Chawla Hoist Mfg. Co.

Our workshop, Chawla Hoist Mfg. Co., is at 16, Nav Nandanvan Industrial Estate. We are right near the Mulund Telephone Exchange, just off L.B.S. Marg in Mulund West. It’s a good location for us because it’s easy to find, though the traffic on the main road can be a nightmare in the evenings. We spend our days building and putting together hoists. The sound of metal hitting metal is pretty much the background music of our lives. We aren't a big corporation with shiny desks. Our desks are covered in grease and old blueprints. We don't use much marketing because our work speaks for itself over time. Most of the guys here have been with us for years and they know the machines inside and out. It’s a lot of physical work, lifting parts and bolting things together. We have a small corner for tea where we take breaks and talk about the day. We don't try to sound like experts in some fancy brochure; we just show up and build the stuff people order. Sometimes a machine breaks down and we spend the whole night fixing it. That’s just part of the deal when you manufacture things. We keep it simple and keep moving forward. It is usually quite rewarding when a hoist leaves the shop floor headed to its new owner, knowing it was put together right. That is the way we’ve always done things.