S.S. Engineering Works

I started working at S.S. Engineering Works a long time ago. We are up on the first floor in Unit H-139, right inside the Ansa Industrial Estate. If you know Sakivihar Road in Andheri East, you know how the traffic can get. It’s a busy spot but that’s just how it is around here. We have a few guys who have been with us for years. We do mostly small-scale machining and some assembly work when the orders come in. The shop floor isn't the biggest, but we make it work with the space we have. There’s always a bit of oil on the floor and the sound of the lathes running. My desk is tucked in the corner behind some crates. People usually find us by word of mouth because we don’t really do any big marketing or anything like that. Sometimes a customer walks in with a broken part and asks if we can replicate it. We take a look, give them a price, and get to it. It’s honest work and it keeps the lights on. The tea guy comes around twice a day and that’s when we take a break. We don't have a fancy reception or anyone to answer phones all day. If the phone rings, one of us just wipes our hands and picks it up. That's just how we run things here in Andheri East.