Energy saving lift from Johnson

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, MAY 24. The Chennai-based Johnson Lifts has introduced its new six-passenger capacity lift for buildings of up to six- storeys. Christened `Evergreen,' the lift has a JD-40 VF controller equipped with an electronic brain that saves up to 50 per cent energy. The JD-40 VF controller enables the lift to operate smoothly without jerky starts and stops.

Addressing a press conference got up to launch the new range here today, Mr. John K. John, Managing Director, said the new brand came with a built-in rescue device that would safely take the lift to the nearest floor level during a power interruption. It also adhered to the latest Indian Standard set by the All-India Lift Manufacturers Association and the Tamil Nadu Lifts Act, which forbade collapsible gates in lifts.

Johnson has a market share of 40 per cent in South and 12 per cent nationally. Of this, nearly 60 per cent comes from the residential sector. The company which had four manufacturing units in Chennai, opened its fifth state-of-the-art plant in the city costing Rs. 12 crores recently. The new unit has a capacity to produce 2,000 units a year.

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