John Howell on Design and Innovation of High-Speed Doors

04/26/22 • 40 min

In this episode of the Cool Times Podcast, Vince Free and Jenna Free interviewed John Howell, Senior Project Manager at Fisher Construction Group Thermal Division. John has been in the Cold Storage Industry since 2010. He was a Territory Sales Representative at Rite Hite/Arbon Equipment Corporation from 1999 to 2010. He helped develop the FasTrax and Barrier Glider doors, which are still Rite Hite’s flagship high speed door products out in the market. In 2010 John joined Iso-Quip Corporation as a Project Manager eventually becoming Vice President. Under the leadership of Dave Reinhardt they tripled Iso-Quip’s revenue between 2010 and 2017.

Fisher Construction Group has completed projects across the US, most recently completing ASRS Freezer projects in Indiana and Georgia as well as a 500,000+ sf combination freezer/processing facility in California. Fisher's team of builders, architects, structural engineers, and food processing experts are known for building innovative facilities that are highly efficient and deliver on investment.Story Notes:

John Howell Background
Selling High Speed Doors
Creating High Speed Doors
Starting in Iso-Quip
What does Fisher do
Cool Moments in the Cold Storage Industry
Innovation in the Cold Storage Industry
What Excites you in Fisher
Why Buy from Fisher

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John Howell Background
Selling High Speed Doors
Creating High Speed Doors
Starting in Iso-Quip
What does Fisher do
Cool Moments in the Cold Storage Industry
Innovation in the Cold Storage Industry
What Excites you in Fisher
Why Buy from Fisher

Sponsored by FREEZ ConstructionVisit: www.cooltimespodcast.com

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Cold Storage, High Speed Doors & Sales 101

In this episode of the Cool Times Podcast, Vince Free and Jenna Free interviewed John Hatters, National Sales Manager of Industrial Solutions at Jamison Door Company. John is an experienced National Sales Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the building materials industry. He is skilled in Negotiation, Management, Sales, and Sales Operations. Strong sales and management professional.

Jamison Door Company provides entry and exit solutions for a variety of applications and industries. You can expect a high-quality, engineered product that will work immediately and for many years to come.Jamison Door's reputation is best-in-class for cold storage. Manufactured by highly skilled engineers, craftspeople, and factory members, their specialty doors are made with pride, strength, stability, and long-lasting quality.

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John Hatters Background
Learning Different Market Sales other than the Cold Storage Industry
Cool Stories and Moments in your Career
Selling HTR Doors
Merging Jamison Door
Why Buy from John Hatters
Best Trade Show

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In this episode of the Cool Times Podcast, Vince Free and Jenna Free interviewed Erich Klemm, Project Manager at Burns & McDonnell. Erich has 16 years of experience in the engineer-procure-construct (EPC)/design-build delivery of projects for Food & Beverage, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, and Industrial clients, and he currently serves as a Project Manager for Burns & McDonnell.
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