Akai Metal India

We are tucked away at No. 98-100 in 5th Kumbharwada. Akai Metal India isn't hard to find if you know the area. It’s a lot of metal and noise around here. We’ve got stacks of materials everywhere. It’s a bit cramped but we manage to find what we need. My father used to work in metal and I just followed along. It's what we know how to do. The walls are stained with grease and the floor always has a metallic smell. That’s just how a metal shop is. We don't wear suits. We just wear old clothes that can get dirty. We spend the day cutting and moving things. It’s hard on the hands and the back. We have a small desk in the corner for the bills and the phone. The phone rings a lot with people asking for prices. We just tell them what we have in stock. If we have it, we sell it. If we don’t, we don’t. We’ve been in Kumbharwada for quite some time now. The neighbors are all doing similar things. We help each other out with tools sometimes. It’s a rough place but it’s honest. We don't have air conditioning, just a big industrial fan that moves the hot air around. It gets the job done. Every evening we sweep up the shavings. There’s always a pile by the door. We lock up late and come back early.