Gajendra Forgings Pvt. Ltd.

We are located at 26, Sidco Industrial Estate in Ambattur. If you know the estate, you know it’s a place where people actually get their hands dirty. At Gajendra Forgings Pvt. Ltd., the hammers and the heat are part of the daily life. It gets pretty warm in the shop, especially when the machines have been running since six in the morning. We don’t have much time for small talk when the work is heavy. Most of the guys here have been working these machines for years and they know the sound of the metal better than anything else. Ambattur is a busy hub, and being in the Sidco area means we are right in the middle of all the industrial action. We usually have trucks waiting at the gate to pick up the forgings we’ve finished. It’s a dusty place and there’s always a bit of oil on the floor, but that’s how a forge should be. We eat our lunch together in the small break area and then it's back to the heat. We don't really do the corporate thing here; it’s more about the physical output and making sure the pieces are forged correctly. It’s a tough job, but it’s what keeps the lights on at number 26. We just show up, do the forging, and go home tired at the end of every long shift.