Joseph M. Stover is the visionary founder who focuses on providing creative solutions to partners' needs. He demands and enforces quality services, integrity, and a strong commitment to establishing and maintaining relationships.

• 1978 - Joe Stover began handling scrap metal in the back of his pickup truck
• 1988 - Joe bought his first scrap metal yard in York
• 1998 - Marked the beginning of First Capital Fibers, Inc., a company dedicated to serving the secondary fiber market on an industrial scale
• ​2007 - The company relocated from leased property at 256 West King Street to its present location at 500 North State Street

Present

Today First Capital Fibers, Inc. operates out of 2 locations combined for over 60,000 square feet of processing and warehousing space in York, PA. A state certified 120,000 lb. capacity truck scale, 9 loading docks, and a rail spur grace the over five acres owned by the Company. Additional equipment includes an industrial shredder, 2 balers, large guillotine knives, fork lifts, roll clamps, and skid steerers.

Services

First Capital Fibers, Inc. services customers throughout the North Eastern United States.  We are an efficent processor with the versatility to solve all of your scrap/waste material handling and product destruction needs.We provide hands on scrap management services facilitated by our strong relationships with an international network of scrap consumers and brokers.We maintain a constant awareness of the market and are able to react quickly to variables in scrap paper pricing, global markets, and industry developments.