Starwin Fine Apparels

At No. 48 Rakkiyapalayam Pirivu, right on Kangayam Road in Vijapuram, that’s where Starwin Fine Apparels is located. It’s a straightforward setup. We have the cutting tables on one side and the sewing lines on the other. The building is a plain concrete structure that keeps the heat out a little bit, but not much during the summer months. Kangayam Road is a main path, so we get a lot of dust from the passing vehicles. We have a few dozen people working here now. Most of them live nearby and walk to work. We don't have a human resources department or anything like that; if there’s a problem, we just talk it out over a break. The "Fine Apparels" part of the name makes it sound fancier than it is, but we do take care with the stitching. We use old-fashioned methods mostly because they work and we are used to them. The office is just a partitioned area with a window looking out onto the floor. I spend most of my time there looking at invoices and checking the power bill. We don't do social media or anything to promote the place. People who need what we make usually find us through someone they know. It’s a quiet way to do business, but it keeps us busy enough throughout the year. Sometimes we have a little celebration when a particularly big job is finished and everyone is happy.