Who we are
ACL, almacén central de librería, a company integrated into the Elkar Group plays a part throughout the value chain of a book. From its publishers, making up the biggest publishing group in the Basque Country, through general and exclusive distribution, to our own network of 18 bookshops in the most important towns in the region. All of them hold the Seal of Quality for Bookshops awarded by the Ministry of Culture in 2017. Not forgetting online sales, both through our own portal and by offering a dropshipping service and reseller positions.
ACL's head office is in Aduna, 10 kilometres from San Sebastián, where it has a warehouse with over 15,000 m² of floor space, an automated silo with room for 10,000 pallets and the latest technology for stock management and distribution of books, stationery and educational toys, offering a 24-hour delivery service throughout mainland Spain. All the above with a database containing over a million items, a telemarketing team of more than 15 people and 25 sales representatives all over Spain to offer bookshops the best possible service.
WHAT DOES ACL OFFER PUBLISHERS?
THE BEST SALES NETWORK AT PUBLISHERS' SERVICE
ACL offers publishes the biggest book sales network in Spain. A team of more than 25 sales experts enables us to offer direct coverage throughout the market, in all sales channels, all over Spain. Our commercial structure:
- Branches in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Seville and San Sebastián
- Commercial manager.
- Distribution manager.
Sales team specialised in:
- A bookshops and major accounts.
- Small points of sales, making our capacity the biggest in Spain.
FACILITIES
The ACL's new logistics centre is located in the town of Aduna, beside the N1 main road, 15 km from San Sebastián, on a 33.000 m² site with 15,000 m² of floor space.
- Picking area of 10,000 m², expandable to 20,000 m².
- Automated silo with stacker crane for up to 10,000 pallet locations
- Sorting system with 115 exits
- Automated despatches
- Radio frequency control
- Pick/Put to Light
- Pick/Put to Wall
LOGISTICS SERVICES
The range of logistics services is tailored to meet publishers' needs, and ranges from outsourcing all logistics operations to collaboration in specific processes related to different types of product, market or sales channel.
- Total logistics
- Logistics by channels: Major accounts / A, B, C bookshops / E-commerce
- Promotional and marketing logistics
- Export logistics
- E-commerce logistics
- Dropshipping
- Stock management monitored online
- Delivery processes with traceability for publisher and recipient
PRINTING SERVICES
Located near the logistics platform, Leitzaran is a full-service printer with 20 years of experience in the graphics and publishing sector. It has technical facilities and resources to produce in-house all the products the market demands, including books (paperback, hardback, wire-o and spiral bound, glued, etc.), magazines, catalogues, stationery and so on, controlling the process from start to finish.
- Printing on demand: Printing short runs makes it possible to print the books that are needed while avoiding storage costs.
- Offset Printing
- Personalised financing to print books for the publishers we distribute.