Calcutta Proofing Company

If you head down Harish Arjun Palav Marg in Byculla, you’ll find the Chunilal Compound. That’s where we’ve been running Calcutta Proofing Company for a good while. The compound itself has that old Mumbai feel, a bit crowded and always smelling of salt and work. We do proofing, which means we spend a lot of time with heavy materials and waterproofing treatments. It’s messy work. Your hands stay stained for a few days after a big job, but that’s part of the trade. We don’t have a flashy sign or a reception desk. You just walk into the unit and see us working. The building at number 7 has seen better days, but it’s sturdy and keeps the rain off the stock. We talk to the other business owners in the compound every day while we wait for the lorries to arrive. Sometimes the traffic in Byculla makes everything late, and we just have to sit on the crates and wait it out. We aren't interested in sounding like a big corporation. We’re just a group of people who understand how to make things last against the weather. We take the orders as they come and try to get them finished before the sun goes down. It’s a simple life in a busy neighborhood.