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. Shaikh.
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, Moenchengladbach
(Germany) and was manufactured by us.
The idea and realisation for this limited adition BALL was from
Mr. Heribert Klein (the owner of a Heart for UNICF Organisation)
& 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- Partys, for the benefit of
UNICEF, in the Halls of Dresdner Bank AG at Duesseldorf,
Germany.
2008 The balls manufactured for the EUROPEAN CUP 2008 partys in
the Halls of Dresdner Bank AG at Duesseldorf in Germany ,
organised by Mr. Heribert Klein the PR man or as
Mr. Ziauddin Shaikh calls him a public relations`LEGEND`
2009 UPGRADE of our homepage for the coming year and hope to serve again
in the WM–Partys planned by Mr. Heribert 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
Duesseldorf 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 – Mönchengladbach ( Germany ) for WM parties
organised by Mr. Heribert 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
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