Servis Tyres () is a Pakistani

tire A tire (American English) or tyre (British English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a Rim (wheel), wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide Traction (engineering), t ...

and tube manufacturer based in

Gujrat city Gujrat ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujrat District and it is the 21st largest city of Pakistan by population. Along with the nearby cities of Sialkot and Gujranwala, Gujrat forms ...

and

Muridke Muridke ( Punjabi, ur, ), is a city and headquarters of Muridke Tehsil of Sheikhupura District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 53rd largest city of Pakistan by population. Muridke is situated near the city of Lahore, at an elevation of 205 ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Company background

Servis Industries Limited Service Industries Limited (SIL) (), doing business as Servis, is a Pakistani multinational corporation, multinational shoes and tire manufacturer which is based in Lahore, Pakistan. The company's factories are located in the Pakistani cities o ...

was founded by three college friends Chaudhry Nazar Mohammad and Chaudhry Mohammad Hussain from

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

. Chaudhry Mohammad Said from

Gujranwala district Gujranwala District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ur, ), is a Districts of Pakistan, district that is a part of the Majha region in Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. Gujranwala District is bordered by the districts of Gujrat District, Gujr ...

also joined the two other college friends to found the company back in 1941. They started the business on a modest scale and first started producing handbags and some sports goods. Encouraged by the initial success, they launched a shoe manufacturing plant in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

in 1954 which was later shifted to Gujrat. Then the company started producing tyres, tubes and technical rubber products besides selling footwear. Servis Tyres was founded in 1970 with its head-office located in Gulberg,

. It is the second-oldest company of the Servis Industries Limited after Servis Shoes. Company is registered with the

United Kingdom Accreditation Service The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services. It e ...

(UKAS) and Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).

Best vendor performance

In 2012, Servis Tyres was awarded the ''Best Vendor Performance Award'' 2012 by the

Atlas Honda Atlas Honda (AHL; ur, ), formerly known as Atlas Autos, is a Pakistani motorcycle manufacturer owned by Atlas Group and Honda Motor Company and based in Karachi, Pakistan since 1962. It is the largest motorcycle maker and a market leader in P ...

in a ceremony held on November 3, 2012. Award was presented by the senior managing director of

Honda Motor Company is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. This award acknowledges outstanding quality, value, service, innovation, delivery, organizational health, supply chain management, diversity, technology, environmental practices and price of Servis Tyres. As of 2012, Servis Industries Limited claims that it is the largest exporter of footwear for Pakistan in footwear and the largest manufacturer of tyres and tubes for motorcycles and bikes in Pakistan for the past 10 years.

References

External links

* of Servis Tyres

Tyres A tire (American English) or tyre (British English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a Rim (wheel), wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide Traction (engineering), t ...

Pakistani companies established in 1970 Manufacturing companies based in Lahore Automotive companies established in 1970 Tyre manufacturers of Pakistan Pakistani brands Privately held companies of Pakistan {{Motorvehicle-company-stub