Shahnawaz (Pvt.) Limited

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Shahnawaz Group is a leading industrial group of Pakistan with turnover in billions of rupees. This success has been achieved through honesty, professionalism, commitment and hard work spanning a period of 63 years. For example, Shezan International Ltd (one of the group company) last year paid 110% cash dividend and its share was quoted as high as Rs. 290 for a Rs. 10 par value share on the Karachi Stock Exchange. Shahtaj Textile Mills Ltd is the record setter in Karachi Stock Exchange whose share at the time of IPO was oversubscribed by 2200%!

The name SHAHNAWAZ stands for a successful group of companies in Pakistan both in public and private sector. The network of Shahnawaz Group covers the whole country with full-fledged offices in all the main cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Hattar, Peshawar and Quetta with manufacturing facilities in all major cities.

Over 10,000 employees are working in a professionally managed environment and contribute to the progress of Shahnawaz Group and further enhance the technical advancement of Pakistan.

Shahnawaz Group operates in the fields of Pharmaceuticals, Fruit Processing, Beverages, Textiles, Sugar, Automobiles, Computers, Software, Real Estate Development, Satellite Communication, Restaurants, Business Process Outsourcing, Agriculture and Engineering.

1 History
2 Main Divisions
3 Vehicle Division (Mercedes-Benz)
4 Computer Division (IBM & Acer)
5 Engineering Division
6 Brief Introduction of Shahnawaz Group of Companies
7 External links
8 Group Companies

[edit] History

In 1943, the late Mr. Shah Nawaz founded his business in Agra and Delhi. After the creation of Pakistan in l947, he moved his headquarters to Karachi. Relations were established with some of the leading Agricultural, Industrial and Automotive manufacturers of the world for import of their equipment. This led to rapid expansion of the Company.

Shahnawaz (Pvt.) Limited represents, exclusively, a large number of world’s reputed manufacturers. Its branches in Pakistan are full-fledged offices having their own Workshops, Spare Parts Departments and other Support & Service Facilities for the complete range. It also undertakes installation of Industrial projects and is well known in a wide spectrum of diverse activities ranging from implementing turnkey computer based solutions to air-conditioning multistoried buildings.

It is also engaged in development of Software solutions for business companies and public-sector organization.

[edit] Main Divisions

Shahnawaz (Pvt.) Limited is divided into three main divisions. These are:

- Vehicle Division (Mercedes-Benz)

- Computer Division (IBM & Acer)

- Engineering Division

[edit] Vehicle Division (Mercedes-Benz)

Vehicle Division of Shahnawaz (Pvt.) Limited represent in Pakistan the complete range of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, including Passenger Cars, Vans, Buses & Trucks. Our dedicated country-wide network comprising of full fledged Sales Offices and Spare-Part / Service centres at Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad & Peshawer ensure that customer requirements are fulfilled.

[edit] Computer Division (IBM & Acer)

The World over, Organizations are looking at ways to benefit from Information Technology towards gaining the vital competitive edge. In this quest, they are on constant lookout for the best IT peoples for the very best solutions.

Organizations in Pakistan are also becoming more IT conscious, searching for solutions to their automation needs and problems. To come forward with solutions for such organizations, are Information Technology specialists, like the Computer Division of Shahnawaz (Pvt.) Limited.

Computer Division of Shahnawaz (Pvt.) Limited is a part of the Shahnawaz Group. Today Shahnawaz plays a very important role in the field of IT in Pakistan.

Shahnawaz's Computer Division specializes in providing turnkey solutions to the public & private sector using a vast variety of automation equipment, ranging from personal computers to high-end multi-processor servers, and customized application systems development.

Shahnawaz has an effective Sales & Marketing team comprising of a healthy balance of youth and experience. This team is ably supported by our Systems Design & Development wizards, who deliver what they commit, and take pride in delivering according to customer requirements well within the committed deadlines. Jointly, we have won numerous major computerization projects over the years, and can proudly regard some of the most noted institutions in this country as satisfied customers.

[edit] Engineering Division

Shahnawaz (Pvt.) Limited, Engineering Division undertakes installation of Industrial projects and is well known in a wide spectrum of diverse activities ranging from implementing turnkey computer based solutions to air-conditioning multistoried buildings.

[edit] Brief Introduction of Shahnawaz Group of Companies

Shahnawaz (Pvt) Ltd: SNL represents, exclusively; a large number of the worlds reputed manufacturers. It is one of the first trading houses in Pakistan. SNL is proud to be the exclusive/sole distributor for DaimlerChrysler AG/Mercedes-Benz in Pakistan for the past 45 years and is authorized to deal in the entire range of Mercedes-Benz products. SNL have dealerships/workshops/showrooms all over Pakistan to cover the entire country.

SNL have an extensive network of offices throughout Pakistan having their own workshops, spare parts departments and other allied service & support facilities for the complete range.

SNL also undertakes installation of Industrial projects and is well known in a wide spectrum of diverse activities ranging from implementing turnkey computer based solutions to air-conditioning multistoried buildings.

