Pelliconi Group - an international leader in the production of plastic and metal caps, crowns and closures for the bottling industry - has established their North American operations in Orlando, Fla.
Pelliconi will create a total of 24 positions; ten will be hired immediately and fourteen will be created over the next three years. Pelliconi has chosen an 86,000 square foot facility in Orange County's Central Park, just south of downtown Orlando.
Pelliconi explored markets throughout Florida and Georgia to establish the company's North American operations. According to Marco Checchi, Pelliconi Group CEO, "In Orlando we feel that we found people and a place that were truly interested in the future of our company. We felt like we were at home here, something we didn't feel other places."
Here, Marco Checchi explains why they chose Orlando.
The Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission (EDC) and NAI Realvest worked to recruit Pelliconi to Orlando, providing a variety of economic development and site selection services. A number of local companies were involved in helping to attract the company here, especially Akerman Senterfitt and Duke Realty, among others. Additionally, Orange County and the State of Florida provided support throughout the economic development process.
Pelliconi is based in Bologna, Italy and has three production plants: Bologna; Chieti, Italy; and Cairo, Egypt. The company also has three foreign subsidiaries, in France, UK and Germany; and a worldwide network of sales and distribution that has allowed them to become the world's largest producer and exporter of crown corks.
