Nathan Traders

You can find Nathan Traders right at number 5 on Chekkalai Road in Karaikudi. It’s a busy street with people walking by and scooters zooming past all day long. We’ve been here for a good while, and most of the locals know where we are. Being a trading business means we have a lot of different things coming in and going out. The shop floor is usually filled with boxes and bags, and we spend a lot of time checking lists and talking to suppliers on the phone. Karaikudi is a nice place to work, even when the humidity gets high. We have a small team here, and everyone knows their job. It’s not a high-tech office; we still use a lot of paper and pencils to keep track of things. Sometimes the delivery truck gets stuck in traffic on Chekkalai Road, which slows us down, but we just handle it as it comes. We aren't trying to be the biggest company around. We just want to make sure the people who come to Nathan Traders get what they need without any trouble. It’s a simple life, opening up the shutters in the morning and closing them back down when the sun goes over the rooftops. We know the neighbors and the guy who sells tea at the corner. It feels like home even when we’re busy with work. Some days we just sit and wait for the rain to stop.