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About Us
One of the UK’s leading specialist suppliers of school and library books.
Who we are
Heath Books is a family run business set up in 1991 by Richard Heath and is now one of the leading specialist school book suppliers in the UK.
We have more than 30 years’ experience sourcing educational books and resources from all over the world for schools and libraries. Our owner Richard has been selling books since 1980!
With the UK’s only comprehensive education showroom displaying 50,000 books, our experienced staff know how to find the right resources for teachers and their students. We are more than happy to advise in person, by phone or by email.
We have a proven track record of providing a fast, knowledgeable, and efficient service. We know and understand the needs of busy teachers and librarians. As independent booksellers, we pride ourselves on being able to give honest, impartial advice to our customers.
“Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.” – Kate DiCamillo
What we do
We strive to offer the best customer service in the industry and take the stress out of book buying. If the book is in print, we will find it!
We offer a personal service and can choose books to fit your topic or class for everything from the latest fiction and non-fiction to suit your budgets and advise on the core textbooks available for your courses.
Our aim is to eliminate the need for teachers to spend valuable time dealing with multiple publishers, browsing vast websites, or coping with the paperwork involved in ordering from individual publishers. With us you can consolidate orders and have one delivery with one invoice.
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” – Stephen King
Visit The Showroom
We are always delighted to welcome customers to browse our school-specific 50,000-title showroom.
By appointment only
Our Services
Bulk Discounts
We pass on discounts, based on the prices we pay, to our customers. Schools receive a standard discount in most cases, which increases if you order eight or more copies. Do you have a large order, or want to combine department orders? Get in touch for a bespoke price. If we can get a better discount, so will you.
Book Servicing
Make your books last longer. We provide a wide range of servicing options including plastic jackets, laminating, date and spine labels, barcodes, security tags and AR labels. Do you have a custom stamp? We can do this too! Get in touch with Kate if you have any bespoke requirements at [email protected].
Custom Lists
If you need a tailored list of books for your classes or topics, we have years of experience making them! Tell us what you need, and our expert team will make you a custom list to suit your budget and requirements. This applies to new libraries too.
Free Delivery
We still currently offer free delivery to UK schools with no minimum spend. However, please try to consolidate orders and if you have multiple orders, we will ship them together at the same time if we can. We aim to supply orders within a week, provided the book is in stock at the publisher.
Summer Order Consolidation
Need books for the start of term in September? Get your order in early when stock is more likely to be available. Ideally, place orders before the end of term to ensure delivery ready for the new term. Many customers consolidate their orders into a single delivery in the summer for the new school year and we can often offer increased discounts on these. In most cases, we can accommodate a specific delivery day too. Gather your list of books and send them to us for a quote.
International Schools
We consolidate orders for international schools across the globe. We work with all publishers and ship your orders in one go. Our staff have expert knowledge of the IB and IGCSE curriculums. We can ship direct to you or a UK shipper. Please ask for a quote for all your book needs. We can pack by department, deal with customs requirements and ship by pallet where appropriate.
Leadership Team
Richard Heath
Owner and Managing Director
Richard is the founder, owner, and Managing Director of Heath Books. Richard has more than 40 years’ experience as a bookseller and has unrivalled knowledge. He enjoys playing hockey, watching cricket and spending time with his grandchildren.
Fun Fact: Richard can remember numerous 13-digit ISBN numbers!
Favourite Book: Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
Andy Ewing
Director
Andy worked for a sport website before joining us in 2015. Starting out in the Customer Service team, Andy has climbed the ranks to be Richard’s number two. He enjoys going to the gym and watching Arsenal FC in his spare time.
Fun Fact: What Andy doesn’t know about Arsenal FC isn’t worth knowing.
Favourite Book: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Customer Service Team
Andrew
Purchasing Officer
A keen author himself, Andrew has been at Heath Books since 2015. He has gone on to head up our ordering department sending orders to publishers each day. He enjoys Dungeons and Dragons and is a film buff.
Fun Fact: His short story was published in Issue 1 of Thin Veil Press.
Favourite Book: Circe by Madeline Miller
Chris
Export Account Manager
Chris oversees our international customers’ quotes and orders and is also an Excel wizard! He joined the team in 2018 after wanting a change from teaching. He loves Manga, gaming, and a cryptic crossword.
