Anand Granite Export Pvt. Ltd.

Out here in Gullapalli, things are mostly about the stone. We’ve been working with granite at this site for quite some time. If you visit, you’ll see big slabs of rock stacked up everywhere. It’s a heavy industry, and the air is usually thick with the sound of saws cutting through stone and the rumble of cranes moving blocks around. We export a lot of what we process here, so there is a constant cycle of loading containers. The weather in Gullapalli can be pretty tough, especially when it’s hot, but the work in the yard continues regardless. We have a crew of workers who have been cutting and polishing stone for years. They know exactly how to look at a block of granite to see how it will split. It’s not a clean job; there’s water and stone dust all over the place. We don't have a big fancy showroom with bright lights. Most of our visitors are people coming to check out the slabs before they get shipped out. We focus on the basics—getting the stone cut to the right thickness and making sure the finish is what was asked for. It’s straightforward work that requires a lot of muscle and patience. Every piece of rock is a bit different, which keeps things interesting. We’ve been here in this landscape for years and we know the material very well.