M.P. Trading Company

We are up on the first floor at 43-46/9 in the M.T. Cloth Market. Working in a cloth market means there is always a lot of movement, with people carrying bundles of fabric up and down the stairs all day long. M.P. Trading Company is right in the middle of that energy. Our office is more of a workspace where we keep our ledgers and handle the trading side of things. It is often a bit cramped because we have samples and papers everywhere, but we know where everything is. The light in the market can be a bit dim in the afternoons, but we have our lamps on and we keep going until the shutters start coming down around the neighborhood. It is a local way of life here. We know the other traders and we often share a cup of tea while discussing how the market is doing lately. We don't bother with polished presentations or big meetings. Most of our business happens through quick conversations and handshakes. It’s an old-school way of doing things that we’ve stuck with because it works for us. Sometimes the noise from the street below makes it hard to hear on the phone, but you get used to it after a while. We aren't trying to be anything we aren't; we are just a trading company trying to do our job in the heart of the market, day after day.