Guru Teg Bahadur Metal Works

If you walk down Kwality Road in Shimlapuri, you will find us at number 1621 on Street Number 4. Guru Teg Bahadur Metal Works has been in this spot for a while now. It’s a noisy place with the sound of metal hitting metal and machines running all day long. My father started this place, and I’ve been here since I was a teenager. The floor is usually covered in metal shavings and there is a smell of oil in the air. We don’t have a big showroom or any of that stuff. Most people just come straight to the workshop when they need something made or fixed. It can get pretty hot in the summer, especially near the welding area, but we are used to it by now. We do all sorts of metal jobs, some big and some small. There isn't really a typical day here because every job that comes through the door is a bit different. Sometimes we have to stay late to finish a project if the machines act up or if the power goes out, which happens more than we’d like. We are just a few guys who know how to work with steel and iron. We don’t use any fancy computers to run the place, just our hands and some old tools that have seen better days. It's hard work, but it's what we know how to do. We just keep our heads down and finish the work without any fuss.