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Originally Posted by Robert Binford
I mean about manufacturing industries. We all know that in terms of economy it gives a benefit but how about its disadvantages.
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Noise, disruption, smells, truck traffic would probably be the obvious ones. Quality of life issues.
Our business is classified as light-manufacturing and distribution. A lot of warehouse space, some packaging equipment. Since we're in a residential neighborhood, we try very hard to minimize our impact but we still get complaints. We're open 7-5 M-F and 8-noon Sat but don't accept deliveries before 8 or after 4 or on Sat. Our outdoor forklift is a late-model propane-powered Toyota because it was the quietest we could buy at the time. We have a no-idle policy for our own trucks and require those delivering to us to abide by them. We get 1-4 tractor trailers a day (LTL day cabs and FTL sleepers), either for pickup or delivery, plus our delivery trucks leaving in the morning and coming back in the afternoon.
I'd consider ourselves a good commercial neighbor but there's still some grumbling, usually from new folks moving in. We've been in the same location for 121 years so the old timers are well-used to us.