S S Steel Syndicate

Out here in Hebbagodi, at Kachinaykan Halli 26, the surroundings are a bit different than the city center. S S Steel Syndicate has been operating out of this spot for a good while. It’s mostly about the steel for us. We have a lot of heavy stuff coming in and out on trucks. The yard gets dusty when the wind picks up, which is basically all the time. We don't mind it much. My shirt is usually stained by lunch, and the tea we get from the shop down the road is always too sweet, but it helps. We spend our mornings organizing the pipes and sheets. It’s heavy work, and our backs feel it by Friday. The address at number 26 is easy to find if you know the landmark, but otherwise, you might drive right past us. We don't have a big neon sign or anything. Just the name on the gate. We’ve got a couple of guys who have been with us since the start. We talk about the weather and the price of materials while we work. Sometimes the power goes out, and we just sit on the crates and wait it out. It’s a quiet life in some ways, even with all the metal clanging. We aren't trying to be the biggest, just trying to get the steel where it needs to go without too much fuss. It’s simple, honest work at Hebbagodi.