Demand for books drives warehouse expansion

We are set to boost our warehouse capacity by more than 40% with an ambitious expansion project starting this summer.

This week we got the keys to the neighbouring Salamander Yards building, increasing our warehouse and office space by 12,000 square feet. Following a refurbishment, the new space is expected to be fully operational from spring 2025.

Bookspeed was founded as a next-day books wholesale service almost 40 years ago. Today we supply thousands of UK retailers with around two million books a year, serving retail sectors such as gift, culture and heritage, visitor attractions and garden centres. Customers include Oliver Bonas, Blue Diamond, the Natural History Museum and Fortnum and Mason.

The headquarters expansion is part of our wider strategy to increase the company’s capacity to serve the diverse needs of a growing customer base.

Managing Director Lewis Dawson says:

“This is an exciting period of positive change for Bookspeed. It’s our mission to put more books into the world and a significantly expanded warehouse will help us do that. This move opens up opportunities to work with a greater range of retailers and improve our service to our diverse range of fantastic customers. We already have a strong reputation for shipping out orders quickly, thanks to our brilliant warehouse team, but this expansion allows us to further modernise our warehouse and introduce more improvements and efficiencies into what we do.”