Pratik Engineers

The shop is located out on Pune Saswad Road in Bhekrai Nagar. Specifically, we are in the Fursungi area, near that long stretch of road leading toward Hadapsar and the Badlu Rangiri Road area. Pratik Engineers is the name on the board outside. It’s an industrial kind of place, so expect a lot of dust and noise if you come to visit us. We have been here since the road was a lot narrower than it is today. There are a lot of trucks passing by all the time, which makes the floor shake sometimes. The workshop is full of tools and pieces of metal that we are working on. It’s not the cleanest place in the world, but engineering work is usually like that. My hands are almost always covered in oil by noon. We have a small office tucked in the back where the desk is covered in blueprints and old receipts. It’s where I sit to do the accounts when I’m not on the floor. The roof is made of tin, so when it rains, you can’t hear a word anyone is saying. We’ve thought about moving to a quieter spot, but this location is good for the suppliers. Most of the people who come here are regulars who have been using us for years. We don't do much talking, we just get the repairs or the parts done and send them on their way.