Kalika Engineers

Kalika Engineers is located at Survey No 14, in Shed No 4 of the Dadge Industrial Estate. We are pretty easy to find if you look for the Sawali Dhaba near Nanded Phata; the smell of the food usually drifts over here around lunchtime. The shed is quite large and open, which is good for the heavy engineering work we do, but it means it’s freezing in the winter and roasting in the summer. We have heavy machinery bolted to the floor and a gantry crane for moving the bigger metal pieces. There’s always a layer of iron filings on everything, no matter how much we clean. We spend our days fabricating parts, welding, and grinding down rough edges. The noise can be quite something when all the machines are running at once, so we mostly communicate with hand signals when it gets loud. We’ve got a small corner with a table where we look at drawings and have our tea. It’s a rugged environment, and we’re all used to the smell of burning metal and grease. Most of the people around here are doing similar work, so there’s a bit of a community feel in the estate. We don’t have a receptionist or a lobby; you just walk into the shed and find whoever isn't wearing a welding mask at the moment. It’s a plain, hardworking life, and we wouldn’t have it any other way despite the long hours.