Book Depository UK Startup Awards, "Online Business of the Year" and "Retailer of the Year". In 2013, it was ranked 5th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100. In 2009 and 2010, it won "Direct Bookselling Company of the year" at the Bookseller Industry Awards and the Queen's Award For Enterprise. Book Depository Book Depository (previously "The Book Depository") is a UK-based online book seller with a large catalogue offered with free shipping to over 160 countries. The store was founded by a former Amazon employee. In 2011 it was acquired by Amazon. The company was founded in 2004 by Andrew Crawford
GB Group (UK) In 2011 GBG acquired the Edinburgh-based company Data Discoveries, providers of online database cleansing software. This was followed by the acquisition of address management company Capscan, one of the founding members of the Scandex Group of companies. In 2011 GBG acquired Glasgow based Advanced Checking Services Limited. The company, which had more than 400 clients at the time including Stagecoach and FedEx, specialised in the electronic checking of driving licences. In 2012 the Group acquired two further companies in the driving licence and criminal record checking areas. These were Nottingham-based TMG CRB and CRD UK, a people vetting solutions firm.