Sundaram Safety Industries

Being on the second floor at 40 Netaji Subhash Road has its ups and downs. Mostly because of the stairs when we have heavy boxes coming in. We've been operating out of this spot for a bit. It’s a crowded street, so finding parking for the delivery trucks is always a bit of a headache. Inside, it's mostly stacks of safety jackets and shoes everywhere. We spend a lot of time checking lists and making sure the counts are right. It's not a big corporate office with glass walls or anything like that. It’s more of a workspace where we actually get our hands dirty. Sometimes the light in the hallway flickers, and we keep meaning to fix it, but there’s always an order to pack or a phone call to take. Our neighbors are mostly other small shops, so it gets noisy during the day. We usually have a radio playing somewhere in the background to drown out the traffic. When customers come up, they often need a moment to catch their breath from the climb. We don't have a receptionist; one of us just looks up from the desk. It’s a straightforward way of working. We handle the paperwork, pack the gear, and get it out to whoever bought it. It’s honest work and it keeps us busy from morning till the sun goes down. Most of the time, it’s just about getting the boxes out of the door.