GSTIN: 33AVDPS3392M1Z4|Est. 1989|Proprietor: D. Sohanlal Sharma
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Since 1989 · Coimbatore

A yard built over
three-and-a-half decades.

Sri Balaji Steels began in 1989 with a small stock of pipes and a single telephone line. Today we run one of Eachanari's most trusted steel yards.

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The Yard Today

Racked, cut, ready.

6,000 sq ft of covered racking. Every standard MS & GI section in stock. Same-day cutting and dispatch across Tamil Nadu.

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Three Generations

The same number on the signboard.

Builders who ordered their first lorry of angles in 1995 still ring us for tower orders in 2026. Relationships outlast projects.

Sri Balaji Steels signboard at the yard entrance
Our Story

Steel is a relationship business.

In 1989, when D. Sohanlal Sharma opened the first shop near Muniappan Kovil, Eachanari was a dusty junction on the Coimbatore–Pollachi highway. The steel trade in the city ran on trust, a weighing scale, and a handshake.

Thirty-five years later, the junction is a highway interchange — and the trust still runs the business. Our customers are their customers' children. Builders who ordered a single lorry of angles in 1995 now ring us for tower orders in 2026.

Under the stewardship of Managing Director S. Deepak Sharma, the second generation has expanded the yard, digitised the invoicing, and added round-plate job works — but the number to call is still the same one on the signboard.

Milestones

From one shop
to a full yard.

A short history of how Sri Balaji Steels grew from a single trader's counter to a multi-category stockist.

1989 2026
37
years in trade
2nd
generation run
7+
product lines
1989
The Founding
D. Sohanlal Sharma opens Sri Balaji Steels on a leased plot at Eachanari. Initial stock: MS round pipes and flat bars. The first lorry-load is sold out in a week.
1996
Expansion to Structural
Angles, channels and beams are added to the catalogue. Local fabricators — the backbone of Coimbatore's industrial economy — become anchor customers.
2004
Plate Yard
A dedicated plate yard is set up. Gas-cutting equipment is brought on site. The round-plate job-works service is launched.
2012
Galvanized Stock
GI pipes added to serve the boom in agricultural and poly-house demand around Coimbatore's farm belt.
2017
GST & Modernisation
Full switch to GST invoicing. Racking is rebuilt and the yard moves to its current covered layout at SF No. 667/1A.
2023
Second Generation
S. Deepak Sharma takes charge as Managing Director. Digital order intake, delivery tracking and a wider supplier panel are rolled out.
2026
Where We Stand Today
Five product families, thousands of tonnes stocked, same-day dispatch across Coimbatore and next-day across Tamil Nadu.
Leadership

Two generations
on the same yard.

A proprietorship, by choice — decisions are made quickly, and the buck stops on one desk.
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Founder · Proprietor

D. Sohanlal Sharma

Founded Sri Balaji Steels in 1989. Five decades of steel-trade experience across Coimbatore and the Kongu region. Still on the yard floor most mornings.

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Managing Director

S. Deepak Sharma

Leads day-to-day operations, supplier relationships, and the round-plate job-works unit. Drove the 2017 modernisation and the shift to digital billing.

What Guides Us

Three rules.
No exceptions.

The values we teach new staff on day one. They are not marketing copy — they are how the weighbridge operates.
01
Right Weight, Right Price
The scale is calibrated. The rate is what we quoted on the phone. No surprises at invoice time.
02
Stock What You Sell
We don't sell from a catalogue. If it's listed, it's on the rack — or on a truck with a confirmed ETA.
03
Keep the Yard Moving
No order waits for tomorrow when it can be cut, loaded and dispatched today. Speed is part of the service.
Fact Sheet

The paperwork, for the record.

Legal and regulatory details for clients setting up a vendor account.
LEGAL NAME
Sri Balaji Steels
Proprietorship firm under Indian law.
GSTIN
33AVDPS3392M1Z4
Tamil Nadu (State Code 33).
ESTABLISHED
1989
Over 35 years in continuous trade.
PROPRIETOR
D. Sohanlal Sharma
MD: S. Deepak Sharma
Inside the Yard

A working day at Eachanari.

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Or get us on the phone — the founder often picks up.

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