- Business
- Shankara Building Products Limited is an organized retailer of home improvement and building products in India, operating primarily through its omnichannel platform under the Shankara Buildpro brand; its core offerings encompass structural steel, TMT bars, cement, hollow blocks, pipes and tubes, roofing solutions including steel sheets and purlins, welding accessories, primers, plumbing and sanitary ware, tiles, water tanks, plywood, kitchen sinks, lighting, electrical products, flooring, modular kitchens, wardrobes, system aluminum windows and doors, faucets, veneers, ACP sheets, and allied construction materials sourced from third-party brands such as Sintex, Uttam Galva, APL Apollo, and Alstone as well as its own brands like CenturyRoof, Ganga, and Loha. The company serves homeowners, architects, contractors, small enterprises, and sectors including housing, general engineering, automotive, renewable energy, agriculture, construction, and infrastructure through 92 retail stores, 32 fulfillment centers, and 14 processing units across 45 cities in 10 states and union territories, with a strong footprint in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, and Goa, and expansions into Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Odisha; it also maintains a digital presence via its e-commerce platform www.buildpro.store and third-party marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart, supported by an owned fleet of trucks for last-mile delivery and processing capacity exceeding 323,200 tonnes annually for steel and related products. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the company recently completed a major demerger of its trading and building materials marketplace business into Shankara Buildpro Limited, approved by the National Company Law Tribunal Bengaluru Bench on August 21, 2025, with the scheme effective from April 1, 2024, and listing of Shankara Buildpro shares on a 1:1 basis to Shankara Building Products shareholders as of the record date September 24, 2025, enabling streamlined operations, enhanced focus on manufacturing, and potential strategic integrations such as with APL Apollo Tubes; in the last two years, it replaced 10 unprofitable stores with new hybrid outlets, transitioned steel-focused stores to broader formats, and reported H1 FY26 revenue of INR 3,325 crore with PAT of INR 58 crore.