John Smith & Son Group Ltd. Information

JS Group can trace its roots back to 1751 when the bookseller John Smith and Son was founded in Glasgow. The aim of the business now is very much as it was then, how can we support universities and students to delivery better outcomes. For much of our history we did this by providing on campus bookshops. Today, we work with universities to develop engagement solutions based around bursaries and resource provision that drive engagement and deliver better student outcomes. Aspire Engage and Aspire Connect have been used by universities since 2006 and we are the leading provider of cashless bursary solutions and of major learning resource provisions in the UK. Since Aspire was launched, well over 500,000 students have benefited from Aspire schemes. Doing business with us Each business and everyone in the JS Group is dedicated to delivering better outcomes for our customers and for our business partners. Organisations and businesses working with us will find us: Open and honest We succeed because we have great partnerships with our customers and our suppliers. These partnerships can only flourish if we are open and honest in all our dealings and if we share our market and management information, our plans and our performance with our partners. Innovative and energetic We are always challenging our business model, always looking for better ways to deliver value for our customers and partners.. Winning and results driven Our approach is to ensure we can deliver better outcomes for our customers and partners. We know from our experience that this focus on winning together will also drive better results for the JS Group.