20 Microns Ltd.

Our setup covers a few different plots here—253, 254, and 256—so we have a bit more room to move around than some of the neighbors. We deal with minerals and various fine powders, which basically means everything in the building has a thin layer of white dust on it by the end of the work day. It is a fairly large operation compared to the smaller shops nearby, but it still feels like a local place where everyone knows each other. We spend our days processing raw materials down to the exact size needed for different industries. There is a lot of heavy machinery involved, and the humming noise is constant once the grinders start up in the morning. We have a crew that has been with us for a long time, and they really understand the rhythm of how the plant runs. Shipping out heavy bags of product is the main thing we do, so there is always a truck backing into one of the loading bays or a forklift moving pallets around. It is not the kind of place you would come for a tour, it is just a hard-working factory. We try to keep the dust down as much as we can for the guys working the bagging stations. We do not bother with big speeches, we just make sure the micron levels are where they need to be. It is just a lot of checking.