Poonam Engineering Works

Out here in Surendranagar, specifically in GIDC Phase III, things move at a certain pace. Our spot is at Plot No.C 1/621, and if you know the district, you know this industrial area is quite spread out. Poonam Engineering Works isn't something we planned to be a big corporation. It started small and it stayed manageable, which is how we like it. The sun gets pretty hot on the roof during the summer months, so we usually start early to get the heavy work done before noon. We deal with various engineering jobs, mostly mechanical things that require a bit of patience and a lot of manual effort. There's always grease on the rags and the smell of oil in the air. It’s just the nature of the work. We don’t have a front office with air conditioning or anything like that. If someone needs us, they usually just walk through the main door and find us near the lathes. We’ve known most of our neighbors in the GIDC for years, so we help each other out when a machine breaks or someone needs a specific tool. It’s a community of workers really. We don't spend money on advertising because the work usually speaks for itself when someone gets their parts back. We just focus on the task at hand and try to get home before it gets too dark at night.