Century Plyboards

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Century Plyboards
CENTURYPLY
ISIN INE348B01021
IndustryPlywood and Veneers
Founded1986  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Founders
  • Sajjan Bhajanka
  • Sanjay Agarwal
Headquarters Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Website www.centuryply.com

Century Plyboards (India) Ltd. is an Indian manufacturer, seller and exporter of plywoods, laminates, doors, PVCs and veneers. [1] [2] [3] [4] The company offers plywood products under the brand name, Century Ply, and exports its products to over 20 countries. [5] Spread into a 6.6 acre area, the company's plant is located at Bishnupur, near Joka, Kolkata. [6] Century Plyboards started the commercial production of MDF (Medium Density Fibre) at its newly set-up unit at Punjab recently. Century Ply (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Century Plyboards, has acquired 49% stake in Huesoulin Wood Processing Factory Co. Ltd., making it as its associate company. [7]

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History

Century Plyboard was founded in 1986 by Sajjan Bhajanka and Sanjay Agarwal in Kolkata. [8] [9] [10] Sajjan Bhajanka has been serving as its chairman since October 31, 2011. [8] [9] He serves as the Chairman of Star Ferro and Cement Limited, Century Plyboards Ltd. and Shyam Century Ferrous Limited. [11] In 2013, the company launched its furniture stores under the sub-brand 'Nesta'. [12] In the same year, the company launched its subsidiary company Century Infotech. In 2015, Century Ply (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Century Plyboards (India) Ltd in Singapore incorporated Century Ply Laos Co. Ltd. in Laos. [13] The company began its manufacturing facilities near Kolkata, Karnal, Guwahati, Hoshiarpur, Kandla and Chennai and opened stores in many parts of India. [14] [15] It became the first company to receive ISO 9002 certification for veneer and plywood. [16] Its subsidiary Century Infra was incorporated on December 30 2021. [17]

EV Delivery Vans

Century Plyboards launched a pilot project of EV delivery vans in July 2022. The vans are claimed to reduce carbon emissions by 17-30%. [18]

Board of directors

Sanjay Agarwal is the Promoter and MD of Century Ply Boards (India) Ltd. [9] [10] He is also the Promoter and Director of Star Cement and a key member of the executive committee of Indian Chamber of Commerce, Member of Confederation of Indian Industry (East) and Member of Young Presidents Organization GOLD (Kolkata). Sunil Mitra, Debanjan Mandal, and Vijay Chhibber serve as Directors while Nikita Bansal and Keshav Bhajanka serve as Executive Directors of the company. In addition, the company has 11 other board members. [19]

Awards

CenturyPly is the first ISO 9002 company in India for Veneer and Plywood. In 2012, the company won Alumni Achievement Awards; Cool Tool Award 2012 Winner, and Network Marketing Awards. [16] In 2022, Century Plyboards (India) Ltd won E4m Pride of India Brands Honors. [20]

CSR activities

In November 2019, Century Ply donated INR 2 lakh to Tata Medical Center for the treatment of underprivileged patients of breast cancer. [21]

In July 2021, the company pledged to plant 10,000 trees across West Bengal and Haryana as part of Van Mahotsav. [22] [23]

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