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We recently visited Sarda Plywood Industries Factory in Rajkot. Earlier situated at the outskirts of the industrial town, Rajkot, the factory is now fast coming into the main hustle bustle of the city. About 40 minutes drive from the tiny airport that caters to the ever moving Rajkot city, the factory is the main manufacturing hub for all product range of Sarda Plywood Industries Ltd. The premises also house staff quarters and a guest house for over-night visitors. As in all good manufacturing units the kitchen was well maintained, catering to all staff and visitors, and offered a very decent meal at all times!

At the manufacturing level, they slice their face veneers, core veneers and assemble them to make all their plywood in-house. Excess production and any sub standard material sliced is sold in the open market and not consumed in their own production to cut corners. As such, apart from sourcing the raw wood, all processes are indigenous, including the formulation of their glue, and all processes are up to the mark to meet all stringent quality standards.

The purpose of this particular visit was to select exclusive wood veneers to showcase in our marquee store Ply Samrat (India) Pvt. Ltd. located at Kirti Nagar,New Delhi.

They had a huge and exotic range of veneers in stock for us to make a decent selection according to the latest market trends. It included all veneer categories like smoked, fumed, with sap, with bark, knotty, burls, rustic, figured and fiddle veneers. The beauty of the grains was spectacular.

Here are some photos of selected materials:

Selection: Burls, Fiddles, Smoked & Designer Veneers

Manufacturing Process Flow:

Quality Management Processes

At SPIL, Quality Management is an organization-wide approach to understanding precisely what customers need and consistently delivering accurate solutions within budget, on time and with minimum loss to society.

 

This also incorporates measuring all process elements, the analysis of performance and the continual improvement of the products, services and processes that deliver them to the customer. For Sarda Plywood, quality management is also business management or integrated management.

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As a guest lecturer from the wood and allied products industry we conducted a  great session with students at the School of Interior Design, ASMS, AAFT, @Marwah Studios, Film City, Noida.

Talked about various wood products like Wood, Plywood, Block-boards, MDF, Coloured MDF, Laminates, Metal Laminates, Flush Doors, Wood Veneers, Valchromat (Coloured MDF) and other products to be used in home building, renovation, remodeling, furniture design, Interior design, wall cladding, exterior wall cladding, Office decor etc.

Covered a few issues on design and sustainability and moral responsibility towards environment friendly products. Design detailing and exquisite products usage and applications.

Brands discussed: GreenPly, Century, Hunsply, Merino, Sonear, Duro, Action, GreenLam, Sarda Plywood Industries, Metlam, Interart, Wallenstien, Peacock, Hunsur Plywood Works and many others

Discussed standards and certifications like FSC & ISI.

Students were given samples to better understand the product. It was an interactive session where students got to look and feel the product along with its applications.

Overall a good session and a great experience.

If anyone’s interested in similar sessions being held at their institutes, feel free to get in touch.