Grand Metals

We are located right over in Balasundaram Nagar on MG Road, which is a pretty busy spot. If you know where the CRI pumps are in Avarampalayam, you won't have a hard time finding Grand Metals. We’re tucked in near the Tottam area. It’s a noisy place, as you can imagine with a metal business. There’s always someone unloading sheets of metal or loading up a truck. We’ve been at No. 1 for a while now. The building isn't much to look at, just a practical space where we keep our stock and handle the day-to-day stuff. It gets dusty, and there is always that smell of iron in the air. We don’t spend much time on the computer or doing fancy marketing. Most of our day is spent checking inventory and making sure the right pieces go to the right people. Sometimes the traffic on MG Road makes things a bit slow, but we deal with it. It's a local operation, and we know most of the people who come through the door. We don't have a receptionist; you just walk in and talk to whoever is free. We handle a lot of different types of metal here. It’s heavy work, but it keeps us busy. The guys in the back have been doing this for years, so they know the drills. We just try to get through the orders and keep the yard organized, even though it usually looks a bit cluttered and full of scrap pieces that we need to sort out eventually.