Anu Structural Galvanising Inds

Down here at Plot/61A in Phase I Ida, Cherlapally, things are always moving. It’s a bit of a loud environment at Anu Structural Galvanising Inds because of all the metal moving around. We spend our days dealing with heavy steel and the big tanks. The air always has that smell of chemicals and hot metal, which you get used to after a week or two of working here. It’s not a clean job by any means. Our clothes usually have stains that don't come out in the wash, but it shows we've been busy. We handle a lot of different pieces, some big and some small, and it takes a lot of focus to make sure the coating goes on right. If the weather is humid, everything feels a bit slower. We have a small tea break in the afternoon, and that’s usually when we sit on the crates and just talk about whatever. The trucks come in and out of the gate all day, picking up finished bits to take to construction sites. It is a lot of lifting and shifting. Sometimes a machine breaks down and we have to spend half the day fixing it with grease all over our arms. It’s just how things go in an industrial area like Cherlapally. We’ve been at this spot for a good while now and know most of the people on this street. It isn't a flashy place, just a lot of hard work.