Ingram Content Group is opening a 96,000-square-foot distribution center in Milton Keynes, England. The site is about two miles from the Lightning Source print-on-demand facility, which is will remain in its location. The new center will house distribution operations of NBNi, Ingram's global physical and digital book distributor, which is currently in Plymouth. (NBNi client services, publisher services, IT and finance staff now in Plymouth will remain there.)
Early next year, Ingram will also move Ingram Publisher Services International into the new Milton Keynes facility. IPS International currently uses Grantham Book Services to supply the U.K. and European markets.
With the moves--which will begin in the second half of 2019 and be completed early next year--all of Ingram's U.K. book distribution services will be in one Ingram-owned location.
"With seamless and integrated digital and physical distribution located close to the print-on-demand services provided by Lightning Source UK, we can offer powerful and unique distribution services to customers across the U.K. and Europe," said David Taylor, senior v-p for content acquisition international and managing director of NBNi.
Sabrina McCarthy, IPS international v-p and general manager, added: "It has long been a goal of Ingram Publisher Services to have our own warehouse facility in the U.K. market. This move enables us to provide truly integrated sales and inventory reporting for the U.S., U.K. and European markets, and a higher level of service for our distribution clients."