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Q2 Quarterly Company Meeting

Lithia Springs, GA – 9/8/23 – Shayla Strange – FSI celebrates our success quarterly by organizing a gathering, which happened to be a company cookout for Q2. During this meeting our owner, Forrest Marbutt, makes announcements... Read More

Braves Game Employee Outing

Lithia Springs, GA – 8/21/23 – Shayla Strange - FSI always has amazing employee outings, but this past one at the Braves Game is going to be hard to top. Employees were treated not only... Read More

The Importance of Selecting a 3PL with Strong Documentation Practices 

Lithia Springs, GA – 7/17/23 - Daryl Gramling - More often than not, our clients deal with ever-increasing levels of complexity within their business. This collectively translates into exponential complications within... Read More

Skyhawks Basketball Game Employee Outing 

Lithia Springs, GA – 5/26/23 - Forrest Marbutt - FSI works hard together, and plays hard together too.  When we’re not handling your pick/pack/ship orders, managing your inventory, handling your kitting projects ... Read More

And the Annual Award for Continuous Improvement goes to…  

Lithia Springs, GA – 5/12/23 - Forrest Marbutt - FSI is always looking for ways to improve on what we’re already doing, and we have a continuous improvement program in place called ... Read More

Company Picnic is Family Fun  

Lithia Springs, GA – 4/21/23 - Forrest Marbutt - We had a great turnout at our company picnic on Saturday, 4/8/23, even with all the rain.  We got to celebrate our 27-year anniversary, hunt... Read More

I Don't Like to Brag, but FSI is a Fun Place to Work!  

Lithia Springs – 3/31/23 – Forrest Marbutt - Where we work is where we all spend the majority of our time.  So it stands to reason that you might as well have fun doing it.  At FSI, we work hard to get our ... Read More

What a Year 2022 Was!  

Lithia Springs – 3/10/23 – Gifford Pace – What a year 2022 was for FSI!  Here’s our list of our top happenings... Read More

Toys for Tots Campaign 2022  

Lithia Springs – 02/14/23 – Shayla Strange - The Marine Corps Foundation and FSI always partner every year for the Toys for Tots Drive. FSI was an official donation site for 2022 and it was a major success as it has always been in the past. Beginning November 28, 2022 to... Read More

Merry Christmas from FSI  

Lithia Springs – 12/20/22 – Gifford Pace - The holidays are upon us and are a special time at FSI.  We will be closed on the following days so that our employees can enjoy their traditions and blessings during the holiday season with... Read More

FSI Bowling Bonanza!  

Lithia Springs – 10/28/22 – Seth Gilland – We had a great time at our company bowling outing.  I don’t think any of us are quite ready to quit our day jobs and join the PBA, but we had... Read More

FSI Fall 5K is a Run-Away Success!  

Lithia Springs – 10/7/22 – Forrest Marbutt – Team FSI had a great time participating in the 7^th Annual Kiwanis Bob Reeves Memorial 5K last week.  Not only was the weather gorgeous, but also several metals... Read More

Here's FSI - A Four Part Video Blog (Part IV)  

Lithia Springs – 9/1/22 – Gifford Pace - Let’s be real.  Did you launch your business to manage inventory and pack boxes?  Chances are you had a great idea and thought people would want your product... Read More

Here's FSI - A Four Part Video Blog (Part III)  

Lithia Springs – 8/5/22 – Gifford Pace - Technology has become a huge part of life.  The world of third-party logistics is no different.  Whether it is integrating your sales channels, maintaining your inventory, or showing... Read More

FSI Supports Scholarship Program with 5K Participation  

Lithia Springs – 7/8/22 – Forrest Marbutt - FSI tries to participate in a company-wide charitable event a few times a year.  We feel it is important to give back, and we also attempt to have some fun together while doing it.  If we can also get a little exercise, then... Read More

FSI Supports Local Kiwanis Club with Triathlon/Duathlon Participation 

Lithia Springs – 7/1/22 – Forrest Marbutt - Every few months, FSI tries to participate in a company-wide charitable event.  If we can find a way to have fun doing it and get a little exercise, then that makes it even better.  In some cases in the past, we have done some mud... Read More

