Ambuja Cements Ltd.

Working out of Gandhi Market in West Sagarpur is always an experience. We’re located over at Dr. V.B. Verma’s place, right in the thick of things in New Delhi for Ambuja Cements Ltd. It’s a crowded area, so there is never a quiet moment. We’ve got bags of cement stacked up, and there’s always a faint smell of dry earth in the air. The office is small and gets pretty hot in the summer, but we’ve got a decent fan that keeps us going. We spend half our time on the phone and the other half dealing with people who walk in off the street. Dealing with logistics in Delhi means you’re always worrying about the narrow lanes and whether the trucks can make the turn. It’s a lot of coordination. We don’t have fancy uniforms or polished floors. It’s just us in our regular clothes, making sure the orders are correct. Sometimes the paperwork gets a bit messy, but we always find what we need eventually. We’ve known the local shopkeepers for years now, and we often share a cup of tea while waiting for the next load. It’s practical work. No one here is trying to be a big shot. We just want to make sure the cement gets to the site on time. The noise from the market is constant, but you stop noticing it after the first hour of work every day.