STARBANK SERVICES PRODUCTS HOME our vision "To be the UK's preferred partner for decorative panel fabrication" our mission to our people - through an environment that encourages personal growth. to our customers - with quality and service driven products and solutions. to our shareholders - that ensures continuous investment. 'Grow by working together' our values we are one team. we deliver on our promises. through innovation we lead the way. we stand by our reputation for quality. we encourage change to drive improvement. our loyal and committed team makes the difference. a brief history Starbank, far from what it is today, was only possible through the Darbyshire family’s determination and hard work. before Starbank, the company that Gordon Darbyshire worked for, went into administration in 1976. Gordon and his wife Kath, made the brave decision of using all the savings they had to try and buy the machinery. Their bid was successful. They wasted no time and were back producing panels that very afternoon. Starbank Panel Products was born. Panel furniture was produced in the rented factory in Wigan until 1991. After that, the first 12,000 sq ft Starbank factory was built in Newton-Le-Willows. Throughout the years, the factory space continued to grow in line with the business. Starbank’s current production facility is a 120,000 sq ft factory – 10x the size of that in 1991. The road wasn’t always easy to get to where we are now and we’re sure there will be more challenges to come, but our ethos of hard work to get the job done has never wavered. Gordon & Kath Darbyshire after moving into the first purpose built Starbank factory in 1991. THE EVOLUTION OF STARBANK STARBANK AS IT IS TODAY Starbank Panel Products truly became a family owned and run business when Kath and Gordon’s son Philip, and daughter Wendy joined the team. Philip began working in the factory in 1987 and is now Starbank’s Managing Director. Wendy joined Starbank in 1992, working in credit control and is now Starbank’s Financial Director. Among other family members working in various positions within the business, Starbank is now a strong team of almost 100 employees. Gordon & Kath Darbyshire along with MD: Philip Darbyshire and FD: Wendy Elsworthy in the current factory. worldpay SOCIALS CALL US PRODUCTS fire doors & frames lightweight panels postformed tough panels postformed & profiled panels washroom component panels 3D decorative wall panels SERVICES panel sizing laminating cnc machining edgebanding postforming assembly & packing CAD & CAM EXTRA INFO covid-19 policy certifications privacy policy environmental policy terms & conditions chain of custody QUICK LINKS about us contact us brochures material guide news careers Starbank Panel Products Ltd © 2021 This website uses cookies in compliance with GDPR law to improve your experience. Necessary Cookies The website cannot function properly without these cookies and they can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences. Operational Cookies These cookies are used in the management of the site and record visitor numbers as well as other web analytics to help us to understand how visitors engage with our site. No personal identifiable data is collected with these cookies.