“Lightning Source has a wonderful new facility in the UK,” said David Taylor,
President of Lightning Source. “Our new home has been designed with one aim in mind –
to serve our customers better.
“We have grown our production space by a factor of five, there by allowing us to
rapidly add new products and services, all of which are being developed in an increasingly
close working relationship with our key customers,” Mr. Taylor continued.
The new Lightning Source UK location is a modern 88,000 square foot facility in
Milton Keynes with a production and distribution area of approximately 60,000 square feet.
With the move now complete to a larger facility, additional equipment will be added to build
upon the capacity and product range already available from the Lightning Source UK
operation.
Along with the opening of the new facility, Mr. Piper has assumed the role of
Managing Director, Lightning Source UK, reporting to Mr. Taylor, President of Lightning
Source. Mr. Piper was previously the Deputy Managing Director of the division.
“Dave has done a tremendous job as deputy Managing Director since he joined us
at the beginning of the year,” Mr. Taylor said. “He played a central role in the relocation of
the UK business to our new facility, a move which went seamlessly. I am delighted to be
able to announce his elevation into the full Managing Director role for the UK business.”
Mr. Piper will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Lightning Source UK in
addition to looking after the expansion of the UK facility, growing product and service
offerings, increasing sales and improving overall efficiency.
Prior to Lightning Source UK, Mr. Piper was the Operations Director for Beiersdorf
UK Ltd., where he developed new strategies, implemented programs which reduced costs,
increased productivity and market share, and improved teamwork within the company.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Piper held several senior management positions with Smith and
Nephew Consumer Products Ltd. helping to develop major brands such as Nivea and
Elastoplast.
ABOUT INGRAM LIGHTNING GROUP
Ingram Lightning Group is an Ingram Content company. Together with Ingram Digital, the
Ingram Content Companies provide a broad range of physical and digital services to the book
industry. Ingram Lightning Group is a leading wholesaler of trade books, spoken audio, magazines,
and a leading provider of demand-driven printing solutions for publishers. Ingram provides immediate
access to the largest selection of books and book-related products in the industry. The operating units
in the Group are Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram
International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher
Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services. For more
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