Renuka Diesel

Renuka Diesel is located at 26/1/1A on Strand Road. If you know this part of the city, you know it’s old and the buildings are packed right next to each other. Our workshop is one of those places where you can smell the oil and grease as soon as you walk in. We work on diesel engines and all the complicated parts that make them run. There are workbenches covered in tools, and usually, there’s an engine pulled apart on the floor with pieces spread out so we can see what’s wrong. It’s messy work and our clothes are always stained with black oil that never really comes out. Strand Road is very loud with all the heavy trucks and the river nearby, so we have to talk pretty loud to hear each other over the noise. We don't have a big corporate setup. It’s just us, some heavy-duty tools, and a lot of knowledge about how these machines work. Sometimes we’re waiting on a part for days, and the whole place gets cluttered with things waiting to be fixed. We’ve got a small area where we sit down for tea and talk about the day’s work. It’s a tough job sometimes, especially when it’s humid and the metal is hot, but it’s what we do. People come to us because we’ve been here for years and we know these engines inside out.