Satyam Metal (G)

Our shop is tucked away in the Yamuna Industrial Area, right behind the Tata showroom on Gondal Road. If you know Rajkot, you know this part of Vavdi is always humming with noise and activity. We’ve been operating Satyam Metal (G) out of Survey No. 22 for a long time now. It’s a dusty place, mostly because of all the metalwork and the trucks moving in and out of the estate. We spend our hours cutting, shaping, and moving heavy pieces of metal. It is hot work, especially in the middle of summer when the sun hits the roof of the shed. We aren't trying to be anything we aren't. We just do the metalwork that needs doing. Sometimes the machines act up or a delivery is late, and we just have to deal with it. The guys on the floor have been here through a lot of changes in the area. We remember when there were fewer shops around here. Now it is a whole network of small factories and workshops. Most of our day is spent dealing with the physical side of things, making sure the orders are stacked correctly and the measurements are right. We don't have a team of people in suits. It is just us in our work clothes, getting the jobs finished so we can go home. It is a tough way to make a living, but it is what we know. We mostly just keep the coffee pot going and the machines running until it's time to lock up.