Hola MommC
I agree that allot of companies must be taking a 2nd look, when they get absurd increases like this one.
But to be honest it would cost too much to move the company off to another region.
And outside of the weekly payroll, we pay almost 800 people weekly, not bi-weekly like most do. The electric bill is our highest expense. We run 7 disciplines of manufacturing under 1 roof.
We have,
A Metal shop with 15 Punch Presses, 4 Guillotines, for cutting to size, 4 Brake presses for small runs. Also in there is 8 industrial Spot Welders, busy all day long.
Then there is a Powder Coating line with Wash Down and Drying Ovens all on a continuous conveyer.
We have a Printing Dept, that cuts and prints every thing from Packing boxes, Merchandise boxes, Instructions, every single piece of cardboard and paper we use.
The PCB Department, 10 lines of CNC Circuit board, component placement machines (Chip-Shooters), that to feed Wave solder?s.
A Microwave & RF assemby dept, for wireless communication devices.
A Molding Dept, 12 Injection molding machines, what doesn?t go in metal, goes in plastic.
A huge Assembly Dept, where all of the stuff is made into final finished goods.
This is all suported by a central Engineering and QC Departments.
A Maintenance Dept, to support the auxilleries and each department.
Four 50Hp Air compressor?s, Two 50Hp Vacuum generators, and Four 3000Kw Standby Generators.
I have not seen such a variety of Engineering Disciplines, under 1 roof, anywhere else in the DR, yet. I?m still looking.
When the folks back home start getting excited about things like the electric bill, I remind them of what the cost would be back home, then go get a discount for payment in full.
It isn?t the size of the bill that excites them, it?s the rate of increase and frequency that has them on the phone.
Thanks
Tim H.