Semiconductor Cleanroom Classifications & Standards

In today’s world, semiconductors are everywhere. In fact, just about every computerized device you come across uses a semiconductor chip to...

8 Benefits of a Modular In-Plant Office

An in-plant office is a dedicated office space built within an industrial warehouse, factory, or manufacturing facility. It provides a clean, quiet,...

Cleanroom Contamination Control: How to Keep Cleanrooms Clean

Cleanrooms are designed and built to provide a secure, contaminant-free environment for the safe manufacture, development, and packaging of a range...

5 Benefits of a Modular Break Room

Looking for ways to boost your employees’ morale and productivity? You may consider installing a modular break room.  Modular break rooms offer an...

A Guide to Cleanroom Classifications and Standards

Cleanrooms provide highly controlled environments for sensitive materials and operations. In order to achieve this high level of control, they’re...

Machine Enclosure Design: Building Custom Machine Enclosures

Any machine enclosure should accomplish two important tasks: housing and protecting machinery and equipment. The design of your machine enclosure...

Equipment Enclosures: What They Are And What They’re Used For

Industrial equipment is both costly and sensitive. Equipment enclosures provide the safe, protected, and organized space you need to keep your...

4 Benefits of a Modular Tool Room Inside Your Facility

Also known as a tool crib or a tool cage, a tool room is a dedicated space in your facility that is designed to secure and organize important tools....

7 Indoor Cultivation Facility Design FAQs

Indoor cultivation facilities are gaining popularity across the nation for their ability to strictly control growing conditions throughout the...

Cleanroom Construction: 7 Key Components of a Modular Cleanroom

If you're planning a new modular cleanroom, it's important to understand what goes into it. From the cleanroom design and building's structural...

How to Streamline Warehouse Shipping & Receiving Spaces with Modular Design

In any facility, your entire building is working to keep production on schedule. But there are some areas that see more movement than others....

Designing the Ideal Operating Environment for Your Digital Printing Press

If you’re in the printing industry, you know how much your business relies on quality results, and you know how much goes into achieving them. From...

How Much Does a Cleanroom Cost?

Looking for a modular cleanroom to install in your facility? You’re probably wondering how much you’ll have to pay for it. Let’s take a look at how...

Starrco In-Plant Office Door Options

When designing and constructing a modular office, the door is one of the most important features to consider. As the only active portion of the...

5 Benefits of a Two-Story In-Plant Office

Do you need more space on your production or warehouse floor? Look up! The space you need might be just above you. Two-story modular in-plant...

What are the Benefits of LED Lighting for Inplant Offices?

Light-emitting diodes, also known as LEDs, are one of the most popular lighting options on the market today. But, despite their popularity, many...

What Are Modular Office Walls Made Of?

Modular office systems are becoming an increasingly popular construction choice for facilities nationwide. Aside from their great versatility and...

10 Ways to Improve Warehouse Space Utilization

Warehouses are constantly trying to do more with less. One of the biggest challenges they face is a lack of available space — and when you don’t...

6 Benefits of Modular Cannabis Grow Rooms

The cannabis industry is in a period of rapid growth and expansion. Growers need high-quality facilities they can put up quickly and expand rapidly...

What Is a Modular Wall System?

Planning a new commercial or industrial construction project is a large task full of important decisions. While you’re looking for the...

What Permits Do You Need to Build a Modular Office?

Will You Need a Permit to Build Your Modular Office? As a general rule, modular offices constructed from panelized wall systems don’t require...

Understanding CMM Room Standards

Coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) are an integral component of many manufacturing and production facilities. As precision instruments, CMMs work...

4 Key Elements of a Quality Control Lab

Quality control is an increasingly important priority for production facilities across industries. From manufacturing to pharmaceutical production,...

4 Ways to Reduce Construction Waste

Construction waste is costly. You pay for materials you don't use, and then you have to pay to dispose of them too. Want to put an end to wasted...

