Panchshil Bearing Company

Down at No.3 Popatlal Chambers on 4th Clive Cross Lane in Masjid (E), that’s where you’ll find our little shop. It’s a narrow area and it gets very crowded with laborers and carts, but that’s the heart of the trade here. We specialize in bearings of all shapes and sizes. If you walk in, you’ll see shelves stacked high with boxes, and it probably looks like a mess to an outsider, but we know exactly where everything is. We don't have a website that does everything for us or a team of marketing people. It’s just a few of us who have been in the bearing business for decades. We know the part numbers by heart and we can usually tell what someone needs just by looking at a worn-out sample they bring in. The building is old and the stairs are steep, but it’s home to us. We spend our days talking to mechanics, factory owners, and other traders. Sometimes the noise from the street is so loud we have to shout over it to be heard. We don't worry about being fancy or having a modern office. We just care about having the right bearing in stock when someone’s machine breaks down. It’s a traditional way of doing business, based on knowing your stock and being here every day. We’ve been part of this market for a long time and we don’t plan on changing much. It’s just how we live and work.