Hills Books is a family run business established in 1890 by William Coulson Hill and currently managed by the 5^th generation of the Hill family, Paul and Zoe Hill.  It all started when their great great grandfather delivered newspapers to the steelworkers of Workington which led to the opening of a newsagents on Corporation Road.

At its retail peak there were three Hills newsagents in the town centre before eventually the company moved on to become a predominantly wholesale business. The business is now based on Clay Flatts Industrial Estate in Workington, where there is a large showroom open to the public.  Since 1970 Hills has been the main supplier of books to schools, colleges, libraries and a variety of retail outlets all based in Cumbria.