Ashapura Steel

You can find us at Shop No. 8 in R.K. Wadi, over on 2nd Parsiwada Lane at No. 114/A. It’s a tight spot, like most shops in this part of the city. We’ve been dealing with steel here for a while. The lane is usually packed with handcarts and people moving metal rods or sheets. It's noisy and can get quite cramped when we have a big delivery coming in. We don't have a big fancy showroom. It’s mostly just us surrounded by stacks of steel and the sound of cutting saws. Most of our customers are locals who have been coming to us for years because they know where we are. We spend a lot of time on the phone or writing down dimensions on scraps of paper. Sometimes we run out of space and have to stack things a bit too high, which makes finding specific pieces a bit of a chore. The building is old, and the stairs are steep, but it has character. We usually have tea together in the afternoon when things slow down a bit. There’s no big management team here, just a couple of us who know the inventory inside out. If you call, you’ll probably talk to the same person every time. We aren't trying to be the biggest steel yard in the world, just a reliable shop where you can actually talk to someone. The monsoon season is a bit of a pain because the rain gets into the shop, but we manage.