FSI Team Donates Blood Together Again 

Lithia Springs – 6/24/22 – Forrest Marbutt - According to the American Red Cross, someone in the US needs blood every 2 seconds.  Blood is essential to help patients survive surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic... Read More

Employee Appreciation - Great Job to All 

Lithia Springs – 6/10/22 – Forrest Marbutt - FSI recently took another time just before Memorial Day to celebrate a job well done all around.  Great inventory counts, perfect on our order accuracy incentives... Read More

Employee Appreciation - We all Scream for Ice Cream 

Lithia Springs – 5/27/22 - Forrest Marbutt - I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream" is a popular song, first published in 1927, with words and music by Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, and Robert A. King.  After initial success as a... Read More

Gavin Eng Retires 

Lithia Springs – 5/13/22 – Forrest Marbutt – In FSI’s 26 year history, we’ve had the pleasure several times of being where an employee chose to finish out their career before riding off into the retirement sunset.  This was the case recently with Gavin Eng, one of FSI’s warehouse... Read More

Celebrating 26 Years in Business 

Lithia Springs –  4/29/22 – Forrest Marbutt - It’s hard to top our 25th anniversary celebration last year.  With each year we are in business, we’ll definitely get everyone together to recognize another year of success... Read More

Here's FSI - A Four Part Video Blog (Part II) 

Lithia Springs – 4/15/22 – Gifford Pace – The second video installment of Here’s FSI – Part II Kitting focuses on FSI’s kitting services.  Janet Quintanar and Felicia Henderson team up to handle all production aspects of a kitting project for our clients.  “Since each client and project is unique,” says Felicia, “we... Read More

Here's FSI - A Four Part Video Blog (Part I) 

Lithia Springs, GA – April 1, 2022 – Gifford Pace - As we complete our 26th year, we are going to take you on a tour of a full-service fulfillment provider through a four-part video series.  As demand for ecommerce services increase, we have positioned ourselves...  Read More

FSI Employee Rewarded for Continuous Improvement 

Lithia Springs, GA – February 3, 2022 – Forrest Marbutt - Continuous Improvement is one of the pillars of FSI’s way of business.  As good as we feel like we are today at pick/pack/ship, order fulfillment, kit packing, etc., we understand that...  Read More

FSI's Original Employee Retires after 25+ Years 

Lithia Springs, GA – January 31, 2022 – Forrest Marbutt - FSI began almost 26 years ago in 1996.  When Ken and Hoyt Marbutt founded the company, it was just the 2 of them, and they needed someone to help answer the phones on the first day.  They called...  Read More

FSI & Product Genius:  We Finished 2021 Strong 

Lithia Springs, GA – January 18, 2022 – Seth Gilland & Gifford Pace – Wow!!  It seemed like 2021 flew by fast.  Through it all we had the pleasure of working with Tiffany Krumins and the Product Genius on her podcast and recorded...  Read More 

2022 Holiday Schedule for FSI 

Lithia Springs, GA – January 12, 2022 – Seth Gilland – With a new year comes a new holiday schedule.  We are posting the 2022 Holiday Schedule so our clients can include it into their plans.  Read More 

It's an FSI Tradition:  Toys for Tots 

December 29, 2021 – Gifford Pace – It’s a tradition!  Fulfillment Strategies International (FSI) is excited to continue to be a participant and donation site for the Toys for Tots program.  That's why… Read More 

FSI Helps Local Food Bank During the Holidays 

Lithia Springs, GA – December 14, 2021 – Gifford Pace – When an employee suggested to support a local food bank during the holidays, FSI delivered.  We helped The Pantry of Douglasville with their Help Feed Hungry Children Campaign ... Read More 

S.H.A.R.E House 5K Run  

Lithia Springs, GA – October 22, 2021 - Forrest Marbutt - We had a great time Saturday (September 18^th) at the S.H.A.R.E. House 5K.  Thank you to all over our employees, friends and family who was able to make it out.  Our employees represented FSI well in support of this non-profit organization ... Read More 

SubSummit Success  

Lithia Springs, GA – October 20, 2021 - Gifford Pace - The subscription box business is booming, and consumers are receiving a custom-tailored box at their doorstep every month.  This business... Read More 

Pick, Pack, Ship, Donate Blood, Repeat  

Lithia Springs, GA – September 29, 2021 - Forrest Marbutt - Our bodies are capable of donating blood every 56 days.  So while FSI is performing pick/pack/ship/repeat services on a daily basis, we’re repeating our blood donations as often as our bodies will let us.  About every... Read More 

FSI Makes Inc 5000 List for the Ninth Time!  

