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“ Our new medical refrigeration portfolio can reduce 30 % of global vaccine wastage ”
Godrej Appliances had entered into a technology license agreement with The Sure Chill Company UK and had forayed in global immunization segment last year . The medical refrigerators were designed especially to provide precise cooling solutions in frequent outage situations . In an exclusive one on one interaction , Mr Kamal Nandi , Business Head and Executive Vice President , Godrej Appliances gave details about the launch of latest product range to strengthen the company ’ s position in the segment . Read the excerpts
BY RAHUL KOUL
Please tell us about the Godrej ’ s foray into the new field of medical refrigeration in detail ? Which are your target countries in Asia Pacific ?
We have always believed that innovation can help address the challenges such as cold chain infrastructure which is critical for vaccine industry and other stakeholders . In partnership with The Sure Chill Company , we launched a breakthrough technology in medical refrigeration last year . Going forward , the new product range includes three models in the Lite Series- GVR 51 Lite , GVR Lite and GVR 99 Lite with vaccine storage of 51.5 liters , 75.5 liters and 99.5 liters respectively . Our products have been well received in the market and exported to 10 countries so far . In Asia Pacific region , we have installed in Afghanistan , Nepal , Myanmar , Bali , Fiji , Saudi Arabia etc .
Why did you launch the new lite series of products despite having the one set of product already in the market ?
We received a good feedback n last one year . The insights we gained over last year have helped
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