ARC acquires new property, expands retail store
ARC Manufacturing Limited has acquired the 26,000-square foot property located at 14 Bell Road, which previously housed Starfish Oils Limited, adding to its 20-acre lumber treatment and construction material-producing plant.…
ARC Poised for Growth
ARC Manufacturing will be turning to NCB Financial Group (NCBFG), its financial partner, for help to raise capital for a slate of new projects that it will embark on in…
ARC Redefines Construction Excellence with its Steel Fabrication Service
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Design in Action Showcase
ARC Manufacturing Ltd spared no expense in feting customers and distinguished guests with a swanky affair on Friday, October 13. The company, which has been a Design Week collaborator since…
ARC Manufacturing & Carib Cement Renew Distribution Agreement
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ARC Bemoans Construction Imports
ARC Manufacturing is lobbying the Government to curb the influx of construction items being imported. Speaking recently during Jamaica Observer's Design Week, senior managers at the company lamented that the local…
Horace Pennant ‘Nailing It’ with Chosen Profession
From watching his father in action as a supervisor in the engineering department at the National Water Commission (NWC), Horace Pennant knew he wanted to be in a profession that…
ARC to Increase Retail Space Fivefold
Construction materials company ARC Manufacturing Limited is adding five times more retail space for customers looking to purchase items for home improvement projects. The upgrade, aimed at improving retail consumers’…
ARC Developing New Construction Material Plants
ARC Developing New Construction Material Plants Download Construction materials company ARC Manufacturing Limited is converting one of the warehouses at its plant on Bell Road in Kingston into factory space…
ARC Manufacturing Secures ISO Recertification
In 2018, ARC Manufacturing Limited led the pack as the first company in the building materials industry to attain the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certificate of conformity for…
ARC Donates to COVID-19 Field Hospital
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton (third right), cuts the ribbon at the opening of the COVID-19 field hospital on the grounds of the Savanna-La-Mar Public Hospital in…
Time to Build!
Following record high building material prices due to lumber shortages in July 2020 and plywood shortages earlier this year, homeowners are being told that now is a good time to start…
ARC Employees Benefit from Defensive Driving Training
As road fatalities continue to rise, ARC Manufacturing engaged Grennel’s Driving School to train a number of its transportation team members in defensive driving. The globally recognised National Safety Council’s…
Naedria Dyer – The Woman in Charge
GROWING up in Bull Savannah, St Elizabeth, Naedria Dyer's goal was to become a teacher, but her life took an unexpected turn when she began her first job as a…
ARC Strengthens its Commitment to the Environment
On the heels of World Environment Day, ARC Manufacturing Limited strengthened its commitment to the environment with a tree planting exercise at its Bell Road location. The initiative which was…
ARC Tackles Violence Against Women
Due to increasing statistics of domestic violence across the globe, ARC Manufacturing Limited tackled the issue during the third instalment of its Power Lunch Series recently. The event which was hosted…
ARC Rolls Out Power Lunch Series
ARC Manufacturing Limited recently kicked off its Power Lunch Series in conjunction with International Men’s Day, under the theme ‘Better health for men & boys.’ Acting Director of Emergency Medical…
ARC Praises Team for their Outstanding Performance
Arc Manufacturing Limited recognized its group of sales representatives for their outstanding performance in sales and customer relations, at an intimate luncheon recently. Despite the fallouts from COVID-19, its Montego…
ARC Hails 22 of its Machine Operators
ARC Manufacturing Limited recognized 22 of the company's technical employees who were certified as machine operators under the HEART Trust National Service Training Agency (HEART TRUST NSTA) Workforce Certification Programme,…
ARC Manufacturing Nails Down Expansion Plan
ARC Manufacturing to transform Ferry Pen into manufacturing and distribution hub; Manufacturing plants to cover 18 acres of land Construction and building supplies manufacturer, ARC Manufacturing has outlined an ambitious…
US Ambassador Promises to Help ARC with Finding Markets in the US
Building supplies manufacturer and distributor ARC Manufacturing has won the support of US Ambassador to Jamaica Donald Tapia who has committed to assisting the company with identifying markets in America…
Norman Horne Explores Lockdown in Light of COVID-19
