Sai Baba Ice & Cold Storage

Nehru Bazar is a crowded place to be. We are located at number 99 in Avadi. If you know the market, you know it gets loud and dusty. Our job is mostly about the cold storage side of things. We have these big units that stay on all night. It is a lot of work making sure nothing spoils. The electricity bills are always high and that is something we worry about quite a bit. My uncle started this and now I spend most of my mornings checking the inventory. We aren't a big corporate company with shiny offices or people in suits. It is just a practical building with thick walls to keep the heat out. In Avadi, the sun can be really harsh during the summer months and that’s when we are busiest. People come and go with their goods, and we just provide the space they need to keep things fresh. The floor is usually a bit damp from the ice and the air is always chilled inside the storage area. Sometimes the trucks have trouble parking on the street because Nehru Bazar is so narrow and packed with people. We just manage it as best as we can. It’s a lot of lifting and moving boxes around manually. Every day feels pretty much the same but we like the routine we have built over the years. We don't do much talking, mostly just working and keeping the machines maintained so everything stays properly frozen.