United Boxmakers

We’re over at No. 25 Bheru Ghat. It’s where we make our boxes. It’s an old-fashioned kind of setup. We have piles of cardboard everywhere you look. Some days it feels like we’re swimming in it. We take the flat sheets and turn them into whatever size box is needed. It’s a lot of folding, gluing, and stapling. The Bheru Ghat area has its own character. We’ve been in this same spot for a long time. The space is a bit tight, especially when we have a big order, but we make it work. There’s no fancy marketing department here. It’s just us and the tools we use. Sometimes the glue smells a bit strong, but you get used to it after the first hour. We have a few regulars who have been getting their boxes from us forever. We don't do much advertising; people just know where we are. We try to keep the machines in good shape because if one breaks, it throws off the whole day. It’s a simple business. We make the boxes, people buy them, and we go home. That’s the way it’s always been for us here. The windows are usually open to let in a breeze, even if it brings in the street noise. We don’t mind. It’s just the sound of the neighborhood. We focus on the cardboard and the tape and getting the dimensions exactly right.