Shah Prakashchandra Mafatlal & Co.

Being out here at 49, G. I. D. C means we are right in the middle of all the industrial activity. Shah Prakashchandra Mafatlal & Co. has been operating from this unit for quite some time. It’s a dusty place sometimes, what with all the trucks moving around the estate, but it suits us just fine. Inside, we have our equipment set up and the office is just a small corner partitioned off. We aren't big on decorations. The walls have some old calendars and a clock that’s five minutes fast. Most of the guys have been here for years, so we all know how the day goes. We start with a quick check of what’s on the schedule. It gets pretty loud once the machines are running, so we usually have to shout over the noise. We keep a teapot going in the back for breaks. It’s a lot of manual work and checking measurements. We aren’t looking to be the biggest company out there, just want to do the job right and keep the business going. Sometimes the power cuts out and we have to wait a bit, but that’s just part of being in this area. We’ve seen the G. I. D. C change over the years, new sheds going up everywhere. But our spot stays the same. Just hard work and regular hours.