Modular vs Traditional Construction: Which is Better?

In the last decade, construction methods have advanced thanks to new technology, better quality materials, and an increased focus on sustainability....

How Do You Build an Office in a Warehouse?

If you manage a productive warehouse, you might find you need a quiet place to complete administrative tasks or supervise the facility. That’s where...

How to Redesign Your Office for More Space

Your office space houses your biggest asset — your people. Here are a few tips to help you tackle a redesign that gives your people a bit more...

Understanding the Modular Cleanroom Construction Process

So, you're trying to figure out what to expect from the cleanroom construction process. There’s a lot that happens in between design, construction,...

Forklift Battery Charging Station Requirements

Forklifts are essential equipment for many different facilities, but like any piece of heavy machinery, owners and operators must enforce careful...

How Modular Construction Solves 4 Return to Work Challenges

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we look at the workplace. With more people than ever comfortably and effectively working from home,...

What Are the Advantages of Prefabricated Construction?

Prefabricated construction is a building method that has been around for centuries. Today's prefabricated construction projects are made-to-order,...

The Cost of Lumber is Rising – What Does that Mean for Commercial Construction?

It's no secret that lumber costs are at an all-time high. The effect of lumber's rising costs is often talked about in regards to residential...

Demising Wall vs Industrial Tall Wall

Whether you're in charge of implementing a new process in a manufacturing facility, or you're looking for a convenient, effective way to divide...

What are Negative Pressure Rooms?

Negative pressure rooms are any room with a lower pressure than the surrounding environment. When people talk about negative pressure rooms, they're...

A Custom Screening Booth Solution for a Security Company With Sensitive Thermal Screening Equipment

Recently, Starrco was contacted with a request for a preassembled “screening” booth. The company requesting this booth provides full-service...

What Are the Environmental Benefits of Modular Construction?

The construction industry is a huge contributor to global carbon emissions and landfill waste. Material delivery, an excessive reliance on the...

5 Benefits of a Modular Office

Modular construction is a building method that's growing in popularity. Innovative building owners and facility managers are looking for better,...

Why More Contractors Choose Modular Construction

Modular construction is growing in popularity, and for good reason. As building material delays push back your project timelines, and as labor...

Starrco Delivers Free-Standing Hardwall Cleanroom For Semiconductor Facility

Starrco is proud to work with a number of distribution partners across the country who deliver remarkable solutions for clients in a wide range of...

Controlled Environment vs. Cleanroom: What’s the Difference?

As a leading manufacturer of prefabricated and modular cleanrooms, Starrco’s clients often use the terms "controlled environment" and "cleanroom"...

Open vs. Closed Modular Construction: Which Method is Best?

Your search for the highest quality, the shortest project timeline, and the best value has led you to select a modular wall system for your...

The Short Punch List Construction Project

A punch list is a list of items that need to be fixed or finished before substantial completion of a construction project. During the final...

Safety First with Starrco

Workplace safety is a major priority at manufacturing facilities and warehouses around the country. At Starrco, we are committed to making...

What is the Cost of Your Construction Mess?

Modular office systems and enclosures appeal to so many stakeholders for so many different reasons. They can be expanded and relocated as your need...

Building Beautiful Manufacturing Spaces in Louisiana

Maintenance and repairs to infrastructure are annual practices in the manufacturing industry. This applies to machinery as well as the structures...

Modular Buildings Are Ideal for Indoor Growing

Can you guess which manufacturing industry is growing the fastest? Recreational cannabis is now legal in nine US states and all of Canada. Even the...

Overcoming Construction Challenges

Every Starrco project is custom designed and built. That means customers have a great deal of flexibility when building inside an existing warehouse...

New Auto Plant Offices Built in Just 5 Weeks

Faurecia calls its new Starrco building a showcase! Last spring, everyone at the Faurecia automotive-parts plant in Dayton, Ohio was aware of the...

