About Us
HistoryFlower City Printing, Inc. (FCP®) was founded in 1970 by Wayne Scheible, his father George Scheible, his uncle Fred Breitung, Timothy Welch, and William Oliveri. The initial concept was to start a small, high quality printing business by targeting consumer oriented manufacturing companies in Upstate New York. The company transitioned from a trade-like shop to a commercial printer in just six months time. In 1991, when a client needed litho labels printed, the company purchased its first large-format press, a 55" Planeta, which paved its way into the large-format segment. "Many large-format printers at that time were downsizing to grasp a lot of the technology that was available specifically on 40" and smaller presses, such as automatic makeready stations," recalls Bill Oliveri. "But our decision gave us a really nice window into the large-format arena." Large-format printing proved to be the right move. Success in the large-format market, particularly retail, led to the purchase of two 64" presses between 1995 and 1998. To accommodate the additional growth, the company moved its headquarters and manufacturing operations to its present 135,000-square-foot location in 1998. Today FCP® has grown to more than $55,000,000 in annual sales with over 260 employees and regional sales offices across the country. Wayne Scheible, Timothy Welch, William Oliveri and George Scharr are majority owners of FCP® and Flower City Packaging, LLC. They also serve as officers of parent company Flower City Group, Inc. In the past two years, nearly $7 million has been invested in a 150,000-square-foot custom kit-packing facility, new press and finishing equipment and software. A six-color 73" MAN Roland 900XXL UV press was installed in 2008. Other investments include an eight-color, 13" Nilpeter flexo press and development of an electronic scheduling system that has led to a 20 percent productivity improvement, tying all three FCP® facilities together. Awards
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NAPL Management Plus Hall of Fame - 2004