What it supplies
Johnson Lifts Private Limited manufactures lifts and escalators, from home lifts to lifts for commercial buildings and public utilities. It was founded in 1963 by KJ John and has its corporate office at Anna Nagar Western Extension, Chennai. The company says its first lift was installed at Hotel New Woodlands, Chennai, in 1966.
For hotels it lists the Sukranti machine-roomless lift, the Nextra and Nextra Express machine-room lifts, scenic lifts and commercial escalators. The company states that it has lift factories in Chennai and Nagpur and an escalator factory in Chennai, more than 80 branches, more than 205 service centres and over 12,000 employees. Stated production capacity is over 18,000 lifts and more than 1,200 escalators a year.
Products and services
- Sukranti machine-roomless lifts
- Nextra machine-room lifts
- Nextra Express
- Scenic lifts
- Commercial escalators
- Heavy duty escalators
Hotel clients it names
- Hotel New Woodlands, Chennai
As stated by the supplier on its own website. THD has not checked these with the hotels.
Sources & context.
Details are taken from the pages on its own website listed below. Listing last checked 10 October 2026.