Hercules Pigments Pvt. Ltd.

Down here in Vapi, specifically in Phase-3 of the GIDC at A1-2106, things are always moving. We deal with pigments, so color is everywhere in this building. Sometimes you leave at the end of the day with blue or red dust on your shoes. It just comes with the territory of working in this industry. The warehouse is big and can get quite dusty when we are moving the bags around. We spend a lot of time checking the batches to make sure the shades are right. If the color is off even a little bit, it’s a problem, so we have to be careful. The workers here are mostly local guys from around the Vapi area. We have a rhythm to the day. The trucks come in during the morning to pick up orders, and we spend the afternoons preparing for the next day's production. It’s not a quiet job. The mixers make a constant humming sound that you stop noticing after a few weeks. We don't have a glossy brochure or a fancy website. We just have our names on the gate and the work we do inside. Vapi is a tough place for industry because of the humidity, but we’ve stayed here because it’s where all the action is. The monsoon season is always a bit tricky because the rain gets so heavy, but we just keep the doors shut and continue with the mixing inside. We just keep packing and trying to stay ahead of the schedule.