Lithia Springs, GA – August 19, 2021 - Gifford Pace -  In August, Inc. magazine revealed that for the 9th time, Fulfillment Strategies International (FSI) is on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.  FSI showed a three-year revenue... Read More 

Summer '21 Podcasts Feature Hot Products  

Lithia Springs, GA - August 13, 2021 – Gifford Pace – The Summer of 2021 has been hot.  Really hot!  So it's not a surprise that the products and entrepreneurs on Tiffany Krumins and the Product Genius podcasts are any different.  We had three great guest... Read More 

Focusing on the Future  

Lithia Springs, GA – July 7, 2021 – Gifford Pace – With 14 months in our new headquarters and warehouse, as well as half of 2021 under our belts, FSI continues to make improvements to better serve our customers... Read More 

Podcasts in April - May 2021

Lithia Springs, GA – June 4, 2021 – Gifford Pace – Can you believe it is June?  This year seems to be flying by when compared to 2020 and COVID.  After our podcast on Busy Baby Mat, we had the pleasure of hosting Tiffany Krumins... Read More 

Leading the Next Generation of Fulfillment Experts

Lithia Springs, GA - May 21, 2021 – Forrest Marbutt - FSI was happy to host a group of young boys on a field trip to learn all about the wonderful world of fulfillment.  ‘Contenders for the Faith’ is a faith-based... Read More 

FSI Hosts Product Genius

Lithia Springs, GA – February 19, 2021 – Gifford Pace – We had the pleasure of hosting Tiffany Krumins Product Genius podcast at Fulfillment Strategies International’s new location...  Read More

FSI Small Business Spotlight on Maryann Kilgallon POMM Connect!

Lithia Springs, GA – January 25, 2021 – Gifford Pace – For the first podcast of 2021, Tiffany Krumins of Product Genius made the FSI Small Business Spotlight on Maryann Kilgallon, founder of POMM Connect (www.pommconnect.com) at Atlanta Tech Park.  Read More or listen through the Product Genius link on the side bar.

And the Winner is...

Lithia Springs, GA – February 12, 2021 - Gifford Pace – We’re highlighting Jeremy White, winner of FSI’s Ideas for Cash program in 2020.  His idea focused on process improvements for one of our larger clients during the fourth quarter of 2020.  That time is typically a very... Read More

It's About Accuracy in 2020

Lithia Springs, GA – January 22, 2021 - Gifford Pace – Our order accuracy continued to shine throughout 2020 despite a move, pandemic, and an unbelievable surge in ecommerce volume.  FSI had... Read More

Three More Terrific Podcasts for 2020  

Lithia Springs, GA - December 29, 2020  - Gifford Pace – As we finish up an unprecedented year, we have three FSI Small Business Spotlight podcasts from our partner... Read More

Honoring Our Veterans

Lithia Springs, GA - November 11, 2020 – Forrest Marbutt - We at FSI realize that American freedom is not free.  It is built through dedication and hard work from many groups within our society.  While 2020 has been a year of challenges, let’s take this opportunity to recognizes the men and women who have fought and... Read More

FSI Makes the Inc 5000 List for the Eighth time!

Lithia Springs, GA  – October 5, 2020 - Gifford Pace -  In August, Inc. magazine revealed that for the 8th time, Fulfillment Strategies International (FSI) is on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.  FSI showed a three-year revenue growth of 66%.  The list represents... Read More

Three Cool Companies featured on Tiffany Krumins' Product Genius Podcasts  

Lithia Springs, GA - September 22, 2020 – Gifford Pace - The podcasts didn't stop during the COVID-19 pandemic for FSI and Tiffany Krumins, founder of Product Genius.  During the last few months of summer, we focused on three cool companies, Rapid Rope, Line Cutterz, and Love & Grow Clothing.  Each shares their... Read More

