Abuja Cements Ltd

We are based in Baguiati, over in the Narayantala West area of Kolkata. If you’ve ever been to this part of the city, you know how crowded the lanes can get. Our place is where we handle the cement business. It’s a bit of a dusty environment, which is hard to avoid when you’re moving heavy bags of cement all day. We have stacks of them piled up, and they have that specific gray, earthy smell. The office is just a small corner with a fan that clicks as it spins. We spend a lot of time talking to contractors and guys who own small hardware shops. Kolkata weather can be really humid, so the cement has to be kept very dry, which is always a bit of a struggle during the monsoon months. We watch the clouds a lot. Most of our day is spent coordinating with the drivers who have to navigate the narrow streets to get the loads delivered. It’s a lot of shouting and waving arms to get the trucks parked right. We don't have any flashy advertisements on the walls, just a calendar and maybe a dusty map of the local wards. It’s hard work and your clothes get dirty by ten in the morning, but it’s what we know. We’ve been in Baguiati for a long time and the neighbors know us by the sound of the shutters opening.