Century Plyboards (I) Ltd., makers of the well-known ‘Centuryply’ brand of Plywood and decorative veneers, was set up in 1986 in Kolkata, a joint effort of Mr. Sajjan Bhajanka and Mr. Sanjay Agarwal. The largest seller of plywood and decorative veneers in the Indian organized plywood market, Centuryply today is the leading brand and in its short duration of existence has created a special niche for itself in the industry. Century Plyboards (I) Ltd. has the distinction of becoming the first ISO 9002 company in India for Veneer and Plywood. Beside this Century has proved to be the pioneer in number of ways. In 1997, CPIL was the first to introduce the borer proof plywood in India. Over the years Centuryply has introduced the boiling water resistant decorative veneer, seven-year powder proof guaranteed PF plywood, the revolutionary non – leachable Firesafe plywood. The year 2002 brought another laurel to Centuryply when Flexoply, the only flexible plywood variety was introduced. Later, Architect Ply and the Fantasy range of decorative veneer were introduced in India.