Excelsior Engineers

Excelsior Engineers is situated on Parvesh Marg, right on Railway Road. Being at 131 means we are very close to the tracks. You can feel the vibration every time a train goes past. It’s something you just get used to after a week of working here. Our shop is full of lathes and grinding machines. There’s a smell of cutting oil and cold metal that stays on your skin even after you go home. We do a lot of small-scale engineering and machining work. It’s a lot of measuring and double-checking things. The building is a bit drafty, which is good when it’s hot but not so great in the winter. We keep the doors open mostly to let the light in. The lighting inside isn't the best. We’ve got a couple of guys who have been here since the place opened. They can tell if a machine is running wrong just by the sound of it. We don’t have a salesperson or a marketing plan. We just do the work people bring to us. Sometimes the neighbors come in just to chat or borrow a tool. It’s that kind of place. The street outside is always a bit chaotic with people heading to the station. We just stay inside and focus on the metal. It’s a hard way to make a living, but it’s what we know how to do.