S&S Expands Its FAST PLATFORM® Solution Into Canada and Hard Goods

New capabilities streamline automated branded merchandise ordering and fulfillment for promotional product distributors and decorators across North America

BOLINGBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--S&S, a tech-forward leader in branded merchandise distribution, today announced the continued expansion of FAST PLATFORM®, extending service capabilities into Canada, adding hard goods through HIT Promotional Products, and expanding integrations with leading industry technology providers, including Facilisgroup and Chipply.

Acquired by S&S in 2025, FAST PLATFORM® is now part of S&S Business Solutions, a suite of value-added, tech-enabled services designed to help customers operate more efficiently and grow their businesses. FAST is a software solution that connects promotional product distributors and decorators to a network of nearly 40 North American production partners, all of which are S&S decorator customers. Together, the network supports a range of decoration needs, including print on demand, while creating new business opportunities across the S&S customer ecosystem.

"FAST is a key innovation we are bringing to customers to support their growth,” S&S Chief Strategy Officer Rob Hamill said. "It's all about providing customers with the opportunity and flexibility to say "yes" to more orders regardless of decoration technique, order size, capacity, customers type or geographic need. FAST is here as a differentiated solution for our customers to use to deliver to their clients.”

FAST automates product procurement and decoration through a streamlined, software-enabled workflow, allowing distributors to source blanks and decoration together while using their S&S credit line. Orders are managed through a single invoice, with S&S blank goods available through FAST at customers’ S&S pricing with a small transparent service fee – an industry-differentiating model designed to reduce costs and simplify fulfillment.

In Canada, FAST will leverage S&S’s Canadian inventory and a network of Canadian decorators, with transactions invoiced in Canadian dollars. The expansion brings FAST’s automated ordering and fulfillment capabilities to Canadian distributors through an offering designed specifically for the market.

In the U.S., FAST is also expanding beyond apparel through its integration with HIT Promotional Product’s Pro Fill line, which has no minimum order quantity. HIT’s on-demand assortment, including categories like drinkware, electronics and stationery, is now available through FAST, giving distributors more flexibility to build programs that combine apparel and promotional products.

FAST is also becoming more connected to the technology promotional products distributors use to manage their businesses. A new integration between Facilisgroup’s Syncore, its 360° Promo Platform, and FAST will connect Syncore users to FAST’s print-on-demand production network through Syncore Connect. Through its integration with Chipply, FAST customers will be able to seamlessly fulfill stores built on the Chipply platform.

The expansion reinforces S&S’s continued investment in S&S Business Solutions, which combine products, technology and services to help customers run and grow their businesses.

For more information on the FAST PLATFORM®, please visit https://www.fastplatform.com/canada/

About S&S: Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, S&S is a tech-forward leader in branded merchandise distribution, helping customers grow through a powerful combination of products, technology, services and business solutions. With more than 80 brands and an expansive distribution network, S&S empowers businesses across North America with the scale, expertise and reliability they need to succeed.