WHAT IS ASTRA SPORT ARTICLES
Why You Should Choose Us?
We are not a big organization. We have a medium sized factory, but we guarantee:
The best value for your money in the shape of quality fair price – best service & Intime deliveries.
Advantage: While we don’t have a big organization , our overhead expenses are less than others.
This Is Your Advantage:
Production: We can produce up to 100.000 balls a month but smaller quantities from 100 balls onwards are also welcome.
Flexibility: We give service on most weekends as well.
Quick response: Custom made samples within 2 – 4 working days.
Experience: Since 1945 in the ball manufacturing. Chief administrator since 1955 younger administrator since 1990
References of: UNICEF (a heart for UNICEF)- snickers- fuel man
Balls made for: Mars – BB Bank – Metro – Milka – Deka Fond – Bergen Bier – Persil -L’Oréal – Philips – Vodafone
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Short History of the Company 1945 – 2010
65 years of Service to Soccer Game
1945: First ball manufacturing unit, mainly for export, was established by Mr. M. S. Sheikh
1955: Mr. Ziauddin Shaikh joined his father’s business
1945-1962: The exports were mainly made to the South East Asian countries and Australia
1962: Exploration of African, Middle Eastern and European Markets undertaken by Mr. Ziauddin Shaikh
1965: First ever sale office for sports goods by a Pakistani company set up in Germany
1975: The firm was awarded the President of Pakistan’s Export Trophy for best export performance.
1981: Mr. M. S. Shaikh died leaving a very flourishing sporting goods business
1982: First handsewn soccer ball with flag print produced in Pakistan, designed by Mr. Ziauddin Shaikh and manufactured by our factory in Pakistan.
1993: Comet Sports GmbH, Germany and Astra sport-articles, Pakistan
(The new manufacturing and procurement unit) exhibited handsewn balls at the New York Toy Show. This was the First ever participation of a Pakistani / German company in that fair.
2001: Entering 21st century, with continuous commitment to quality manufacturing WITHOUT ANY CHILD LABOUR
“We are ISO – 9002 approved and are members of SIGMA”
We look forward hopefully ( By The Grace of God ) to serve. The Soccer World in the 21st century as well.
2005-2006: First ever Hand stitched UNICEF SOCCER BALL OF NATIONS with flags of all FIFA states printed in the Heart Shape (showing a Heart for UNICEF) was designed by Mr. Ziauddin Shaikh of Comet Sports GmbH, Monchengladbach (Germany) and was manufactured by us. The idea and realization for this limited addition BALL was from Mr. Herbert Klein (the owner of a Heart for UNICF Organization) & PR Director of Dresdner Bank AG – Germany. A man well known in the international Public Relations World, especially in Germany. These balls were signed by many prominent figures like Mr. Pele (a football Legend) followed by Shakira, Phil Collins and so on. These balls were given away against a donation for UNICEF. The ball with Pele’s Signature went back (against a handsome donation) to Mr. Ziauddin Shaikh of Comet Sports GmbH – Germany , the chief donors of these limited addition balls for the WORLD CUP
2006: Event & the WM- Parties, for the benefit of UNICEF, in the Halls of Dresdner Bank AG at Dusseldorf, Germany.
2008: The balls manufactured for the EUROPEAN CUP 2008 parties in the Halls of Dresdner Bank AG at Dusseldorf in Germany, organized by Mr. Herbert Klein the PR man or as Mr. Ziauddin Shaikh calls him a public relation’s Legend
2009: Upgrade of our homepage for the coming year and hope to serve again in theWM–Parties planned by Mr. Herbert Klein , also mainly for the benefit of UNICEF, during the WORLD CUP 2010 event , in the Halls of “Dresdner Bank – A Brand of Commerzbank AG “ at Dusseldorf in Germany.
2010: Africa Football ( print of the continent ) designed and made by us. Two sets of these balls in size 5 and Mini as well as JUMBO balls were donated through our Mr. Ziauddin Shaikh of Comet Sports GmbH – Monchengladbach ( Germany ) for WM parties organized by Mr. Herbert Klein Director PR of Commerzbank AG in partnership with EXPRESS newspaper – Düsseldorf for the benefit of UNICEF.
2011: New designs for soccer events in 2011 and 2012
2012: ……..