Pithuua Steel

You’ll find us out on the 80-Feet Road in Rajkot, right in Patel Nagar. We are situated just opposite the New Bharat Industrial area, which is a busy part of town for anyone in the trade. We deal with steel, so there is always a lot of heavy lifting and trucks coming in and out. The yard can get pretty hot in the summer, and the sun reflects off the metal piles, making it quite bright. We spend our time measuring out sections, loading up lorries, and keeping track of the inventory. It’s a lot of manual work and the hours can be long when a big shipment arrives. We don’t have a fancy showroom. It’s just a functional space where the steel is stored and moved. Our office is a small room with a desk that’s usually covered in invoices and delivery notes. Most of our conversations are short and to the point because everyone has work to get back to. We know the other business owners on the road and we all just try to get through the day's tasks. Sometimes the machinery breaks down and we have to spend the afternoon fixing it ourselves. It’s a bit gritty and the work is tough on the back, but it’s what we do. We just focus on getting the steel cut and delivered to wherever it needs to go next in the city.