Kapur is a hardwood from trees of the genus Dryobalanops found in lowland tropical rainforests of Malaysia and Indonesia. It is a durable timber used for general construction and as an internal and external finishing material. It is generally red to reddish brown in color.

It has a very broad range of applications including flooring, staircase, frames, joinery, mouldings, liping, ceiling, railings, paneling and many more. The timber is also highly prized for external joinery, in particular for door and window sills, as it is resistant to decay when fully exposed to the weather.

Sheesham wood is a local Indian hardwood. The colour of Sheesham hardwood varies from golden to deep reddish-brown and it consists of natural wood markings, visible as dark streaks. It contains interlocked grains, making it extremely tough and durable and resistant to dry-wood termites.

It works well with all kinds of finishing, glues, and machinery and hence, it is always in high demand and is much preferred for furniture making especially for making Sheesham wood beds & cabinets. It is also popularly used for woodcarvings as well because of its pliability.

Gmelina Arborea also known locally as Gamhar is imported from Western African nations. It is pale yellow to cream-coloured or pinkish-buff when fresh, turning yellowish brown on exposure and is soft to moderately hard, light to moderately heavy and medium course textured wood.

Gmelina Arborea timber is reasonably strong for its weight. It is used in construction, furniture, carriages, sports, musical instruments and artificial limbs. Once seasoned, it is a very steady timber and moderately resistant to decay.

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Keruing also known as Gurjan locally is a light red to reddish brown timber. Texture is moderately coarse to coarse but even, with straight to deeply interlocked grain.Planing is easy to slightly difficult and the finish is generally smooth. Keruing / Gurjan veneers are the most used for making plywood in India.

Keruing is suitable for heavy construction, posts, beams, joists, rafters, ship and boat building (keels, keelsons and framework), vehicle bodies (framework, floor boards and planking), container flooring and when treated, suitable for railway sleepers, harbour works, bridges, power-line poles and telegraph poles.

We import teak from Ivory Coast in Western Africa and also trade in teak from Mizoram, India. We also at times import from Latin American countries like Guatemala, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica & Columbia and Other African nations like Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Benin & Sudan. Teak has always been a prized material and is the Golden Standard in timber. The tree that teak comes from, Tectonagrandis, is native to the tropics. Since around the 7th century, it has been used to outfit and adorn the residences of the wealthy and powerful. Teak has an abundance of natural oils and rubber locked right into the tight grain of the wood.

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SYP is imported from United States of America. The imported lumber is ready to apply as it planed on all four sides; S4S.

Known for its strength and durability, southern yellow pine (SYP) grows in the southern United States from Virginia to Florida and West to the Piney Woods of Texas.

Builders select SYP lumber for almost every purpose. In residential construction, SYP is used in many structural applications such as joists, rafters, roof trusses, and laminated beams and decorative purposes.

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