We are a close team of eCommerce professionals based in Bath, UK. Founded in 2006, we are united by our passion to provide eCommerce solutions that help retailers to grow and achieve their business goals faster.
Chris Mattingly Co-founder
The blubolt journey starts in May, 2006 when long-time friends Chris & Max decided to join forces in Bath. The goal was to form a new style of eCommerce company that would combine our design and technical skills to create impactful websites for retailers.
After a year of working with third party eCommerce solutions, it became clear to us that there did not exist a solution that was straightforward to maintain and easy to manage, but also able to cope with large order volumes and high traffic without spending a fortune on an enteprise-solution. It was money we did not have!
Our choice was simple: to build our own. So that's what we did.
10 years on, we are as confident as ever this was the right decision to make, allowing us to build and evolve a world-class eCommerce platform that supports some of the UK's leading retailers.
The focus today continues to be to invest into our technology, to invest into our team, and to invest into our customers, and continue on our mission to help online retailers trade better.
Founders, Chris Mattingly & Maxwell Lamb set up blubolt in a Georgian townhouse working late nights cranking out websites, and culminating in the first bluCommerce platform-prototype.
Office cat acquired! Team grows to four members, building websites for local retailers in Bath as well as further afield with our first European customer.
Trevor (now our Technical Solutions Architect) joins blubolt and helps mastermind bluCommerce v2. This heralds a new approach in our technical direction, creating greater efficiencies to serve our customers and build better functionality.
Our team grows to over 15 during this time, we launch bluCommerce v3, and our customer base grows with our first household name joining us.
We outgrow our original office and move to the world-famous Queen Square in central Bath. We now have plenty more space to expand but sadly the office cat tenders their resignation…
Mid-way through the year, we partner with marketing and analytics experts more2 in order to bring their powerful analytical capabilities to our clients, and our powerful eCommerce capabilities to theirs. bluCommerce version 5 is also released (version 4 was short-lived!)
blubolt expands their client base, now working with a number of different eCommerce industries, including fashion, gifts, homeware, and food. bluCommerce version 6 is released with a brand new administration app.
We release our new mobile and B2B solutions that unlock new features and potential for customers, and our team grows to over 30 with many more specialist roles.
A big year for bluCommerce, heralding the arrival of version 7. We launch the new bluCommerce checkout, search, and subscription modules, and upgrade our underlying technologies to further improve the performance of the platform.
Major updates to the bluCommerce platform including our new Content Editor, persistent basket, and express payment options. bluCommerce also achieves PCI DSS Level 1 compliance, recognising our commitment to best-practice security
We value building strong teams, giving them context, and empowering them.
We value always searching for a better solution.
We value being champions for our customers and for our teams.
We value being enthusiastic and passionate about the work we do.
We value making time to revel in our work, and to enjoy each other's company.
We value being open and accessible.
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Does the idea of building software that is used by millions of shoppers appeal to you? Or being able to offer insight to leading UK retailers to genuinely help them succeed? We want to hear from you!
We'd love the opportunity to show you how we are the right partner for your eCommerce success! In an initial 15 minute phone call, we'll walk you through:
Simply fill out the form below, call us on 01225 580 037, or email info@blubolt.com and we'll schedule a suitable time with you.
