Osam Speciality Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.

The office for Osam Speciality Chemicals is located at 2, B in Chuim Village. If you’ve never been to this part of Khar West, it’s a maze of narrow lanes and old houses. It’s a bit of a squeeze to get a vehicle through sometimes, which makes mornings interesting. We like being here because it doesn't feel like a sterile business park. There are families living right next door, and you can usually hear someone cooking or kids playing while we are working on our chemical formulations and paperwork. Our space is pretty compact. We’ve had to be smart about where we put the shelves and the lab equipment. It’s a bit cramped when we get a large shipment in, but we make it work. The building has that old Mumbai charm, which means the plumbing is a bit temperamental and the stairs are narrow. We don't mind it much. It feels more like a workshop than a corporate headquarters. Most of our day is spent looking at spreadsheets or checking on batches. We don't have a big meeting room, so we usually just stand around the main desk when we need to discuss something. It’s a very hands-on way to run a business. You get to know the neighbors' names and which cat belongs to which house. It’s a small world inside the village, and we have become part of the local scenery over time.