Due diligence

There'd been crippling under-investment in the old wax factory for a decade and a half now. The main hall a mix of abandoned vessels, rickety gantry, rubble and puddles under the leaky roof. The only "manufacturing" still taking place was in the former laboratory. A lad hand-poured container candles, another engraved imported key-rings, trophies, medals. The older guy carved decorative wooden boxes. I inspected one, picked up the magnifying glass and read the tiny line of text " Corky - clowning around on company time since 1979 ". " Gross misconduct - grounds for dismissal once I buy ".