Ashok Steel Industries

Ashok Steel Industries is tucked away on the seventh floor of Sagar Estate, right in Room 6. Being on Clive Ghat Street means we are right in the middle of a lot of history and a whole lot of traffic. The elevator in this building has its moods, so sometimes we end up taking the stairs, which is a bit of a workout. We’ve been in this office for a long time. It’s filled with ledgers and samples of different steel products. It’s not a huge factory floor here—it’s more where the planning and the paperwork happen. You can hear the sounds of the street from the windows, even all the way up here. We deal with steel in various forms, mostly for industrial use. The people working here have been with us for years, so we’re more like a small family than a big corporation. We don't use those complicated computer systems for everything; some things are still better done with a pen and a notebook. When clients come by, we usually offer them a cup of tea and talk about what they need for their projects. We don't promise things we can't do. If the steel isn't available, we tell them straight. It's about being reliable and keeping our word in a busy city like this. We might be in a small room on the seventh floor, but we keep busy every single day.