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80 81 STAYING THE COURSE M icro Milling Ltd. is a Trinidad-based, family-run company that produces sand/cement blends for the construction, home build- ing, and contracting industries. It is run by Robert de Verteuil, his brother Gregory, and their father,Maurice,who started the company in 1974 as a sand processing venture that produced different grades of sand for oil field applications,water filtration, and sand blasting rust off of ships and oil rigs. In 1995, the company began producing thin set,which is used for the instal- lation of ceramic, quarry, clay, and concrete tiles, and brick pavers. Today, Micro Milling has approximately 65 employees at its Plaisance Park location, turning out the following products: Regular and Premium Thin Set (White & Grey), Sanded and Unsanded Tile Grout in a wide range of colors, Plaster Mix, Concrete Mix, and Sandstone Render, which is used as a finishing material over plaster, brick, or concrete substrates. The company gets its raw sand from quarries on the island and its cement from Trinidad Cement Ltd. It distributes its processed products through hardware and tile MICRO MILLING, LTD.