Indian Hume Pipe Co Ltd.

Our office is on the second floor of Construction House at 5 Ballard Estate. If you know Mumbai, you know Ballard Estate is full of those old, grand stone buildings. It’s a very different vibe from the rest of the city. We’ve been at this address for a long time. Indian Hume Pipe deals with exactly what the name says—pipes. Big ones for water and sewage. We don’t actually make them here in the office, obviously. This is just where the planning, the numbers, and the phone calls happen. The ceilings are high and the windows are tall, which is nice, but the office inside is just full of regular desks and piles of drawings. It’s a lot of technical talk and logistics. We aren't a new startup; we’ve been doing this for decades. Most of us have been here for years and we know the routine by heart. We get in, check the mail, respond to the latest tenders, and talk to the engineers at the plants. It’s steady, serious work. The area outside is quiet compared to other parts of town, except during lunch when everyone comes out to eat. We don't have a lot of fancy stuff to show off. We just focus on making sure the pipes get where they need to go. It’s a solid business in a solid old building. It keeps us busy from Monday to Friday.