Starrco Doors Never Squeak

A long time ago, Starrco realized doors matter. So, we decided to build a door guaranteed not to stick, squeak or drag. Unique frames Our modular...

Building Up When You’re Short of Floor Space

Floor space is at a premium in many factories. That is a problem when you need more room for people, equipment, processes, or materials storage. A...

Why Starrco Uses Aluminum

At Starrco, we use highly durable extruded aluminum for our modular framing, so all our pre-engineered buildings are of the highest quality and have...

Pre-Engineered Construction is Ideal for Clean Manufacturing Environments

No one likes the dust and debris caused by construction projects, but in clean manufacturing environments for medical devices, pharmaceutical...

Starrco Has Doors Galore for People and Equipment

Doors are the only part of your building that moves. They're opened and closed hundreds of times a day, and when they don't work well, they cause...

Moving Your Office, Walls, Windows ‘n All

One of the problems with moving, in fact with change in general, is the cost of lost investment. Even if you only need to move across the warehouse,...

Waterloo Container Company Gets Compliments

It can be hard to get people excited about an office. But that is exactly what happened at the Waterloo Container Company after they installed their...

New Office Space for Whirlpool Distribution Center: Zero Hassle

When you need more office space, but shutting down operations for construction is just not possible, what options do you have? To answer that...

Top 9 Reasons to Choose Starrco Modular Construction

When it comes to adding office space, equipment enclosures, or clean rooms to your facility, you have a lot to consider. One recent client, a West...

Starrco Means Responsiveness, Dependability, and High-Quality Products

Did you take our recent survey? At Starrco we always put our customers, and the quality of our products, first. The survey results show that you...

Financing Modular Space Empowers Revenue Growth

Growth is good. To achieve growth, you may need more space for people and equipment. Paying for new space up front may mean dipping into cash...

Significant Tax Breaks for Modular Building Buyers

If your company expansion plans include more space for people or equipment, a Starrco modular construction may offer you significant tax relief over...

Ten Things to Know About Modular Offices from Starrco

1. Modular offices are some of the most versatile spaces around. Modular office spaces can be constructed to meet your project needs, no matter the...

Modular Cleanroom FAQ

Q: How versatile is a modular cleanroom? A: A Starrco Modular Cleanroom can be used for a variety of applications. Our modular cleanroom systems can...

Infographic: 5 Uses for Modular Offices You’ve Never Thought of

Infographic: 5 Uses for Modular Offices You've Never Thought of Although a modular office from Starrco is the perfect office solution, the modular...

Another Successful Starrco Modular Office Installation!

Recently Starrco sent a lead to one of our partners, Regional Material Handling located in South Carolina. The customer was in need of a 20'x 28'...

Another Successful Turn-key Cleanroom Installation provided by: Maybury Material Handling

The Starrco Company Clean Room division is very proud to announce the recent completion of another successful turnkey cleanroom installation by our...

The Many Advantages of Portable Office Solutions

Preassembled Booth solutions offer many advantages to companies that are looking to add physical space to their operations. Modular technology is...

The multiple solutions offered by Starrco Modular Offices

Back in 2009, Starrco Dealer Matrix Material Handling received a lead for a project for a company in Grove, Oklahoma called Precision Machine &...

Highlight on Starrco Dealer Conveyer & Caster Modular Office Project

Starrco dealer Conveyer & Caster provides top-quality equipment for Industrial businesses.  They operate and partner with the most respected...

Top Ten Reasons to Choose Starrco Modular Enclosures Over “Permanent” Construction

1. Starrco products are pre-engineered: No need to incur the costs of an architect or engineer to design a Starrco modular enclosure, because our...

Starrco, Leader in Modular Office Systems, Shines Dealer Spotlight on Conveyer & Caster

Conveyer & Caster is a third generation, family-owned material handling distributor based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are a growing organization,...

