First it was Neutral tones like black, grey; then came a time for Red Granite, moved on to sky stones, and in recent times Earth tones. The shift in market is more to do with demand. With the opportunities in the U.S. countertop market, came the mushrooming of many processors of granite in South India! Today, all these factories are our prospective customers. A proper marketing strategy, to work with them, will mean great Business opportunities. Presenting ourselves to architects to use our stone is also a good awareness.

Emerging markets such on Turkey, Middle East and Africa are waiting to be tapped to supply stone. Traditional markets like Italy, Taiwan and China will continue to buy large volumes.

The Need for today’s Granite Market is Project Supplies. The Granites have to be reasonably prized, available in volumes of consistency and be closer to the end market. The porphyric stones will be more in demand. We need a combination of Light & Dark shades to present for projects. The colors we have are RED, BROWN, WHITE, BLACK & Blue. This is a good start and we should work on a couple more Earth tones to complete our Range. A full time marketing person needs to be appointed for promotions in domestic market.

Human resources & Industrial Relations:-

One of the most challenging jobs in Quarrying business is handing labour. Being remote places, it is difficult to administer on a hierarchical system efficiently. Loopholes in a system will be exploited to the maximum. Hence it is important that we out source labor to a contractor on the basis of productivity.

The Responsibility of the Contractor is:

1. Producing & Dressing blocks/Cubes/ Pavers etc.
2. Welfare, Salary & Benefits of laborers.
3. Statutory compliances of labor such as ESI & PF.
4. Food & Bata for workers.
5. Providing Drill Rods, offsets & Hammer Chisels to workmen.
6. Blasting material for splitting Rocks.

Our scope with contractor/ workmen:

1. Providing shed and lodging facilities.
2. Paying Advance to mobilize workforce.
3. Kitchen facilities & Drinking water & Solar lamps.
4. Hygienic conditions to prevent disease spread.

Rates for above contracts:-

It will be fixed on Rate (INR) per cubic meter of block raised which is of good quality, approved by authorized personnel of the company.

Payments will be disbursed once a month or twice a month depending on needs. Advance will be recovered on mutually accepted terms.