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Bertram Books

Logo: Bertrams Group, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British book reseller

Bertram Trading Limited, commonly referred to as Bertrams, was the second largest United Kingdom based wholesaler of books, owned since 2018 by Aurelius Investments. It had 200,000 titles available for same-day despatch and had access to over 13 million books in print. The group included Bertram Books, Bertram Publisher Services and Bertram Library Services.2 It was founded by Elsie Bertram.1 It is part of Connect Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1971Founded1

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Bertram Trading Limited, commonly referred to as Bertrams, was the second largest United Kingdom based wholesaler of books, owned since 2018 by Aurelius Investments. It had 200,000 titles available for same-day despatch and had access to over 13 million books in print. The group included Bertram Books, Bertram Publisher Services and Bertram Library Services.2

Corporate structure

Bertram Books is part of a group headed by Connect Group. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Connect Group Kampenhout, Belgium
    • Bertram Books Norwich
    • Connect Group Czech Republic s.r.o. Subsidiary · 100% · Kladno, Czechia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Elsie Bertram in 1971.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

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