Star Machinery

If you come down to G.I.D.C. Vatva, you’ll find us at Plot 162 in the Shree Haridarshan Estate. This is Phase IV, so it's a bit further in, near New Maninagar. It’s an industrial area, so don’t expect a quiet neighborhood. There is always the sound of some machine running nearby or a truck backing up. We’ve been here at Star Machinery for a good bit of time now. The floor is usually a bit dusty because that’s just how it is in this part of town. We spend most of our hours looking at parts and making sure the machinery is doing what it’s supposed to. It’s a hands-on kind of job. We don’t wear suits here; it’s mostly just work shirts that usually end up with a smudge of grease by noon. Our office is just a small partitioned area in the corner where we keep the records. Sometimes the electricity goes out for a bit, and we just take that as a sign to grab a cup of chai from the stall down the road. It’s not a fancy life, but it keeps us busy. We know the other shop owners around here pretty well. We help each other out if someone needs a tool or a bit of advice. It’s just how we operate. Work starts early and we finish when the light starts to fade. We like the work we do here and just try to get things done right.