Fun Fact: Chris has been academically published.
Favourite Book: The Shining by Stephen King
Kate
Office Services
Having started working at the company as a student more than 15 years ago, Kate continued to work part time alongside her gymnastics coaching job. After deciding to take a break from coaching, Kate joined the team permanently in 2023.
Fun Fact: A specialist in organisation.
Favourite Book: Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella
James
Customer Service Advisor
James joined our warehouse department as a packer originally but expressed a keen desire to move to customer services. He loves going to the gym and watching Arsenal FC in his free time and has a keen interest in music.
Fun Fact: James once won a Star Wars Pub Quiz on his own!
Nikki
Customer Service Advisor
We welcomed Nikki to the team in 2021. A keen and super-fast reader, she loves all things books. She is also partial to a spot of ice skating.
Fun Fact: Nikki lived in China for two years teaching English.
Favourite Book: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Elena
Book Servicing
Elena started in the summer of 2021 and specialises in all thing’s library servicing. She has two Bichon Frise dogs whom she enjoys taking on long walks when the weather allows. Elena has adopted (fallen into) the role of ‘Office Mum.’
Favourite Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Children’s), Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Adult)
Showroom Team
Jamila
Showroom Manager
Jamila is our Showroom Manager and has been with us for more than 15 years. As one of our longest serving members of staff her book knowledge is top notch. She is a keen crafter and has even been known to make her own clothes, much to the envy of other staff members!
Fun Fact: Jamila can pick things up with her toes!
Favourite Book: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Mel
Assistant Showroom Manager
Mel started as a temporary student and is now our Assistant Showroom Manager. Mel is great at bespoke lists and matching your requirements. Mel is a cat mum to Maverick and Goose, her two cat babies, who are very well loved.
Fun Fact: Mel once received a standing ovation from the office for a whopping Fantasy Football score.
Favourite Book: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Monica
Marketing and Events Coordinator
Monica is our events and marketing guru. She joined the team in 2019 after wanting a career change. Monica is happiest when pottering in her allotment and regularly completes cryptic crosswords with Chris and Jamila during lunch breaks.
Fun Fact: Monica loves all aquatic birds, especially Geese.
Favourite Book: The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow
Carolyn
Showroom Assistant
Carolyn has 20 years of experience working with reading schemes, Reading Recovery and Accelerated Reader. She can explain the benefits of each of the schemes and help you create a collection that will best suit your students as they learn both the mechanics of reading and the joy being a confident reader will bring.
Web Team
Rob
Website Manager
Rob is our resident techie and has been working for Heath Books for an impressive 27 years, man and boy. Rob is responsible for all things web related from adding new titles, sorting promotions, and keeping an eye on pricing and availability.
Fun Fact: A huge fan of detective novels, he has been an avid collector of books on tape since the mid-90s.
Favourite Book: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Warehouse Team
Goods In Team
Carlos runs our Goods In team and is assisted by Matt and Tommy. They unpack our deliveries from the publishers and assign them to customer orders.
Carlos’s Fun Fact: Carlos is from the Philippines where they start to celebrate Christmas in September.
Tommy’s Fun Fact: Tommy has been a season ticket holder at Chelsea FC since he was seven years old.
Matt’s Fun Fact: Matt is an enjoyer of goats, eater of hummus.
Goods Out Team
The packing team of Paul, Jason, and John, who is also our delivery driver, were too shy to leave their corner of the warehouse for a photograph, but rest assured your orders are in safe hands!
Fun Fact: The team featured on Greatest Hits Radio’s Mark Goodier Show picking the playlist.
Paul’s Fun Fact: Paul loves, and is rather good at, wildlife photography.
Jay’s Fun Fact: Jay loves all things fitness.
John’s Fun Fact: John has two Golden Retrievers who are a massive hit with colleagues when they visit the office.
Accounts Team
Accounts Team
The Accounts department is led by Linda who has worked at Heath Books since 2018. She is assisted by Pauline and Jackie. Jackie has been part of the Heath Books family for over 20 years and used to run the Showroom before making the switch to Accounts.
Linda’s Fun Fact: Linda loves travelling and does so at any opportunity.
Linda’s Favourite Book: The Bees by Laline Paull
Jackie’s Fun Fact: Jackie is happiest being outdoors and loves mountains, woods, and cliff top walks.