Shiv Marbles

Shiv Marbles is over at Plot No G-226 in the RIICO Industrial Area in Bidiyad. It’s been quite a while since we set up here. Most days start pretty early because it gets really hot later on. We deal with all sorts of stone and marble that comes in from the quarries around here. The yard is usually full of slabs leaning against each other. It’s a dusty place, to be honest. We spend a lot of time checking the edges and making sure everything is cut right. Sometimes the machines act up or the power goes out, which is just part of being in an industrial area. People stop by to look at the different blocks. We show them around, point out the patterns in the stone. It’s heavy work, moving these things around with the crane. The crew knows how to handle the weight without making a mess of it. We’ve got a small office room where we sit and talk about orders over some tea. It isn’t fancy at all, just a desk and some chairs and a lot of samples lying on the floor. Most of the time we are outside anyway. Bidiyad has changed a bit over the years but the stone work stays the same. We just keep doing what we do every day, loading trucks and making sure the inventory is okay. It’s a simple business but it keeps us busy from morning till the sun goes down. We've got our own way of doing things here.