The Founder of the Group was the first to recognise that cement is only one component of a building or structure. The dream of giving the Group a distinct image as a building materials group started taking shape in the early 1990’s. The first step in realising this dream was setting up a Plant to manufacture cement bonded particle Boards to be used as partitions, roofs and panels. This was started in collaboration with Bison Werke of Germany, the world leaders in particle board technology. In house research and development brought about several improvements and additional features in the product. Bison Panels now have several features that provided flexibility and adaptability to suit varying requirements.