Ms Metal Fold Industries

Our place is over in the Narin Seth Compound in Village Kashi. If you know Mira Road East, you probably know where the industrial plots are. We are at Plot No. 1. It is a big, open space because we do a lot of metal folding work. You can’t really do that in a small shop in the middle of a market. It gets very loud here with the sound of metal hitting metal and the machines running all day long. There is usually a layer of iron dust on everything, and we all wear our work clothes because they’re going to get dirty anyway. It’s an industrial area, so there aren't many shops selling snacks or tea right next door. We usually bring our own tiffins and eat together during the break. The compound has a lot of other businesses doing similar things, so there’s always trucks coming in and out to pick up finished products. It’s hard work and the days are long, but there’s a certain satisfaction in seeing a flat sheet of metal turned into something useful. We’ve been at this plot for quite some years now. The roof leaks a little when it pours, but we just move the machines out of the way. It’s just a bunch of us working hard to get the orders finished on time. We don't have a fancy front office, just the workshop.