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Why do we keep using materials that fail us when we need them most? In construction—especially in high-moisture environments—we’ve normalised a cycle of failure. We buy waterproof plywood, knowing it will swell, warp, or delaminate in a matter of weeks. We budget for replacements, delays, and rework as if they are inevitable. But what if […]

We’ve all seen it. A neat pile of centring plywood boards arrives on site — strong, glossy, and full of promise. A few weeks later, those same sheets lie warped and swollen in a muddy corner, their edges frayed, their spirit broken. It’s a story we know too well on Indian construction sites. In the

Walk into any construction site — whether it’s a soaring high-rise in Mumbai or a small housing block in Kochi — and you will find a quiet but essential hero: centring plywood. These strong sheets of wood form the backbone of concrete structures, shaping everything from slender columns to wide slabs. But what exactly makes

A construction site at dawn is like a living canvas — silhouettes of workers against pale skies, scaffolding shadows stretching across the ground, and the quiet pulse of a city waiting to rise. Every board, every sheet, every nail becomes a silent stroke in this grand portrait. Among these elements, centring plywood — especially waterproof

There is a quiet poetry on construction sites that few pause to witness. In the early light of dawn, workers arrive—faces tired, eyes carrying stories of generations. The clang of metal, the sharp cut of saw against centering plywood, and the smell of wet concrete hang in the air like an old melody. Yet, beneath

In the chaotic dance of a construction site—machines roaring, workers shouting, concrete mixers whirring—there lies an unsung hero: shuttering. It might look like just a set of panels and supports, but without it, the very skeleton of a building would collapse before it ever took shape. In India, where we build amidst rain-soaked monsoons and

Walk into any Indian construction site today, and you’ll likely spot a stack of centring plywood sheets leaning against a wall—some fresh, others already swollen, fraying, or darkened with use. For decades, centring ply has been the go-to material for shuttering, but behind the surface of each sheet is a reality that’s often ignored: plywood

In a land crisscrossed by the scaffolding of progress, concrete has become the backbone of public infrastructure. Roads, schools, hospitals, bridges, and railway stations rise from the ground as monuments to India’s ambition. Yet, hidden behind the scenes of every casting pour and concrete cure is a silent expenditure bleeding public budgets dry: shuttering plywood.

In the vast and layered theatre of Indian construction, where scaffolding silhouettes pierce the dust-hazed skies of Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, a silent revolution is underway. It does not come in the form of chrome or steel, but in boards—plain, functional, and profound in their significance. These are centring ply sheets, and they are fast

There are places we avert our eyes from—construction debris piling up along the edges of our cities, the fetid swell of landfills threatening to consume the earth beneath them, the acrid breath of burning waste on the periphery of our daily lives. If Sebastiao Salgado had photographed the layers of waste born from the construction