Akshata Lifter

Lalbaug is always busy, no matter what time it is. We are located up on the 4th floor of Shroff Bhava, which is building 43/157. It’s a bit of a climb if the lift is acting up, but you get used to it after a few years of doing this every single day. Akshata Lifter is where we spend most of our waking hours. The workspace is filled with the kind of stuff you’d expect—tools, parts, and a lot of grease on the rags. We don't have a big reception area or anything like that. It’s mostly just us working on the floor or sitting at the back desks checking the ledgers. You can hear the traffic from the street below even though we are four floors up. Sometimes the noise from the other units in the building is louder than the street, though. We’ve been in this part of Colaba for a long time. It feels like home even if it’s just a place of work. We get a lot of regulars who know exactly where to find us. It’s not the kind of place you’d come to for a polished presentation. We just do the work, handle the machinery, and make sure everything is functioning like it should. Most of the guys here have been with us for years, so we all know how to stay out of each other's way in the tight space. It’s simple, honest work that keeps us busy from morning till late.