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Wholesaler Bookspeed set to boost warehouse capacity by 40% with 'ambitious' expansion project
Edinburgh-based wholesaler Bookspeed has announced plans to expand its wholesale warehouse by 40%, in an "ambitious" project set to begin this summer.
The family-owned business has purchased the neighbouring building at its Edinburgh Salamander Yards site, where the company moved in 2000. The expansion will increase its warehouse and office space by 12,000sqft. Following a refurbishment, the new space is expected to be fully operational from spring 2025.
The wholesaler supplies thousands of UK retailers with around two million books a year, operating within 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 & Mason.
The headquarters expansion is part of a wider strategy to increase the company’s capacity to serve the diverse needs of a growing customer base.
Managing director Lewis Dawson said: "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."
Bookspeed launched as a next-day books wholesale service nearly 40 years ago.
