Nataraj Plastic Machinery

Our workshop is at 501 Anand Industrial Estate. It’s tucked inside the Ahmedabad Ginning Company premises, right opposite the Arvind Mill on Naroda Road. If you know Ahmedabad, you know Naroda Road is a very industrial part of the city. It’s always loud with trucks and machinery running 24/7. Nataraj Plastic Machinery has been operating out of this estate for quite a while. We focus on the machines used for making plastic products. The space is filled with big metal parts, molds, and tools. It’s not a clean environment—there’s grease and dust everywhere, but that’s part of the trade. We’re a small group of workers and technicians. We don't have a fancy corporate office with glass partitions. We just have a small corner with a couple of desks for the bills and orders. Most of our time is spent on the shop floor. The heat in Ahmedabad can be brutal, especially inside an industrial shed, but we’re used to it by now. We don't do much in the way of advertising. Most of our work comes from word of mouth within the industrial estate or from people who have been buying our machines for years. We just keep our heads down and make sure the machines we build are sturdy enough to last. It’s basic, honest work that we do day in and day out. That's the way life is here.