Amt Engineers

Our workshop is at 114, Godavari, which is part of the Laxmi Industrial Complex over in Vartak Nagar. It's a typical industrial estate where most of the shop owners know each other by name. We do various engineering jobs, mostly small-scale stuff that requires a bit of attention and steady hands. The space isn't huge, so we have to stay organized, or else the whole place gets messy very quickly. We have a few machines running most of the day, and the noise is just something we’ve grown used to over the years. Usually, it's just a couple of us working on whatever projects arrived earlier in the week. We don't do any advertising; word travels around the complex and that’s how we get most of our work. If a neighbor needs a part fixed or a custom piece made for a machine, they just walk over and talk to us. We’ve got a small corner for coffee and lunch, which is where we end up talking about the work and how to fix certain problems. It’s not a corporate environment at all. There’s grease on the floor and tools spread across the benches, but we know where everything is kept. Some days the electricity cuts out and we have to wait around for it to come back, which is frustrating, but we manage. We’ve been in Vartak Nagar for a while and like being part of the community.