Hema Cork Industries

Pashamailaram is a bit of a journey out here in the Medak District, but this is where all the real work happens. We are located at number 74/A in the EPIP zone, which is a large industrial area looked after by APIIC. There are always huge trucks moving around the roads outside our gates, kicking up a lot of dust. Our shed isn’t the biggest one in the neighborhood, but it’s enough for what we do with cork. If you step inside, you will see some old machines and lots of raw cork material waiting to be processed. It gets quite hot in the afternoons, especially during those long summer months in Medak, but we just keep the ceiling fans running and drink plenty of water. We started this whole thing because we saw a need for local suppliers in this industrial belt. We don’t spend any money on fancy office furniture because we spend almost all our time on the factory floor anyway. There is a small tea stall just down the road where we go for our breaks to get away from the machine noise for a bit. Most of the men working here have been with us for years now, so we are like a small family. We just focus on finishing the orders that come in. Sometimes the power goes out for an hour or two, which is common out here, but we just wait it out and then get back to work.