# Johnson Lifts opens heavy duty escalator plant in Oragadam, India

Johnson Lifts opened a heavy duty escalator manufacturing facility at Oragadam near Chennai with an investment of ₹100 crore. The facility added 60-70 new jobs and uses technology from Chinese company SJEC.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-31
- Where: Oragadam, Chennai, India
- Value: $15.5M (1.00B INR)
- Jobs: 70
- Status: completed
- Products: heavy duty escalators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Johnson Lifts](https://endata.com/companies/17220.md)

## Sources

- [thehindubusinessline.com](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/johnson-lifts-launches-heavy-duty-escalator-unit/article64306969.ece), 2017-05-31: "Johnson Lifts has opened a heavy duty escalator manufacturing facility at Oragadam near Chennai with an investment of ₹100 crore."

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