Starrco Modular Office Solutions Project Spotlight – Cardinal Integrated Systems

Back in 2004, the popular shoe retailer, Zappos.com needed to maximize their space to use within their distribution center.  Because the majority of...

Starrco Recommends Use of Portable Ticket Booth for Football Organizations

With the autumn season comes what many football fans look forward to each year – the start of the football season. Starrco offers portable solutions...

Why is a Starrco Modular Office a Faster Solution than Traditional Construction?

Depending on the project and site conditions, Starrco modular office solutions can take less than half of the time that traditional building would...

Why Should A Clean Room Be Modular?

Clean rooms are a necessary fixture in many businesses and laboratories now. Having a space where the particle count for dust and other common...

Project with Starrco Distributor W.W. Cannon

Part of what sets Starrco apart from competitors is the great partner relationship that Starrco’s Sales team has with their distributors. ...

Starrco, Announces Distribution of Class-100 Clean Rooms, Much like Clean Room Where Fermilab Circular Electromagnet Was Recently Manufactured

Starrco, A leading distributor of modular clean rooms and cleanroom wall systems, cites recent Fermilab Electromagnet as a product of manufacturing...

Starrco Modular Machine Enclosures: Helping you Increase your Productivity

Are you in the manufacturing industry? How would you like to find a solution that helps you minimize the rejection rate of your output and reduce...

When Building A Clean Room, Go Modular!

Are you looking to build a clean room for your business? Or do you need to renovate an existing clean room in your facilities? If the answer is yes,...

The Advantages of Starrco Modular Powder Coating Booths

Where would the manufacturing industry be today without modular units? These days, there seems to be a preassembled modular solution suitable for...

Introducing STARRMAX Tall Walls

In our constant pursuit to provide better solutions to our clients, we at Starrco have decided to include a new line to our modular construction...

Modular Office Construction: Common Concerns

Planning an office construction or renovation project is never easy. It usually involves activities like budgeting, deciding which method (permanent...

Electrical Systems for Modular Offices

At Starrco, we pride ourselves on providing businesses with modular units that are entirely pre-assembled and pre-engineered, but what do we actually mean by this? Unlike other companies in the industry, Starrco’s modular units are completely ready to be used upon installation. In fact, our pre-fabricated offices include innovative electrical and HVAC systems that not only are easy to install, but are also built to comply with national building code requirements.

Fire-Resistant Modular Offices

When shopping for modular units, you need to consider variables like quality and price — but how often do you think about safety? At Starrco, we strive to offer the best modular offices in the market, which means pre-engineered units that keep you satisfied while protecting your business from potentially dangerous situations.

Modular Offices that Meet National Standards

At Starrco, the leading company in the modular construction industry, we pride ourselves on being able to customize our pre-assembled units to meet our client’s needs to ensure complete satisfaction. We adapt these modular offices to structurally and physically fit single offices, multi office complexes, portable shelters, mobile offices, clean rooms, and several other types of offices.

Modular Offices Applications

Did you know modular construction has endless applications? Starrco’s pre-assembled units are versatile enough that companies can use them for...

5 Reasons to Choose Modular Construction

Is your office too small to keep up with your company’s rapidly growing operations and space requirements? If you’re thinking about expanding your...

A Match: Computer Room Enclosures and the Modular Office

Putting together a floor plan for your modular office space can be a daunting task. There’s making sure that your break rooms are placed and...

Modular Workspaces: Noise Reduction in the Warehouse Environment

At Starrco, we want your modular office systems, modular workspaces, and warehouse environments to be as quiet as possible. Our pre-engineered...

Get the 4-1-1: StarrSpace 3000 Partition Wall System

Since 1965, Starrco has been designing and manufacturing pre-engineered office systems.  Using only the highest quality materials – along with their...

Guaranteed Satisfaction: Starrco’s Stellar Service

Since first opening in 1965, Starrco has grown to be the leader in providing businesses with affordable, reliable modular office solutions.  With...

