PORTACOOL
JOHN ANDERSEN
TITLE : DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY : EVAPORATIVE COOLING MEDIA LOCATION : SOUTH AFRICA
John Andersen is the Director of Business Development for Kuul , a division of Portacool . He is a mechanical engineer with distinctions in fluid mechanics and refrigeration . He has an extensive global background in the HVACR industry . His past roles include General Manager , Division Manager , Managing Director , and Director in South Africa , Australia , Sweden , and Italy . John is a member of ASHRAE and SAIRAC . He has served on the IEC committee for the small and domestic refrigeration industry in South Africa . Using his globally diverse roles , he is the spokesperson for Kuul and focuses on strategic development of evaporative media technologies .
Kuul is just one of many examples of Portacool ’ s service strategy , and as thought leaders they ’ ve gone beyond their own systems to provide the necessary innovation and tools for other organizations to benefit from this technology . When asked about Kuul ’ s competitive advantage , Andersen says “ Kuul ’ s competitive advantage is definitely not just the product but the fact that we ’ re able to customize products for our customers ' needs , which are unique . The Kuul Effect is first-class customer service that includes backup service
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