Bld. Products Ltd history

He returned to Muscatine, and in 1862 started a grocery store with his brother.

1868: Huttig Brothers Lumber Company is launched.

They brought in a partner in 1869, acquired the mill business of Cadle and Mulford, and began manufacturing doors, blinds, and window sash under the name of Huttig Brothers & Falter.

Before then, however, the company was almost put out of business by a flood caused by the destruction of Muscatine's levees in April 1870, which swept away Huttig's stock of lumber.

In 1880 Huttig Brothers was incorporated, followed a year later by the opening of a new, larger plant in Muscatine.

In 1883 Charles's eldest son, William, was dispatched to Kansas City, Missouri, to serve as manager of the first branch, Western Sash and Door Company.

With $40,000 in seed money, Charles H. bought an existing business, Gray and Holekamp, in December 1885 and began distributing the door and sash products produced by the Muscatine plant as well as other manufacturers.

Business was so strong that the company quickly outgrew its facilities, leading to the 1892 acquisition of a building large enough to accommodate both a warehouse and a factory.

Less than seven months after the fires, the company moved into a new state-of-the-art millwork plant, which opened in January 1912.

He now resigned as Huttig's president, naming Siegel his replacement, and ultimately succumbed in July 1913.

The pace of Huttig's geographic expansion increased in the 1920s.

Business quickly overwhelmed the leased warehouse and a new facility was built, opening in February 1925.

But Siegel's sudden death in November 1926 scuttled the deal and United States Door Company never came to pass.

In addition, Huttig sold its Charlotte operation in 1929.

He was killed in an accident in May 1930, and this time Roy Siegel was deemed ready to succeed his father as Huttig's president.

1936: W.J. Hughes and Sons Company is acquired.

To meet rising demand Huttig reopened its Miami warehouse in 1940 and a year later opened a large new warehouse in Louisville.

After the war ended in 1945 and the country overcame a brief recession, Huttig expanded to keep pace with the postwar building boom, as servicemen returned home, married, and entered the new suburban housing developments where the Baby Boom generation would be raised.

In addition, in 1955 the Knoxville branch expanded its facility, as did Nashville a year later.

The Columbus warehouse was replaced by a new building in 1957, the same year that Huttig moved into the Kansas City, Missouri market by acquiring American Sash & Door Company.

Another significant development in 1967 was the purchase of 20 percent of the company's stock by the Crane Co.

1968: Crane Co. acquires a controlling interest.

A year later Crane acquired more shares, gaining a 51 percent controlling interest, and by March 1971 it owned 87 percent of the business.

A Fort Myers, Florida operation was opened in 1973, followed a year later by the acquisition of Lexington, Kentucky-based Combs Company.

1978, Taiga purchased Diverse Wood Products at 570 Harrop Drive in Milton, a prefab home manufacturer from its parent company Beaver Homes.

Also in 1985, Huttig acquired warehouses in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Green Bay, Wisconsin, to close out its first 100 years in operation.

1993, Taiga became a public company.

Shankara now serves as a complete one stop shop for home improvement and building products requirements.The company was originally incorporated as Shankara Pipes India Pvt Ltd on October 13 1995 at Bengaluru Karnataka India.

1998 Export sales department established in Burnaby head office

1999 Envirofor treating plant opens in Edmonton, AB

2002 purchased distribution centers in Rocklin, CA servicing North California and West Nevada.

2003: Michael Lupo turns around the company.

2005 Company name changed from Taiga Forest Products to Taiga Building Products Ltd.

Subsequently The Company was converted to a public limited company on August 28 2007 in the name of Shankara Pipes India Limited.

During the financial year ended 31 March 2009 the company achieved turnover of Rs 100 crore in the retail segment.

The name of the company was further changed to Shankara Infrastructure Materials Ltd on March 25 2011.

During the financial year ended 31 March 2015 the company crossed turnover of Rs 600 crore in the retail segment accounting for 31% of overall revenue of the company.

During the financial year ended 31 March 2016 the company crossed turnover of Rs 800 crore in the retail segment accounting for 39.68% of overall revenues of the company.

As on March 31 2017 the company operated 106 Shankara BuildPro stores spread across 9 states and 1 union territory in India.