diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Web/BackgroundServices/ColumbiaCatalogSyncBackgroundService.cs b/src/PowderCoating.Web/BackgroundServices/ColumbiaCatalogSyncBackgroundService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e8a9ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Web/BackgroundServices/ColumbiaCatalogSyncBackgroundService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+using System.Globalization;
+using PowderCoating.Application.Constants;
+using PowderCoating.Application.Interfaces;
+
+namespace PowderCoating.Web.BackgroundServices;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Runs the Columbia Coatings catalog sync on a schedule. Wakes hourly and triggers a full sync
+/// only when the master switch (<c>ColumbiaSyncEnabled</c>) is on and the configured interval
+/// (<c>ColumbiaSyncIntervalDays</c>) has elapsed since the last successful run. A full sync is
+/// cheap (~25 API calls), so an hourly due-check is negligible; the actual work runs at most once
+/// per interval. No-ops quietly when disabled or unconfigured.
+/// </summary>
+public class ColumbiaCatalogSyncBackgroundService : BackgroundService
+{
+    private readonly IServiceScopeFactory _scopeFactory;
+    private readonly ILogger<ColumbiaCatalogSyncBackgroundService> _logger;
+
+    private static readonly TimeSpan CheckInterval = TimeSpan.FromHours(1);
+    private static readonly TimeSpan StartupDelay = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Uses <see cref="IServiceScopeFactory"/> because a <see cref="BackgroundService"/> is a
+    /// singleton and the sync service / platform settings are scoped.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ColumbiaCatalogSyncBackgroundService(
+        IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory,
+        ILogger<ColumbiaCatalogSyncBackgroundService> logger)
+    {
+        _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        _logger.LogInformation("ColumbiaCatalogSyncBackgroundService started.");
+
+        try
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(StartupDelay, stoppingToken);
+
+            while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+            {
+                await RunIfDueAsync(stoppingToken);
+                await Task.Delay(CheckInterval, stoppingToken);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            // Shutting down — expected.
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks the enable switch and the elapsed interval, and runs a sync when due. Failures from
+    /// the sync itself are reported on its result (and recorded in platform settings) rather than
+    /// thrown, so a bad run never tears down the loop.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task RunIfDueAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        using var scope = _scopeFactory.CreateScope();
+        var settings = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IPlatformSettingsService>();
+
+        if (!await settings.GetBoolAsync(ColumbiaIntegrationConstants.SettingEnabled))
+            return; // master switch off
+
+        var intervalDays = Math.Max(1, await settings.GetIntAsync(
+            ColumbiaIntegrationConstants.SettingIntervalDays,
+            ColumbiaIntegrationConstants.DefaultSyncIntervalDays));
+
+        if (!IsDue(await settings.GetAsync(ColumbiaIntegrationConstants.SettingLastSyncedAt), intervalDays))
+            return; // synced recently enough
+
+        var sync = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IColumbiaCatalogSyncService>();
+
+        try
+        {
+            _logger.LogInformation("Columbia scheduled sync starting (interval {Days}d).", intervalDays);
+            var result = await sync.RunSyncAsync(ct);
+
+            if (result.Success)
+                _logger.LogInformation("Columbia scheduled sync complete: {Summary}", result.Summary);
+            else
+                _logger.LogWarning("Columbia scheduled sync did not succeed: {Error}", result.ErrorMessage);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            throw;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Columbia scheduled sync threw unexpectedly.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A sync is due when there is no recorded last-sync timestamp, or the configured number of
+    /// days has elapsed since it. An unparseable timestamp is treated as "due".
+    /// </summary>
+    private static bool IsDue(string? lastSyncedRaw, int intervalDays)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(lastSyncedRaw))
+            return true;
+
+        if (!DateTime.TryParse(lastSyncedRaw, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
+                DateTimeStyles.RoundtripKind, out var lastSynced))
+            return true;
+
+        return DateTime.UtcNow - lastSynced.ToUniversalTime() >= TimeSpan.FromDays(intervalDays);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Program.cs b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Program.cs
index 2a8db78..63e73f2 100644
--- a/src/PowderCoating.Web/Program.cs
+++ b/src/PowderCoating.Web/Program.cs
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ builder.Services.AddHostedService<StripeWebhookRetentionBackgroundService>();
 builder.Services.AddHostedService<SetupWizardReminderBackgroundService>();
 builder.Services.AddHostedService<RecurringTransactionService>();
 builder.Services.AddHostedService<AppointmentReminderBackgroundService>();
+builder.Services.AddHostedService<ColumbiaCatalogSyncBackgroundService>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<ISubscriptionService, SubscriptionService>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IStripeService, StripeService>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IStripeConnectService, StripeConnectService>();