Gilani EcoMetals

From one man’s peddler rounds in 1980s Ahmedabad to a trusted industrial scrap partner serving every GIDC estate in the city. Gilani EcoMetals was born from humble origins — a peddler business started in the 1980s, going door to door collecting scrap metal. In those early days the work was physical, the margins thin, and the value in every kilogram of iron was earned through effort and integrity. Over four decades the business passed through generations, each building on the last. What was once a single-person operation grew into a family enterprise with reach across Gujarat. gilaniecometals.com

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