Haier Pakistan
Haier Pakistan (Urdu: ہائیر پاکستان) is a consumer electronics and home appliances company in Pakistan. Established in 2000, it is a subsidiary of the Chinese multinational group Haier.[1]
Private | |
Industry | Consumer electronics Home appliances |
Founded | 2000 |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Pakistan |
Key people | Javed Afridi (CEO) |
Products | Major appliances Small appliances Commercial heating and cooling systems Consumer electronics |
Subsidiaries | Peshawar Zalmi |
Website | Official website |
It is one of the largest companies in Pakistan's home appliances market, in terms of sales and revenues generated.[2] Common appliances produced by the group include refrigerators, air conditioning units, washing machines, kitchen appliances, and handsets.[3]
In 2015, Haier invested $5 million to establish a mobile phone assembly plant in Lahore, which would annually manufacture over 1.5 million cellphones for the Pakistani market.[1] In the first half of 2017, Haier sold more than 270,000 refrigerators, exceeding previous years' figures.[4]
The group's CEO is Javed Afridi and it notably owns the Peshawar Zalmi franchise in the Pakistan Super League, which was acquired for $16 million over a ten-year period.[5][6] The group has also sponsored other cricket and sports tournaments in the country.[7]
References
- Haq, Shahram (21 December 2015). "With encouraging response, Haier Pakistan to expand more aggressively". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- "Corporate corner". The Nation. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- "Haier introduces 10 Year Warranty". Pakistan Observer. January 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- "Haier sells 270,000 refrigerators this year". Dunya News. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- Hashmi, Nabeel (3 December 2015). "Pakistan Super League: Seven Companies fight it out to buy franchises". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- Pennington, John (30 December 2015). "Peshawar Zalmi launch foundation with aim to transcend cricket". Cricket World. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- Husain, Amir (9 May 2016). "Interview: Javed Afridi on Pakistan cricket, PSL and Shahid Afridi's future". Sport360.com. Retrieved 1 August 2017.