It is in times like these that Governments are put to the test. It is in times like these that Governments must take and implement extraordinary policy decisions and programmes…
The multidimensional effects of COVID-19
In the field of disasters, COVID-19 is unique as its unrelenting disastrous effects simultaneously undermine the health and economic sectors of a country in a reasonably short time. The fact…
Horne Speaks to Students On the Importance of Passion in Business Pursuits
Executive chairman of ARC Manufacturing Ltd Norman Horne has impressed upon University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) students the importance of passion in business pursuits. Horne was addressing the university's Entrepreneurial…
Build on Quality with ARC Manufacturing – #DesignWeekJa2019
On Tuesday, the design crowd headed to 14 Bell Rd, Kingston, home of ARC Manufacturing Limited for their Build On Quality Showcase. ARC Manufacturing Limited has dominated the local building…
ARC Chairman Calls for Creation of Design Districts
Executive chairman of ARC Manufacturing Norman Horne is calling for the Government of Jamaica to legislate the creation of “design districts” in Jamaica. “Our zoning laws should be amended to…
Norman Horne — from rocky upbringing to building an empire
Who would have thought that the executive chairman of high-profile company, ARC Manufacturing got his baptism in hardship and near poverty during the early 1960s before he could establish himself…
ARC Team Joins Community Members to Give Haile Selassie High Facelift
It was a day of fun, fellowship and hard work as members of ARC Manufacturing Ltd joined forces with representatives from the Hunt’s Bay Police Station and the Police Youth…
ARC Manufacturing Now Selling Its Own Branded Fork Lifts
ARC MANUFACTURING has struck a deal with Chinese firm Biola to produce a range of forklifts to be sold under the ARC name. Executive Chairman Norman Horne says he spent…
Government Pursuing Programme to Facilitate Trade
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government has commenced a programme of trade facilitation to increase Jamaica’s chances of global competitiveness. He was speaking at…
ARC Commissions Metal Slitting Plant
A US$1-million metal slitting plant is now up and running at Arc Manufacturing Limited, which Executive Chairman Norman Horne says is the only one of its kind in Jamaica. Arc…
ARC Manufacturing Gifts Dupont Primary and Infant with Books
Executive Chairman at ARC Manufacturing, Norman Horne recently presented grade one students at the Dupont Primary & Infant School with a selection of books. He explained that the initiative came…
ARC Donates Storybooks to Dupont Primary
Executive Chairman of ARC Manufacturing, Norman Horne and members of his team entered an uncharted territory recently, presenting to Grade 1 students at Dupont Primary & Infant School and gifting…
Women stand tall at ARC Manufacturing
From being team leaders to operating machines, the women at ARC Manufacturing Ltd are in charge. As one of the largest building material suppliers and distributors in the region, hiring…
ARC Manufacturing Awarded ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Following a rigorous and extensive series of company-wide audits by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), ARC Manufacturing Limited has been awarded the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015…
ARC MANUFACTURING OPENS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME TO CHILDREN OF STAFF
Kingston, Jamaica—Friday, September 7, 2018: A devoted family man, Norman Horne, Executive Chairman at ARC Manufacturing Ltd., has always been committed to developing not just his employees, but their families…
Hanover Hope Foundation Students Tour ARC Manufacturing plant
A visit to ARC Manufacturing Ltd on Bell Road in Kington proved to be a huge source of inspiration for a group of over 50 students from Hanover. The group…
Manufacturer Calls for Government to Improve Export Policies for Economic Growth
“The costs to export in Jamaica is very prohibitive for manufacturers, like myself,” Horne stated. “When you compare us with our neighboring partners like the Dominican Republic, for instance, we’re…
Local Manufacturer Impressed by Students’ Interest in Productive Sector
Kingston, Jamaica—20th April, 2018: While buyers explored the aisles of the 2018 JMA/JEA Expo for locally manufactured products, local manufacturer Norman Horne, hosted a group of students from the Ardenne…
ARC Seeks Caricom Endorsement to Expand Production
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is pursuing a request from local building materials manufacturer, ARC Manufacturing Ltd, which would improve the company's competitiveness in the regional building…
ARC Commissions $200 Million Fabric Mesh Machine
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, has welcomed ARC Manufacturing Limited’s investment in a new $200-million state-of-the-art fabric mesh machine, which has been installed at the entity’s…