Hotwork Engineering Work

Down in Phase 4 of the GIDC, you'll find us at Shed No. 703. It's a solid building, nothing too special to look at from the outside, but it works for what we do here at Hotwork Engineering Work. We’ve got the heavy equipment moved in and the layout is pretty much fixed now. The morning starts early before the heat really kicks in. We grab tea from the stall around the corner and then get to it. There is always a lot of metal around and the sound of tools hitting steel is basically the background music for our day. We aren't trying to be the biggest company out there. We just want to get the jobs done right so we can go home at the end of the shift. Most of the guys have been here since we started. We know each other’s rhythms. The shed is a bit cramped sometimes when we have a big project taking up the floor space, but we manage. Phase 4 can be a bit of a maze if you aren't used to it, with all the different units and lorries parked in the lanes. It’s a real working environment, no fluff. We don't spend money on glossy brochures. We'd rather spend it on maintaining the lathes or getting new bits. It’s just how we run things. Simple and practical. It’s a messy business sometimes, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. We just keep our heads down and work.