Big Sky Fulfillment – Is Fulfillment Montana’s Next Big Industry?

Company Finds Perfect Formula in the Big Sky State for Offering Nationwide Fulfillment
Services.

It didn’t take long for Patrick Claytor’s, basement to reach maximum capacity.

In 2015, seven
years after graduating from the University of Montana with a degree in Computer Science,
Claytor started a subscription box company out of his house in Missoula, Montana. Making the
decision to package, store and ship his own product proved to be much more valuable than he
could have predicted. "I quickly realized I wasn’t the only company right here in Missoula that
had a real need for warehouse space and the ability to efficiently pack and ship orders reliably
to customers."

Big Sky Fulfillment http://www.bigskyfulfillment.com helps local companies graduate from overflowing basements,
unorganized shelves and unreliable shipping processes.
As orders come in, workers shop the shelves to fulfill the orders. Everything is packed and sent
to the consumer. "When you order online there are a few things you expect – that everything you
order is in the box, that it arrives safely, and that it is shipped on time. We’re here to do all that
for our clients." said Claytor. It might seem like a simple task, but one e-commerce company can
have thousands of products. Keeping everything organized is a challenge that most brands
don’t want to spend time on.

"Big sales are fun. We had a client appear on a morning talk show
and it drove thousands of orders. It was non stop packing for three days."

"Montanans can be pretty humble," said Claytor. "There’s a certain grit to starting your own
business and feeling it grow in a garage or small warehouse. Eventually, though, in-house
fulfillment becomes more of a hindrance preventing the businesses from reaching its full
potential. That’s why we started Big Sky Fulfillment. We take those processes off their hands so
they can focus on sales. We’re creating jobs and we’re also bringing revenue to Montana."

With clients from California to Canada hiring Big Sky Fulfillment as well as local companies like
VIM&VIGR, Chilton Skis, Quilty Box, Nooky Box and others, Claytor believes Montana could be
headquarters to large-scale fulfillment services in the near future. "We’re a small team right now
with really big capabilities. Expenses are relatively low compared to large cities, Montanans are
ambitious and driven, and the more we grow the more we benefit from economies of scale.

We
have capacity to take on large-scale fulfillment and are excited to bring that business right here
to Montana."

For more information about Big Sky Fulfillment, contact:

Patrick Claytor

Phone: (406) 214-3806

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.bigskyfulfillment.com

Address: 6900 Kestrel Dr. Ste. 13, Missoula, MT 59808

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Founder of Missoula e-commerce site expands into warehouse shipping

Seven years after graduating from the University of Montana, Patrick Claytor went to work on his own business geared toward the quilting industry. But what started out as an e-commerce site soon evolved into a larger venture aimed at filling orders on behalf of other companies like his.

By Martin Kidston

Full Story: http://www.missoulacurrent.com/business/2017/08/missoula-e-commerce-shipping/