Mele & Co.

Mele Companies, Inc. will celebrate 100 years in business this Saturday, April 21 with a black-tie event at the Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford, NY. The much anticipated occasion will spotlight our company’s history, heritage and tradition of excellence.

Original 1912 ledger kept by Emidio Mele, founder of Mele Companies, Inc.

Guests of the event will include local politicians, prior company executives such as the son of the company’s founder, manufacturers from China, and past and present employees, as well as family and friends. During the evening Mele Companies will be presented with both a Legislative Resolution and Congressional Proclamation as official commemoration of their 100th corporate anniversary.

Founded in New York City by Emidio Mele in 1912, Mele Manufacturing, as we were then known, designed and built custom jewelry displays for boutiques and department stores, and eventually, jewelry boxes for home storage. Relocating from the Big Apple to our current Utica headquarters, Mele Companies expanded to include Farrington Custom Packaging in 1962 and Mateflex Modular Flooring in 1974, all the while keeping true to the integrity and ideals of our founding father.

Says company president and founder’s grandson, Ray Mele, “This event is about gratitude – for our customers, our community, our business partners, our employees and retirees, and of course, our loved ones and friends who have stood by us throughout the past century. Our success has always been a team effort – and our team is what has made it possible for us to reach this incredible milestone.”

ABOUT MELE COMPANIES, INC.

Located in the city of Utica in Central New York, Mele Companies, Inc. currently employs 30 people throughout its jewelry box, packaging, and flooring divisions. Embracing our rich heritage of traditional family values and exceptional customer service, Mele Companies, Inc. continues to provide quality products to consumers and retailers throughout the United States and the world.