Kitchenwala Equipment Manufacturing Co.

Our workshop is at G-70 in the Upside Industrial Area in Naini. If you come by, you’ll hear the sound of metal being cut and welded pretty much all day long. Kitchenwala Equipment Manufacturing Co. is where we make all sorts of kitchen gear, mostly the heavy-duty stuff for big restaurants or canteens. It’s hot work, especially in the summer months when the sun hits the metal roof of the shed. We all wear our old clothes because they’re just going to get stained with grease or soot anyway. There’s no point in dressing up to work here. We have a small corner where we keep the paperwork, but most of the action happens on the shop floor. We aren't a big corporation with layers of management. If there is a problem, we just walk over and talk to the person who is handling that specific piece of equipment. It’s a very direct way of working. Sometimes we have to stay late to finish a big batch of stoves or sinks, and we’ll just order some food and keep going until it’s done. Naini is an industrial place, so we fit right in with the neighbors who are doing similar things. We take pride in making things that last, even if we don't talk about it in a flashy way. It’s just about doing a decent job so the customer can use their kitchen without any trouble and we can go home happy.