Official Website of SNL

Shezan International Ltd: SIL was incorporated in 1964 with the main objective to set up an industrial undertaking for manufacturing of juices, squashes, sherbets, jams, pickles and preserves from fruits and vegetables. SIL was conceived as a joint venture by the Shahnawaz Group of Pakistan and Alliance Industrial Development Corporation of U.S.A. in 1964.

The agricultural background of Shahnawaz Group induced them to establish this agro-based industry. Taking advantage of the abundance of fruits available in Pakistan and the advanced technology provided by the American partners, Shezan became a pioneer in the field of converting fruits into pulps, concentrates and juices. It is the first company in Pakistan to specialize in this process.

Today Shezan is the largest fruit processing unit having developed and installed the capacity to meet the country's local as well as export needs. Over the decades, the company has shown sustained growth in both domestic and export fields. SIL has been steadily expanding its production capacity over the years with factories in Karachi, Lahore, Hattar and a 4th factory is expected to start production in 2007.

All SIL factories produce the entire range of Shezan products. Today Shezan is one of the most recognized brand names in Pakistan synonymous with quality products and available in more than 90% of the households. Shezan's product range is over 80 products and growing.

Today, Shezan having most suitable location for export, with outstanding quality, flavors and packaging is exporting its products to Afghanistan, Central Asian States, UK, USA, Europe, Southeast Asia and Japan.

Official Website of SIL

Shahtaj Sugar Mills Ltd: SSML is a Public Limited Company, which is spread over an area of 1.5 Million square yards at a prime industrial zone of Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat (Pakistan) and its Head Office is at Karachi. It is the second largest sugar mill in Pakistan according to crushing capacity. Its daily crushing capacity is over 10,000 tons.

Shahtaj Sugar Mills is one of the flagship companies of Shahnawaz Group. It has consistently won major awards as one of the best performing companies in Pakistan and has paid attractive dividends to investors and shareholders.

Shahtaj Textile Mills Ltd: STML is a hi-tech weaving unit and is equipped with 150 Air-jet looms and located in the Chunian Industrial Estate near Lahore and is spread over 100,000 square yards area of land.

Shahtaj Textile Ltd. was established by Shahnawaz Group in 1991 for the purpose of manufacturing and producing greige fabric. The mill is situated in the textile hub near Lahore and employs around 500 people.

The company has installed air-jet looms ranging from 190cm to 340cm. It has the most advanced high speed 4 color Picanol and 2 color Toyoda air jet looms of Belgium and Japanese origin to ensure versatility and production volume. The mill has established itself as a supplier to major Pakistani processors and exporters as well as marketing its own product to major US and European Textile manufacturers. It exports to UK, Holland, Belgium, Turkey, USA, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Mauritius among others.

Official Website of STML

Shahnawaz Textiles Ltd: This spinning unit of Shahnawaz Group produces high quality yarn with higher counts and has 22,560 spindles. It is spread over 85,000 square yards area and is located on Manga-Raiwind Road, near Lahore. It has over 600 employees working to make it a quality oriented spinning mill.

STL is a premium quality ring-spinning unit consisting of 22,560 spindles, producing 7800 tons of yarn per annum. The company commenced production in 1993 with the vision to be at the forefront of providing value to customers. The company produces 100% cotton combed and carded yarn. Our valued customers are from the air jet weaving, knitting and denim sectors. We also produce yarn for the sewing thread industry. Our quality speaks for itself.

The company is equipped with the most modern Japanese, European and Chinese equipment and the mill is being continuously upgraded with the latest machinery so that our customers get the highest quality standards.

This emphasis on quality is reflected in raw material selection. We aspire to use the highest quality of Pakistani, as well as imported cotton. Special effort is made to procure the highest grade of cotton from the best stations in Pakistan. Great effort is put to make our yarn contamination free. We also use imported cotton as well as specialized manufactured fibers like Lyocell to make high value added yarns for the apparel and home textile sectors.

Nawazabad Farms: Nawazabad Farms, the agriculture division of Shahnawaz Group is located around 150 miles from the port city of Karachi in Sind Province Pakistan. This is a fully developed fruit plantation and agricultural farm; spread over 12 Million square yards in Tando Allah Yaar, near Hyderabad. It is one of the largest Mango producers in Pakistan and is well renowned as having the best mango orchards in the entire country.

The farm is one of the most advanced and largest fruit farms in the country. The principal fruits grown at the farm are Mangoes, Lychees, Dates, Grapefruit, Pears, Oranges, Guavas, Chikoo, Banana, Avocado, Berries and Papaya. At the farms we grow more than 62 varieties of mangoes including Sindhri, Chaunsa, Sonera, Fajri and Neelum. The fruit orchards division of Nawazabad Farms alone has over 100,000 fruit trees where no chemical fertilizers and no chemical insecticides are used. Nawazabad Farms grows a variety of vegetables including carrots, cabbage, okra, green chilies and spices including red chilies and turmeric.

The water distribution system at our farms consists of over 100 km long water courses including 17 km long concrete main water course, which minimizes the water loss

The farm has recently converted all its land into Organic under the supervision of the Soil Association UK. No pesticides, fungicides, insecticides have been used in the area and all the strict standards of the Soil Association have been adhered to. To avoid the use of harmful pesticide and insecticides EM Technology is used.

