A. P. Tec

A. P. Tec is tucked away in Om Shakthi Nagar on Bharathi Street. If you know where the Ideal Pump is, we are just a short walk from there. We’ve been operating out of number four for a while. It’s a quiet residential-feeling street but we do our technical work here. Most of the day is spent fixing things or looking at parts under a lamp. It’s not a huge operation, just a few rooms filled with tools and components. We started this because we liked seeing how things work and figured we could make a go of it as a business. The floor is concrete and we have some old metal cabinets for our supplies. Sometimes the neighbors’ kids are playing cricket outside while we’re trying to concentrate on a difficult repair. We drink a lot of tea while we work. We don’t have a big marketing department or anyone to answer the phones in a professional voice. Usually, if the phone rings, one of us just wipes the grease off our hands and picks it up. It’s a bit messy sometimes with wires everywhere and half-finished projects on the benches, but that’s how we like it. We don't worry much about having the latest furniture. As long as the tools are good and the lights stay on, we can get our work done for the day. We are usually here until the sun goes down and then we lock up and head home.