ARC Systems Ltd.: was incorporated in Jamaica in May 1996. The company commenced operations as manufacturer of zinc sheeting with a staff complement of five (5).
Today, the company boasts a staffing complement of approximately 200 persons, a skilled workforce, with over 50 years of experience in the construction, building material and distributive trade.
The business has not only expanded in terms of its staffing, but has also expanded its product range. In 1997, ARC Systems acquired Jamaica Reinforcement Steel Company and augmented its manufacturing facilities to include nails, construction fabric mesh, quarter wire and drawn wire. ARC currently manufactures and distributes a wide range of miscellaneous wires, fabric mesh sheets and rolls, annealed and quarter wire. As the sole local manufacturer of nails in Jamaica the company has competed effectively in this market segment against foreign imports.
ARC Systems began importation and distribution of steel and steel products in 1999 and is now one of the two major players in the steel market. The company's product range includes but is not limited to corrugated steel, smooth steel, flats, squares and angles.
The company began the importation of lumber and wood products in 1996 with form ply and one inch lumber. Today ARC carries the widest assortment of lumber, plywood, hardboard and specialized lumber for the furniture industry to include mahogany, poplar, treated and untreated lumber products.
In 2002, ARC Systems Limited entered the cement market as a distributor of cement and became one of the major importers of the product. The imposition of the additional importation duties proved prohibitive and the company was forced to cease its cement operation in 2004.