This highly successful farm has consistently won first prize in Horticultural Exhibitions. Most of our fruit produce is of export quality and is being exported to the Middle East and Europe.

Shezan Services (Pvt) Ltd.: Shezan Services owns the brand name SHEZAN, which is one of the most recognized consumer brands in the country. This company also owns property in prime locations in Karachi, Lahore and other cities of Pakistan. We are in the process of building one of the highest buildings in Lahore to house the Shahnawaz Group companies and will be called "Shahnawaz Towers"

Another prime real estate is being developed in Karachi to house the Mercedes-Benz showroom, a restaurant and another office for our group companies due to the expansion in the group's portfolio.

COMSTAR - Information Systems Associates Ltd: Comstar ISA Ltd. is primarily a Wide Area Network Provider. Licensed by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to establish and operate data networks throughout Pakistan.

Operating under the legal name of Information Systems Associates Comstar has been in business since 1996, this year we celebrated our first decade of operations.

With Head Quarters in Karachi and regional offices in Lahore, Islamabad and Multan Comstar covers the entire length and breadth of the country ensuring error free services to its customers.

Comstar has been the service provider of choice for mission critical networks including Banks and Oil & Gas Companies, our customer list boasts many well known International and Local Organizations many of which have been with us for several years.

Our main focus has been on Wireless Communications, Satellite and Terrestrial Broadband.

This year we achieved yet another milestone by signing an agreement with Infosat Communications to jointly offer Infosat Satellite Services in Pakistan. Infosat is the largest VSAT Operator in Canada and is the largest I-Direct Service Provider in the World. Infosat has made a substantial equity investment in Comstar which is the first of its kind in Pakistan by a major Satellite Service Provider.

Official Website of ComStar ISA

Shezan (Pvt) Ltd: SPL as part of Shahnawaz Group operates popular restaurants all over the country. Shezan restaurants are the pioneers in Pakistan in setting up a network of restaurants all over the country and in England (London) and the US (New York and Washington D.C.). These restaurants have exclusively developed recipes that have been fine tuned over a period of decades to cater to the domestic as well as the international clientele covering Oriental, Pakistani, Chinese, Italian and Continental.

For over three decades Shezan has served the finest quality cuisine, being the only Indian or Pakistani restaurant in Great Britain to receive a "Star" rating by the Egon Ronay Good Food Guide also winning the Gold Plate Award and the Restaurant of The Year Award. The focus is mainly on the "Punjabi" style although Shezan boasts varied and delightful offerings from all regions suiting all tastes with the finest quality foods and ingredients. Served in one of the most pleasant and friendly atmospheres available in London just opposite the prestigious Harrods departmental store.

Shahtaj Services (Pvt) Ltd: Shahtaj Services is involved in exporting fruits to the Middle East and South East Asia including Malaysia, Dubai and Japan. It has also installed several satellite tracking systems at railway stations all over Pakistan to update passengers of arriving and departing trains. This is a pioneering project that is done in collaboration with Comstar, which is another Shahnawaz Group company. This company is further involved with indigenously developing advertising billboards to post at railway stations across Pakistan.

Shahnawaz Engineering (Pvt) Ltd: Its client base includes some of the most illustrious organizations of the country. Shahnawaz Engineering has been instrumental in working on large scale projects of National and International importance.

SEPL is engaged in providing Engineering Services, including Air Conditioning design, Supply, Execution, Operation and Maintenance of large projects. It has a team of highly qualified and experienced professional engineers who are dedicatedly performing their services at various projects throughout Pakistan. Our Project Managers are acquainted with the latest professional techniques and tools, and are foreign trained in respective fields.

We are working for the last ten years at FINANCE & TRADE CENTER Karachi, under close monitoring of FTC Management Company. Shahnawaz Engineering is committed to providing a service of quality acceptable under international standards and as required for ISO 9001:2000 Certification.

First Global Sourcing: FGS is a sourcing organization backed by manufacturing alliances. FGS provides buyers with a cost effective sourcing base from major textile hubs. The FGS customer service and sales offices in markets such as North America, Europe, and the Middle East provide our customers with local language support backed by a sourcing team.

FGS offices are staffed with experienced textile experts who understand the changing market requirements. Our goal is to provide buyers with a platform through which they source at the best quality/price ratio.

At FGS the Quality Assurance (QA) team provides quality control services to further strengthen our buying partners trust in our abilities.

Official Website of FGS

Tri-gen Pharma International (Pvt.) Ltd: Tri-gen Parma International (Pvt) Ltd is a part of Shahnawaz Group of Companies, which is one of the largest business and industrial groups of Pakistan. As part of the group’s expansion, Tri-gen Parma was established in 2004 to bring to Pakistan the latest research medicines from across the world. In a short span of time we have been able to make our presence known amongst the Parma industry of Pakistan through professionalism, hard work, commitment and ethical based marketing.

Trigen Pharma is known for responsible and ethical marketing. We take pride in our work and our social responsibility to providing research medicines at economical prices to give people of all purchasing powers a chance to afford our medicines.

Official Website of Tri-gen Pharma