Appu Aluminium

Down off Lakshmipuram, near the Chinmaya Mission Hospital area, you’ll find our workshop at 41334. Appu Aluminium has been around this part of town for a bit. We mostly deal with frames, shutters, and whatever else people need made out of metal. The shop is usually dusty from cutting, and there's always the sound of a saw going somewhere in the back. It’s not a quiet place to work, but we’re used to the noise. My hands are usually stained with something or other by the time lunch rolls around. We have a lot of scrap pieces piled up in the corner that we eventually sort through. People come to us when they need a window fixed or a new partition for their office. We just take the measurements and get to it. Sometimes the supplies arrive late, which can be a headache, but we manage. The heat in the afternoon can be a lot, so we keep the fans running high. It’s a straightforward business. We don't have a fancy showroom, just the workspace where everything happens. You might miss the entrance if you’re driving too fast, as it's tucked away a bit. We’ve gotten to know the other shop owners around Lakshmipuram over the years. The scrap bin gets full pretty fast. We use a lot of tape measures and markers that always seem to go missing when you need them. It's a bit of a scramble sometimes to find a specific tool.