Roctool Engineers

You can find us over in the Kukatpally Industrial Estate. The specific address is Shaktipuram, Prasanthinagar, No. 5-35/211-A. It’s a bit of a mouthful to say. Roctool Engineers is a place where we get our hands dirty every day. We have several machines running most of the day, so there’s always a constant hum in the air. The floor is concrete and has some cracks here and there, but it holds up the heavy equipment just fine. We started out small and stayed that way because it's easier to manage everything ourselves. There are about five of us who handle everything from the actual engineering work to the cleaning up at night. We don't have a receptionist, so if the phone rings, whoever is closest picks it up. It’s a practical environment. We keep our tools organized on the pegboards, or at least we try to. Sometimes things get misplaced when we’re in a real rush to finish a job. The neighborhood is full of workshops like ours, so there’s always the sound of grinding or welding nearby. We eat our lunch together at a small table in the back corner. It’s not a glamorous job, but it’s what we know. We focus on the technical details and making sure things fit together like they should. It’s simple, hard work. We just keep at it. We hope the machines keep running smooth for another decade at least. There’s a certain pride in knowing how to fix things when they break down instead of just buying new ones.