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Foundry-men & machinists.
Four generations.

As foundry-men and machinists for 4 generations, the roots of our family-owned business trace back to over a century.

Our heritage

Pre-eminence in heavy
plant & equipment.

Qadri foundry works Qadri Foundry · since 1905

Today, QADRI-Group enjoys pre-eminence as manufacturers of heavy industrial plant and equipment, specializing in multiple sectors including Sugar, Cement, Steel, Mining, Power, Chemical, Fertilizer, Paper & Board and Marine.

For us, developing new products and entering new markets is an ongoing process, and with presence in 90+ countries across continents, our global growth journey has grown steadily over the years. In doing so, conscious effort has always been made to inculcate Qadri-Family values in all aspect of our business dealings.

We are a professionally-managed, socially-conscious, QHSE-focused business Group geared up to meet the modern day challenges with the zeal to give back to the land where we belong and to the people associated with us.

Comprising of multiple companies, foundry facilities, fabrication and machine shops, we are a vertically integrated business Group, where the scope of activities of each of our entity complements that of the other to reinforce QADRI-Group at the center. In this sense, the pattern of our growth has been centripetal.

Simultaneously, we attach high priority to forge links with the world’s leading technology companies for plant & equipment falling under our purview. The resultant synergy has enabled us to offer bespoke, cost-effective solutions and high-quality equipment to our customers globally.

— Family

Qadri-Family values

Conscious effort to inculcate family values in every aspect of business dealings — across generations of foundry-men and machinists.

— Integration

Centripetal growth

Multiple companies, foundries, fabrication and machine shops — each entity complements the other to reinforce Qadri Group at the centre.

— Partners

World technology links

Priority to forge links with the world’s leading technology companies — delivering bespoke, cost-effective, high-quality equipment globally.

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Timeline

Milestones that built
Qadri Group.

From a tiny melt-shop in the 1890s to 250 sugar and cement plant customers across 100 countries — the milestones below are taken from Qadri Group’s heritage record.

1890s

Roots

Hussain & Karim

Hussain and Karim, 10~12-year-old brothers, succeeded the tiny melt-shop of their mentor Baba Azeem.

1905

Named

Qadri Foundry

Business thrived and in autumn-1905, was named “Qadri Foundry” by their ‘Murshid’ from Srinagar, Kashmir.

1930–40

Trials

Years of tribulation

1930~1940 were years of trials & tribulations resulting from political strife against British Raj — business suffered.

1947

Pakistan

Lahore & Karachi foundries

1947 saw the birth of Pakistan and with great enthusiasm, metallurgical foundries were established in Lahore and Karachi.

1950–90

Local market

Road to pre-eminence

1950~1990 — on the road to pre-eminence as industrial plant & equipment manufacturer for the local market.

May 1992

Škoda

Technical collaboration — Škoda

‘Technical Collaboration’ with world-famous SKODA AS, Czech for manufacturing Sugar Mill Plant & Eqpt.

Sept 1995

First export

First export order

1st export order for machined components received from SKODA TS s.r.o.

1995

Fletcher Smith

Technology-sharing — UK

Technology-sharing with world-famous FLETCHER SMITH, UK for manufacturing Sugar Mill Plant & Eqpt.

2000

Fives Group

Technology-sharing — France

Technology-sharing with world-famous FIVES GROUP, France for manufacturing Sugar Mill Plant & Eqpt.

Feb 2007

USA landmark

Lula–Westfield cane mill

Shipped world’s largest Cane Crushing Mill to Lula-Westfield LLC, LA–USA for crushing 25,000 tons per day.

Feb 2017

Fives license

License Agreement — Fives

‘License Agreement’ with FIVES GROUP, France for manufacturing Sugar Mill Plant & Eqpt.

July 2019

FLSmidth

License — cement parts, Pakistan

‘License Agreement’ with world-famous FLSmidth, Denmark for manufacturing Cement Plant Parts for Pakistan-market.

Mar 2020

FLS export

First FLS-QADBROS export

1st export order for FLS-QADBROS branded Cement Plant spares & wear parts received from FLSmidth.

July 2023

89 countries

FLS license & agency — 89 countries

‘License Agreement’ to manufacture & export FLS-QADBROS branded Cement Plant Parts to 89 countries of the world.

‘Agency Agreement’ to market & sell FLSmidth Proprietary Equipment to Cement Plants in 89 countries of the world.

2024

Today

100 countries

Year-2024 — opened with 250 Sugar Factory and Cement Plant customers spread over 100 countries of the world!