Downton Exporters

Downton Exporters is in the Sun Mill Compound, specifically at unit 224 in the Cama Industrial Estate. Lower Parel has changed a lot over the years, with all the big malls and towers, but our little corner still feels like the old industrial Mumbai. It’s a bit dusty and the elevators can be a bit slow, but it’s home for us. We do export work here. The office is basically one big room with some partitions we put up ourselves. We have a lot of crates and boxes sitting around most of the time. You can hear the noise from the other workshops in the building—machinery humming and people shouting to be heard. It gives the place a lot of energy. We don’t have a fancy sign outside, just our name on the door. Most of our day is spent on the phone or typing out logistics details. It’s hard work, and sometimes the air conditioning struggles during the peak of summer, but we get through it. We usually get our tea from the guy who brings a kettle around in the afternoons. There isn't much in the way of luxury here, just a lot of hard work and staying on top of the shipping schedules. We know the security guards and the other business owners in the compound quite well. It’s a community of people just trying to get their business done every day. It's busy and loud, but we wouldn't want to be anywhere else.