joined Global Water Intelligence in September 2009. Contact her if you would like to renew your subscription to GWI or buy any of our market intelligence reports.
Direct line: +44 1865 208 044
 
Events Coordinator: Chris Bowling
Chris joined GWI in March 2007, having completed his MA in Classics. Previously he worked for Tui AG in their strategy department for emerging markets. Contact him for all conference enquiries.
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
Correspondents
 
North Africa Correspondent: Emilie Filou
Telephone: +44 7779 268 559
 
Spain Correspondent: Richard Weyndling
Telephone: +34 948 210 625
 
Italy Correspondent: Nadia Spaccarotella
 
Brazil Correspondent: John Kolodziejski
 
City Correspondent: Andrew Cavenagh
 
UK correspondent: Ann Roberts
 
Latin America Correspondent: Letitia Lozano
 
Israel Correspondent: Neal Sandler
Telephone: +972 2 534 2477
 
Turkey Correspondent: Gökhan Yücel
Contact: gy@globalwaterintel.com
 
Market Columnist: David Lloyd Owen
Contact: do@globalwaterintel.com
Telephone : +44 1239 615 505
 
US Representative: Kathy Shandling
Kathy is executive director of the International Private Water Association (IPWA).
Telephone: +1 212 873 0920
 
Special Correspondent: Gordon Cope
 
Accounts and IT
 
Accounts Director: Andrew Ferry
Andrew heads up the accounts department. Contact him with queries relating to making payments to Media Analytics Ltd.
Telephone: +44 1865 208 048
 
Accounts payable: Amanda Jones
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 
IT Support: Mayur Pant
Mayur is responsible for our IT services. Contact him if you have a technical problem with this website, DesalData.com, or one of our electronic products.
Telephone: +44 1865 204 208
 

Company History

Global Water Intelligence was launched in June 2000 by the CWC Group, with Peter Allison as editor. Initially it focused on the private water market, but Christopher Gasson’s Media Analytics Ltd. acquired it in September 2002, with just the editor transferring to the new owner. In 2003 GWI launched Desalination Tracker, which, together with our 2004 Desalination Markets report, transformed the fortunes of the company.
 
In 2005 Media Analytics acquired two related publications: the IDA Worldwide Desalting Plant Inventory, and Water Desalination Report. WDR was founded in 1965 by Dick Smith, and had a very established but irreverent position as the chronicle of the desalination industry. Dick Smith, who had edited the magazine single-handedly from a wheelchair following a car accident which left him partially paralysed, retired after the acquisition. Tom Pankratz took over the title.
 
The Inventory was also founded in 1965. It had been published in recent years by German desalination consultant Klaus Wangnick. Under Media Analytics’ ownership, the Inventory was recast as the IDA Desalination Yearbook and DesalData.com
 
Today, the company employs around 25 people at its Oxford headquarters, and a further half dozen or so at various locations around the world.
 
If you are looking for a career with a dynamic communications business, focused on one of the great issues of our age, come and join us. Send your CV to ajones@globalwaterintel.com