Crown Industries

Our spot is at Plot No-60 in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar. It’s part of the Ida area in Kukatpally, right there in Prashantnagar. If you are looking for us, we are directly opposite the Andhra Jyoti building. This part of town is always moving. There are trucks coming and going all the time on the main road. Inside our gates, it’s mostly the sound of the machines running. We have a small crew and most of us have been here for years. We know each other's habits by now. It gets quite hot in the afternoons, especially under the tin roofs, so we try to do the heaviest work in the early morning. There’s a lot of scrap metal around the edges of the yard. We try to keep things organized, but when three deliveries arrive at once, it gets a bit chaotic. We usually sit outside for a bit during the break if there’s a breeze. It is an industrial life, nothing glamorous. We deal with whatever comes through the gate. Sometimes it’s a big order that keeps us late, other times it’s quieter and we catch up on maintenance. We don’t have a big reception area, usually, you just walk in and find someone in a jumpsuit to talk to. That’s just the way it works here. We keep our tools close and our focus on the daily pile of work.