STARC Systems’ new plant expands the company’s manufacturing capacity, warehousing and shipping operations at Brunswick Landing,, including three full shipping bays to support increased production and distribution.
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Just a year after moving into an 85,000-square-foot manufacturing and administrative facility at Brunswick Landing, STARC Systems is expanding its operations there. This time, the manufacturer has relocated to a 107,000-square-foot manufacturing and logistics facility at 16 Katahdin Drive.
“Contractors are under more pressure than ever to deliver projects faster and with less disruption,” said Chris Vickers, the company's president and CEO. “This facility allows us to scale production to meet that demand while continuing to build our products and our team right here in Maine.”
Growing demand
Office employees moved into the new facility in January and the production team began operating there in February, Vickers told Mainebiz.
The company's previous facility, located about a mile away, was developed by Priority Real Estate Group for STARC as a long-term lease tenant and completed in 2025. Priority is one of several development partners that have allowed the authority to accelerate growth at Brunswick Landing.
The new plant, also developed in partnership with Priority, expands the company’s manufacturing capacity, warehousing and shipping operations, including three full shipping bays to support increased production and distribution. STARC will retain its lease of an 18,000-square-foot facility at 166 Orion St.
STARC has grown from 100 employees in 2024 to about 140 today and has seen growing demand from construction projects across the U.S., Vickers said.
Founded in 2014 by Tim Hebert of Lewiston-based contractor Hebert Construction, STARC’s reusable wall systems are designed to contain dust, reduce noise and allow facilities to remain operational during construction. Hebert was honored as a Mainebiz Business Leader of the Year in 2020.
STARC’s growth has been supported by organizations including the Maine Technology Institute and TechPlace at Brunswick Landing, as well as investment partners Blue Heron Capital and North Branch Capital.
Reduced disruption
The temporary wall systems help contractors reduce disruption in active environments like hospitals and data centers. The business started in the health care market but has expanded heavily into other sectors, including airports, data centers, offices, retail and hospitality.
STARC’s reach is supported by a partnership with Sunbelt Rentals, an equipment and tool rental company headquartered in South Carolina with 1,400 locations across North America.
At the moment, STARC is at 19 Sunbelt locations across the U.S. and plans are in the works to be in 100 within the next four years, Vickers said.
With over $70 million in sales last year, the company has four product platforms, with different characteristics based on factors such as weight, height and fire-resistance. The products can be found at thousands of construction projects at any given time across the U.S. and in international markets such as Canada, the U.K., Japan, Germany and Australia, said Vickers. About 40% percent of the business is new customers.
“Customers from day one continue to buy, so we have huge repeat business as well,” Vickers said.
