(FCP®) has grown to become one of the biggest graphic service providers in North America. With over 350,000 square feet of production space, and an incredible array of printing and finishing technologies available, FCP® has become the supplier of choice for several Fortune 500 companies. Today FCP® and its affiliates have grown to more than $68,000,000 in annual sales with about 300 employees and regional sales offices across the country. William Oliveri and George Scharr are majority owners of FCP® and its parent company, Flower City Group. Located in Rochester, N.Y., FCP® was founded 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 the time were downsizing to grasp a lot of the technology that was available specifically on 40" and smaller presses, such as automatic make-ready stations," recalls Bill Oliveri. 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. Additional expansions have since increased operation size to 375,000 square feet in three locations, on a total of 35 acres of land. FCP® and its affiliates continue to invest in new space and equipment, adding both offset and flexo presses, plus a variety of peripheral and support assets, including digital asset management systems. All three manufacturing facilities are tied together with an in-house developed scheduling system. FCP® and its affiliates now serves not just a national audience, but also an international list of customers in Canada, Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, India) and in Central America (Honduras, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic).
