Jhagadia Copper Ltd

If you find yourself down in Dhrangadhra, you’ll see our Jhagadia Copper Ltd site. The address on the paperwork ends with a ‘No.’ which is a bit of a quirk, but it doesn’t stop us from getting the work done. This part of Gujarat is quite different from the busier cities. The ground is hard, and the sun feels a lot closer some days. We have a big yard where the copper is stored. Most of our time is spent out in the open, moving materials and checking the inventory lists. We don’t have a massive team. It’s just a few of us who have been doing this for years. Our office is basically a small shed with a couple of chairs and a desk that’s seen a lot of use. We keep our records in big paper ledgers because that’s how we’ve always done it. We don’t have a website or fancy marketing. We just talk to whoever comes to the gate. The machines are old, but they work well if you take care of them. We have a little stove for making tea in the corner, and that’s usually where we gather in the morning. It is a quiet life, mostly, until the clanging of the metal starts up. We just keep our heads down and do the work. It’s a simple way to run things here in Gujarat.