Motabhai Iron & Steel Industries

We are located in Lokhand Bazar over in Viramgam. We share some space near Patel Electrical & Engineers. Being in the iron market means it’s always loud and there’s always someone moving metal around. We deal in all sorts of iron and steel products. It’s an old market and things haven't changed much over the many years we've been here. We still do things the traditional way with a ledger and a handshake. A lot of our day is spent talking to regular customers and figuring out what they need for their home projects or small builds. We have a lot of heavy stock piled up in the back and on the side. It’s not a clean job at all. You get soot and rust on your clothes by the end of the day. I’ve been working in this market since I was a teenager helping my uncle. Now I run this place myself. We don't have any big slogans or advertisements. We just sell what we have and try to be fair. Sometimes the price of steel goes up and down and we have to explain that to people who haven't been in for a while. Most of them understand how the world works. We take a lunch break together and talk about the news or the local cricket scores. It’s a community here in the bazar. We help each other out if someone needs a hand with a particularly heavy load. It’s just an honest way to make a living. We’ve been here a long time.