Shepard’s Moving and Storage

Shepard’s is a full-service warehousing & fulfillment company and fulfillment center. We specialize in storage, logistics, machine transport, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution. We are a single-source logistics and warehousing operation.

We have been providing Distribution and Fulfillment services for over 60 years. Our customers are located both locally and globally and we serve as both a regional and national distribution center for them. We have worked with fortune 500 companies along with successful start-up companies over the years. Shepard’s philosophy is to work with our customers as partners and allow them to focus on sales and business development while we handle the inventory management and distribution requirements. Our success is based upon our customer’s success so we take pride in offering great, responsive service by a knowledgeable staff of professionals.

Shepard’s beginning stems from William Goodman’s ability to convince the Shepard family to convert their leather tanning business located in a 5 story wood building here at 32 Henry Street into a public warehouse. The need for space was great so the Shepard family decided to expand the property to include 6 warehouses that totaled 355,000sqft. The Shepard family sold the business to William Goodman who ran the operations successfully 40 plus years. Today, Shepard’s LLC has gone through changes but continues to offer quality service at reasonable prices.

Shepard’s now operates 140,000sqft of space between 2 buildings at Shepard’s Corporate Park. We have the ability to receive customer’s products by rail or truck with a variety of material handling equipment. We have a robust Warehouse Management System (WMS) which operates in a 3PL environment keeping accurate controls of inventory. The WMS allows customers to view their inventory levels through a portal and run a vast number of reports. The WMS also has the ability to interface with customer’s marketplace platforms to allow for a seamless transfer of orders and data.

With the 60-plus years of experience and dedicated staff and state-of-the-art equipment, Shepard’s is positioned to handle any customer’s distribution and fulfillment needs. Our ability to work with a variety of customers and offer flexible pricing allows us the unique ability that most of our competitors can’t match. Shepard’s is positioned very well to meet the growing need for distribution and fulfillment services.

Distribution & Fulfillment Services
Serving Connecticut, the Northeast, and the World!

Pick, Pack, and Ship (e-fulfillment Services)
EDI and API capabilities
Live Inventory Management Access
Bulk Product Storage and Distribution
Cross Docking
Kitting & Re-packaging
Reverse Logistics
In & Out Product Management
Pick, Pack, and Ship (e-fulfillment Services):
Shepard’s offers a broad spectrum of services to meet our client’s internet customer’s needs. We can provide rapid fulfillment of orders for our customers to compete with the “need it now” environment. We provide fulfillment services for companies locally as well as the Northeast and Worldwide. We can pick and pack by the unit or case and ship these goods in packaging that is the most economical for our customers. There is no customer that is too small or too large. Shepard’s takes pride in working with start-up businesses without burdening them with large monthly minimum charges.

EDI and API capabilities:
Shepard’s can offer EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and API (Application Programming Interface) services to smoothly transition information to/from customers or their e-marketplace and Shepard’s WMS (Warehouse Management System) for accurate and up-to-date information. In today’s e-Commerce business this is a necessity to sell only what is on hand.

Live Inventory Management Access:
Shepard’s WMS is designed with flexibility in mind. Customers may access their live inventory balances and run a variety of reports as well. The live inventory look-in allows customers to see the balances of their products in stock to proactively plan for replenishments. Shepard’s WMS can track customer goods by lot number, date, serial number, and any other specific method that is required.

Bulk Product Storage and Distribution:
Shepard’s can offer bulk product storage and distribution services with a variety of material handling equipment. Basic product movement such as full pallets received in and shipped out can be offered at affordable prices. This is especially helpful to companies who need to provide “just in time” bulk inventory fulfillment for their customers, especially in the Northeast. If necessary, products on pallets can be re-worked prior to them being shipped out.

Cross Docking:
Shepard’s can provide cross-docking services for customers. When the product arrives on the dock, Shepard’s will set-aside inventory that will ship within 24 hours, as long as cross-dock orders are provided in advance. This helps customers avoid a storage fee on their inbound products. However, there are strict guidelines to qualify for cross-docking services. Timely order fulfillment is a key in today’s business world of logistics.

Kitting & Re-packaging:
Shepard’s is very adept at offering kitting/re-packing services for our customers. We have experience building promotional “kits” for our customers with various products placed in specialized packaging. Shepard’s can offer a flat-rate pricing for our customers so that they can budget accordingly. We also offer necessary re-labeling or re-packing services based upon client customer’s needs.

Reverse Logistics:
Returns are a normal part of fulfillment and Shepard’s offers a variety of options for client’s reverse logistic needs. We can inspect qualified returned goods and either place them back in stock or set them aside for our customer’s review. We can offer shrink wrapping services for re-sellable goods and if the product needs disposal/destruction we can arrange for that service as well.

In & Out Product Management:

Shepard recognizes the value of our client’s goods that pass through our distribution facility. We will inspect client’s products when they arrive for exterior carton damage and notate accordingly on the shipment documents. We will store them in a safe and dry environment. Every item will be managed through Shepard’s WMS for location in the warehouse and the product receipt confirmation will be sent to our customer. When orders for client’s products are received we will endeavor to fulfill them to the quickest of our ability while still offering quality control systems to ensure accuracy. We then communicate back to clients with confirmation of the goods being shipped with the appropriate tracking numbers. Our goal is to offer great service and to keep client’s customers completely satisfied with prompt and accurate order fulfillment. Our customer’s success is ultimately our success. This is why Shepard’s is recognized as one of the premier fulfillment centers located in the Northeast while providing exceptional service globally.