Jason Marbutt Wins Election for Superior Court Judge  

Lithia Springs, GA - August 24, 2020 – It was just the other day when FSI was being recognized as a Cobb Chamber Top 25 Small Business, and in our acceptance video we were asking for those in attendance to vote the following day for FSI co-owner, Jason Marbutt, in the Cobb County runoff election for Superior Court Judge... Read More

It's Official - 2020 Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year Award

Lithia Springs, GA - August 9, 2020 – Forrest Marbutt -  FSI was recently named to the Cobb Chamber of Commerce’s Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year, and today we had the honor of being recognized at their annual ceremony.  This was FSI’s 12th ... Read More

FSI Teams up with Cub Scout Pack for Summer Lunch Program 

Lithia Springs, GA - August 2, 2020 - Forrest Marbutt – While it may appear that FSI is picking, packing, shipping, kit packing, etc. 24/7, we do take time out to help serve in the local community.  FSI is ... Read More

2020 Top 25 Small Business of the Year in Cobb County - Again! 

Lithia Springs, GA - July 22, 2020 - Gifford Pace – We are again honored to be recognized as one the 2020 Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year from the Cobb Chamber of Commerce.  This award celebrates the... Read More

We've Been Busy Amid COVID-19 

Lithia Springs, GA  – June 25, 2020 – Gifford Pace - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, FSI has moved to our new location and continued to serve our clients in both the fulfillment and kitting arenas.  We’ve also been doing the Product Genius podcast with Tiffany Krumins and Shark Tank participants... Read More

FSI Makes the Move 

Lithia Springs, GA  – April 30, 2020 – Forrest Marbutt - In FSI’s 24-year history, we’ve had to increase our warehouse capacity 8 times through expansions, outside storage or moving to a larger building.  Our latest move is our largest endeavor yet...  Read More

FSI "Celebrates" 24 Years 

Lithia Springs, GA  – April 16, 2020 – Forrest Marbutt - With everything going on in the world these days in dealing with COVID-19, it is hard to celebrate too much.  We recognize that FSI is in a fortunate position of being an essential business as part of...  Read More

FSI Team Donates Blood during Coronavirus Outbreak 

Lithia Springs, GA  – March 28, 2020 – Forrest Marbutt - These days are indeed tough times.  Every day seems to bring new changes to our way of life.  One aspect of life that will never change is the constant need to donate blood, and during these strange times, that need is even greater.  There is a...  Read More

Communication is Key during COVID-19  

Lithia Springs, GA – March 19, 2020 – Gifford Pace - Join our own Toni Merton, HR Director, and Jason Moss, CEO of the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance as they discuss the effect of COVID-19 on fulfillment during a roundtable discussion for the Manufacturing News Network.  Toni speaks to the need for ...  Read More

Taking Care of Business and You  

Lithia Springs, GA - March 18, 2020 – Ken Marbutt & Forrest Marbutt - With the spread of COVID-19, we find ourselves in an unprecedented time.  Our hearts go out to everyone affected, and we will continue to operate in the best interests of our families, clients and communities.  The health and safety of...  Read More

Our Move Has Begun  

Lithia Springs, GA - March 1, 2020 – Gifford Pace - With receiving the Certificate of Occupancy February 28th, we began the move to our new facility at 875 Douglas Hill Rd, Lithia Springs, GA 30122.  The process of moving our...  Read More

Progress is Being Made  

Austell, GA, Feb. 26, 2020 -  FSI continues to make progress on the new facilities at 875 Douglas Hill Rd, Lithia Springs, GA 30122.  During one of the many site visits, Ken and Forrest Marbutt took the opportunity to take a selfie.  “This building and our growth are...  Read More

Wait.  Really?  She’s FSI employee #1?  

Austell, GA, Feb. 14, 2020   It will be 24 years as of April 1, 2020 when Ken and Hoyt Marbutt decided to hire Karen Cross from the temp agency.  Her receptionist and accounting experience at...  Read More

FSI Set for Growth in 2020  

Austell, GA, Jan. 13, 2020   With the new year underway, Fulfillment Strategies International (FSI) is moving into a facility that will more than double their current cubic warehouse area.  Read More

FSI Named a Multichannel Merchant Top 3PL for 2016

FSI Sponsors Caring For Others, The Art of Nature Gala