We came to U.K. on 25th September 1972. Unfortunately Pappa had taken baadha that he would not visit any country which did not have a Deraser and he never came to UK, not even for our wedding.

Meanwhile the Tanzanian government had nationalised all businesses and so we were not doing well and in 1973-4 both the shops (in Tanga and in Dar-es-salaam) were closed down and Kundankaka came to Nairobi.

In 1973 Kubach and Sambrook was started with Sammy in England. The steel cutting and shearing in Mombasa was started by Kumarkaka in 1974-5.

On a trip to India in 1976, Bakulbhai, suggested that we should visit Muscat where he was managing Muscat Pharmacy. A visa was sent and Daddy and Mummy went to see the country. There was a lot of potential and businesses were thriving (oil prices were hiked up in 1974). Daddy wrote to Pappa with suggestions. Pappa at first said that there was no need to start a new venture in the Middle East but was then persuaded by Kumarkaka and Daddy and a shop was opened in 1977 with Quais Zawawi as a partner, as legally, all foreign businesses had to have a local partner. Narendrabhai went from London. In 1979 business improved and it did very well until 1989. Faibas Nileshbhai also worked for Oman Hardware for a few years.

In about 1978 Kumarkaka suggested that we should start manufacturing in Kenya but Pappa was totally against the idea. He didn’t take kindly to the concept of borrowing from banks. The brothers finally convinced him.