INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
This local business has its own print shop — and a big boss who a world-class skinflint
The print shop is needed because the business does a lot of custom printing of promotional materials, the really big kind that you can hang
at a festival and will be noticed above the sea of humanity
The skinflint buys a rather ramshackle warehouse, in which the print shop is also installed
Budget for building improvements: $0.The print shop is like a data center in that it is crammed with electronics that need to be kept cool
Unlike a data center, it also has a huge laminator that throws off a lot of heat
Throw in a scorching climate, and even the tightfisted boss knows air conditioning is needed
But why pay for extra BTUs — or even an adequate number of BTUs? Naturally, the A/C is overstrained, to the point that even the big boss
realizes something has to be done.
