Sujaya Hollow Blocks

Sujaya Hollow Blocks is based out in the Kadkalakere Industrial Estate on Alanga Road, near the Modbidri area. Being in an industrial estate means we have a bit more room than some of the shops in the middle of town. We’ve got the heavy machinery set up and plenty of space for curing the blocks. It’s a dusty place, as you can imagine, with cement and sand being moved around all the time. I spend most of my day making sure the mixes are right and the guys are staying on track with the orders. We get a lot of bigger orders because we’re in this industrial zone. People from all over Modbidri come here when they are starting a new building. It’s not a glamorous job. My boots are usually covered in dried concrete and the noise of the machines is constant. But there is a satisfaction in seeing a big pile of finished blocks ready to be shipped out. We don’t have any fancy mission statements. We just try to get the orders done on time. If the power goes out, which happens sometimes, we just sit and wait or do the manual stuff. It’s a straightforward business. We provide blocks to whoever needs them, whether it’s for a factory wall or a small house. That’s what we do every day. It is just hard work in the industrial estate.