Starrco Clean Rooms: The End-All Solution to Contaminated Work Environments

When looking for a contaminant-free work environment, look no further than Starrco!  With our top-of-the-line modular clean room system, Starrco can...

Setting the trend with our HVAC Design

Are you interested in using pre-assembled units for your office, but worry about the HVAC system? Starrco offers an exclusive office HVAC design...

Modular Clean Rooms for Laboratories

Is your company looking to build or renovate a laboratory but cannot afford to shut down during the construction? Then one should consider a Starrco modular clean room instead of spending weeks waiting for the contractors to finish their work.

Making the Most of Your Office Space: Partition Walls

Starrco’s office space partitions and modular systems provide flexible solutions to your company’s changing needs. Whether you want to repurpose a...

Standout with Starrco

Starrco is second to none when it comes to the modular office and portable building industry.  Using the finest materials and providing top-notch...

Modular Powder Coating Booths

In addition to our wide variety of modular office systems are modular powder coating booths, designed by talented Starrco engineers.

Does Your Facility Require a Cleanroom?

WHAT IS A MODULAR CLEANROOM? A cleanroom is an environment typically used in sensitive material manufacturing spaces and has a low level of...

The Advantages of a Portable Building

Our steadfast commitment to innovation in modular office construction has helped us become the best designers and providers of portable buildings. In over 45 years, we have perfected our designs by using more economical practices and advanced technology. Our large network of factory-trained distributors – supported by our St. Louis staff – complete all of our projects with extreme precision and customization.

Modular Office Walls and Partitions

Some of Starrco’s trademarks are modular office partitions wall systems. The projects are very flexible in their configuration possibilities....

Superior Customer Service Provided By Starrco

Having been in the business of pre-engineering modular office systems for nearly 50 years, quality and efficiency have become the Starrco hallmark....

Modular Pharmaceutical Facilities

Contaminated packaging has recently become a critical issue for pharmaceutical companies due to the potential for health hazards. We have learned that modular portable pharmaceutical packaging facilities are an effective solution in eliminating sub-micron airborne contamination.

Portable Offices: Design Details

FRAMEWORK: The structural members for the corners of portable offices are 3″ x 3″, 1/4″ and are made of aluminum. The structural members between panels are 4″ x 2 1/2″, 3/16″ aluminum “T” extrusions. The top frame is 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″, 3/16″ aluminum angle. All aluminum structural members are 6063 alloy, T6 temper and anodized with a 202R1 clear finish.

Safety Guard Rails

When you think of a “guard rail,” you usually picture the grey ones on both sides of a highway to keep cars from going off the road, right? Sure. However, you can also find safety guard rail systems at the perimeter of Starrco modular in-plant offices to protect the infrastructure, machinery, traffic aisles, storage areas, conveyors, mezzanines, and more. We refer to these as the Starrguard Safety Rail.

Q&A: Modular Offices & Construction

Q:  As a Starrco customer, what types of tax advantages can you earn with a modular office project? A:  Starrco’s modular office systems have the...

3 Ways to Use Your Modular Cleanroom

Did you know: Starrco offers more than just portable buildings and modular offices. When we aren’t designing and constructing modular office...

10 Industries That Can Benefit from Modular Offices- Part 2

In our previous blog entry, we explored the first five of 10 industries that could truly benefit from our modular offices. Before we go any further,...

10 Industries That Can Benefit from Modular Offices- Part 1

Change. Some love it; others try to avoid it at all costs. At Starrco, we believe embracing change is the only way you can grow your business and—in...

Stay clean with a modular cleanroom

If you work in the modular office industry, you understand all the benefits a modular cleanroom can provide. Our modular cleanrooms are flexible and...

Modular Office Contractor: Choose Wisely

Over the past 46 years, Starrco has led the modular office community in creativity and innovation. Our unparalleled commitment to providing our...

