Ambica Metal Products

I've been at C-1/523 in the Gidc Estate for quite a while now. Ambica Metal Products is right near Adinathnagar. It’s not too hard to find if you know the Odhav area, but for a stranger, these industrial lanes all look the same. It’s a busy spot. Every morning starts with the sound of the heavy shutters going up. Then the machines hum to life. We don't have a fancy office with air conditioning. It's just a workshop with metal dust and that sharp smell of cutting oil. Sometimes the heat in Ahmedabad gets to be a lot, but we keep the big fans running and get on with it. The floor is usually covered in scrap pieces and tools. We spend most of our hours making sure the dimensions are correct on whatever we are cutting or shaping. There’s a guy who brings tea around eleven o'clock. That’s usually the highlight of the morning for us. It’s a lot of manual labor. If you stop by, you’ll probably see me or one of the guys covered in grease and dust. We don't do much in the way of paperwork unless we absolutely have to. It's mostly just about getting the metal products ready for whoever needs them next. The neighbors in the Gidc are all doing similar work, so it’s a noisy neighborhood. We’ve stayed in this same spot because it works for us. It’s a practical place for a practical job.