Ratnagiri Ceramic Tiles

Our warehouse is over in Site-IV of the Sahibabad Industrial Area, which is a pretty gray place if you aren't used to it. We deal with a lot of ceramic tiles, so the whole floor at B-43 is basically stacks and stacks of heavy boxes. Moving them is a real workout, and we use the forklift as much as we can, though it’s been acting up lately. The dust is probably the worst part; it gets into your clothes and hair by the end of the day. We have a small desk tucked into a corner where we handle the invoices and talk to the truck drivers. It’s not very fancy, just a few wooden chairs and a fan that struggles to keep the air moving. People come by looking for specific patterns or colors, and we have to go digging through the crates to see what’s left in stock. We don’t really do much in terms of marketing; most people just know we’re here in the industrial zone. The rain makes the yard a bit of a mess, so we have to be careful when loading the trucks so nobody slips. It’s a lot of repetitive work, checking the batches for chips or cracks, but it keeps us busy from morning until late afternoon. We usually just eat our lunch sitting on some of the tile crates while talking about the weekend or the local cricket scores.