28 years of learning which mills hold their thickness.
Greenply Agencies has supplied panels from Piliyandala since 1998. In that time we have learned which mills keep a sheet at its stated thickness, which ones let the core go hollow, and which glue lines give up after one wet season.
That knowledge is the whole business. We buy on the edge and we stack on the edge, and every sheet sits on an open rack where you can look down it yourself.
Carpenters, contractors, designers and walk in customers all buy from the same rack. We share our Piliyandala office with Newply (Pvt) Ltd.
The aisle, looking toward the counter
The range
Five families. Nineteen lines. One sheet size.
Everything on the rack is 8ft × 4ft, which is 2440 × 1220 millimetres. Pick the family, pick the thickness, tell us how many. Prices move with the market, so we quote them the day you ask.
01 / Plywood
Plywood
Structural and general purpose sheets, local and imported. Shuttering, formwork, roofing, sheathing and general structural work.
Local Non Faced Sri Lanka
Indian Quality India
Indonesian Quality Indonesia
Teak Veneer 3mm
Senply Veneer 3mm
Thicknesses on the rack
Illustrated edge: seven plies, even glue lines
02 / MDF
MDF
Smooth face, even density, made for machining. Cabinetry, wall panelling, furniture and detailed millwork.
Robin MDF Malaysia
MDF Board Malaysian Red Malaysia
Thicknesses on the rack
One even core, denser at both faces, nothing hidden
03 / Hardboard and HDF
Hardboard and HDF
Thin backing board, and the waterproof grade for anywhere that gets wet. Roofing backing, cabinet backs, kitchen and bathroom carcassing.
Lion Hard Board 2mm
Waterproof HMR HDF Sri Lanka
High Density Fibreboard HDF
Thicknesses on the rack
The green core is the waterproof grade, same as on our rack
04 / Melamine
Melamine
Finished on both faces, ready to cut and edge. Wardrobes, shopfitting and office furniture, in five colours and grains.
White 5 to 18mm
Black 5 to 18mm
American Ash 5 to 18mm
Jungle Teak 5 to 18mm
Japanese Jacaranda 18mm HD
Thicknesses on the rack
Faced both sides, ready to cut and edge
05 / Cladding and eco board
Cladding and eco board
Single and double sided cladding sheet, plus PVC foam board for wet areas and signage.
Cladding Sheet Single side
Cladding Sheet Double sided
Eco Board PVC Foam PVC
High Density Eco Board HD
Sheet size, every line
Illustrated skins, cores and cells
Try it
Check the edge.
Press and hold. This is the check to run on any sheet, at our counter or anyone else's, before money changes hands.
Press and hold this button, or hold the space bar while it is focused, to run through the four edge checks one at a time.
Count the plies
Fewer, thicker plies bend where you do not want them to. More plies of even thickness hold their shape under load.
Look for gaps in the core
A void shows as a dark break in a layer that should run unbroken from one side to the other. A gap you cannot see is a gap your screw will find.
Read the glue lines
They should be thin, even and continuous across the whole width. Thick or broken lines are the ones that let go after a wet season.
Measure it
Eighteen should measure eighteen, not seventeen and a half. Put a caliper on it rather than trusting the label.
That is the check. Run it on any sheet on our rack, before you pay.
Why buy here
Four reasons carpenters keep coming back.
Thickness you can measure
Bring a caliper. We would rather you check than wonder. Every line on the rack is sold at the thickness it says.
Inspect before you pay
Nothing is wrapped and hidden. Pull a sheet off the rack, look down the edge, and decide with your own eyes.
On the rack, not on order
Nineteen lines held in stock. Most orders leave the same day, and nothing we carry takes more than a day.
Island wide delivery
We deliver anywhere in Sri Lanka. Tell us the site and the quantity, and we will get the sheets to you.
PLYWOOD3 to 15 mmMDF6 to 25 mmHARDBOARD2 mmHMR HDF10 to 17 mmMELAMINE5 finishesCLADDING1 and 2 sidedPLYWOOD3 to 15 mmMDF6 to 25 mmHARDBOARD2 mmHMR HDF10 to 17 mmMELAMINE5 finishesCLADDING1 and 2 sided
The rack
Piliyandala, on an ordinary working day.
The counter out front, the warehouse behind it. What you see here is what is on the floor.
Grades, told apart by their edgesMill stamps on every imported bundleMelamine, stacked by thicknessFaced sheet on the front rackLoading out, by the palletBulk stock, chalk marked by thicknessPlywood moving to the bayPlywood, MDF and faced stock, palletisedThe warehouse, six days a week
Walk in
The counter is open six days a week.
No appointment, no account needed. Come and look at the sheets before you commit to anything.
Opening hoursMonday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm. Closed on mercantile holidays.
Order sizeAny quantity. Single sheets welcome, project loads arranged.
Sheet size8ft × 4ft, which is 2440 × 1220mm. Every line.
Cutting serviceNot offered. We sell full sheets.
DeliveryIsland wide, anywhere in Sri Lanka.
Worth bringingYour thickness, your quantity, and a caliper if you have one.
Panel supply since 1998
Questions
The things buyers actually ask.
Measure it. Our sheets sit on open racks and you are welcome to put a caliper on any of them before you pay. That is the advantage of buying at a counter instead of from a photograph.
Look down the edge of the sheet. A core gap shows as a dark break in a layer that should run unbroken from one side to the other. Every sheet on our rack can be checked this way, in about ten seconds.
Nineteen lines are held on the rack. Most orders leave the same day, and nothing we carry takes longer than a day. Message us on WhatsApp with the thickness and quantity and we will confirm what is on the floor.
No. Ask for the quantity the job needs, from a single sheet to a full site delivery.
Yes, anywhere in Sri Lanka. Tell us the site and the quantity when you ask for a quote and we will include the delivery.
No. We sell full sheets at 8ft × 4ft, which is 2440 × 1220 millimetres.
Waterproof HMR HDF, held in 10mm, 16mm and 17mm. It is made for moisture, so it suits kitchens, bathrooms and anywhere that gets washed down. For cladding and signage in wet places, the PVC foam board is the other option.
Panel prices move with the market and with the exchange rate. Rather than publish a number that goes stale, we quote on the day you ask. Send the thickness and quantity on WhatsApp and you will have a price back quickly.
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