Ideal Bricks

Out here in Thrissur, we spend most of our time at the yard near Kadappuram. Ideal Bricks is basically just us and the machinery. It’s a loud place when everything is running, but you get used to the noise. We started this because there was a need for materials in the area. We aren't trying to be the biggest company around. We just want to make sure the bricks we put out are solid enough for whatever people are building. The red soil around here is what makes it possible. Most of the guys working here live nearby, so it feels like a neighborhood thing. We have our regulars who come in with their trucks. Sometimes the traffic near the 888 address gets a bit jammed up, especially in the afternoons. Dealing with the heat in Kerala can be a struggle, but we manage somehow. We don’t spend much time on paperwork or computer stuff. Usually, we are just out back checking the batches. It’s dusty work and by the end of the day, everyone is pretty tired. We just keep our heads down and do the work. If someone needs a load of bricks, they know where we sit. It’s been this way for a long time. Nothing much changes around here and we like it that way. It is just honest labor in the sun and rain.