Modular offices: Reduce your carbon footprint

At Starrco, we have remained committed to constructing modular offices that minimizes environmental impact. Our modular offices will not only help...

Modular offices: Keeping up to code

Recently, we compiled a list of the most common questions we receive in regards to our modular office systems.  There was one question we forgot to...

Modular offices: What you may not know

As leaders in the modular office community, Starrco would like to provide some insight on our industry. We field questions regarding our portable...

Inplant Offices: they look better than you think

When it comes to the modular office industry, there are many misconceptions we are forced to debunk on a daily basis.  With inplant offices, many...

Inplant offices: the answer to expansion

What can we say about inplant offices that we haven’t already explored? Let’s recap: they are environmentally friendly, affordable and Uncle Sam...

Inplant office: Fast & affordable

So we were talking to a manager of a warehouse the other day and posed the question: “Why should I consider an inplant office as the solution to our...

Modular Office Wall Systems: What every office needs

Looking to renovate your modular office? Are your employees unhappy with their workstation space at their inplant office? Well, the folks at Starrco...

The many functions of an Inplant office

At Starrco, our modular office systems can be designed to serve a multitude of purposes. We realize as an outsider, one might think that a portable...

Inplant offices = safe work environment

For those that work in the manufacturing arena, it is understood that, if proper safety precautions aren’t taken, their job may be very harmful to...

Save money with an inplant office

At Starrco, our design capabilities allow us to provide modular offices that meet the most complex specifications.  Our pre-fabricated inplant...

Inplant offices increase productivity

Let us paint a mental picture for you: you are working in a loud, steamy industrial plant. The only sounds you hear throughout day are of heavy...

What Is An In-Plant Office & Why Do I Need One?

Updated: 9-15-2022 Modular offices are a popular and rewarding choice for many organizations. But for organizations in manufacturing, industrial,...

Portable Offices in the sports arena

In the previous entry we discussed two key uses of modular offices and multi-story offices. In this blog post we would like to focus more on the...

Modular construction: From start to finish

In past blog entries, we have discussed, in great detail, the benefits modular construction has over the conventional methods. From cost-efficiency...

Can a modular building really save me money?

How much can modular offices really save your company?  How can portable buildings, built miles away from your place of business, be both...

So what’s so great about modular construction?

Will a modular office build benefit my company more than a conventional build?  This is the question heard more and more as modular building...

Smoking Shelters

**First off, we are not promoting or encouraging the practice of tobacco use. We are simply presenting a smoking shelter option for employers who...

The Tax Benefits of Modular Construction

When it comes to affordable construction, modular offices win hands down. We have discussed, in great detail, the different ways portable buildings...

Portable Buildings vs. Modular Offices

At Starrco, we produce state of the art modular offices and portable buildings that are specifically designed to meet your everyday needs.  While...

The Best of Both Worlds

We have discussed in great detail the benefits of modular construction such as, speed, efficiency, and environmentally-friendly qualities. Despite...

Top 10 Reasons to use Modular Offices: Part 3

We are down to the final part of our series, “Top 10 Reasons to use Modular Offices”. In our previous post we covered discussed why modular office...

Top 10 Reasons to use Modular Offices: Part 2

Previously in our “Top 10 Reasons to use Modular Offices” series Part 1, we discussed the three advantages to using modular offices that included,...

Top 10 Reasons to use Modular Offices: Part 1

Modular Office Systems can be designed to your company’s specifications and serve many purposes. We have determined the top 10 reasons to use...

The Benefits of Modular Guard Shacks at School

Over the past decade, schools across the country have adopted several security tactics in an effort to preserve a safe and secure environment. One...

Increase operational efficiency with in-plant offices

Imagine for a moment that you're a working in a loud, bustling facility. You hear the constant sounds of heavy machinery and your supervisor...

The Building Blocks of Modular Offices

It’s safe to say that those who are advocates of modular office construction agree that the materials used to build these facilities trump those of...