Dewan Mushtaq Group has an annual turnover exceeding Pak Rupees
30 billion. The main fields of business include textiles, sugar,
polyester and acrylic staple fibre, assembly-cum-progressive manufacture
of automobiles and equity participation in a private bank. Other
allied businesses include a polypropylene sacks making and particle
board manufacturing plants as downstream industries of sugar industry
and automotive parts manufacturing as backward integration of
its automobile industry.
All
group companies are highly reputed for paying their shareholders
handsome dividends regularly, and in fulfilling their financial
obligations and commitments on time.
The
history of Dewan Mushtaq Group goes way back to the year 1916
to the State of Patiyala in the Punjab Province of India when
a small cottage industry was set up by Dewan Mohammad and his
son Dewan Mushtaq Ahmed to manufacture garments. During 1918,
another establishment was started in Karachi to import clothing
and other multifarious commodities which were then sold all over
India.
In
1947, the Dewan family migrated to Pakistan. They settled in Karachi,
formed Dewan Mushtaq Sons, and started trading in commodities
like tea, sugar, second-hand clothing, garments and fabrics. Due
to hard work and honest dealings of the family, the business rose
to new heights and by late fifties, the turnover of the firm was
as significant as Rs. 60 million per annum.
The Group presently employs over 12,000 persons at its various
plants and offices.
Dewan
Far Eastern is the overseas sales office and
responsible for obtaining export orders for
cotton yarn, produced by DMG Textile Division.
This
office is looked after by Mr. Taro Ishikawa.
Business
Intelligence Unit functions as the market research
and intelligence cell of DMG. Though its principal
responsibility is to collect and analyze the data
about Fibre Industry, its key players including
its users, namely fabric producers, it also carries
out specialized market studies in other fields
namely, textiles, automobiles, sugar etc, and
it also performs financial analyses.
Dewan
Executive Development Centre
Dewan
Executive Development Centre was established
in June 2000. It was formally inaugurated on
July 28, 2000 by Mr. Dewan Mohammad Yousuf Farooqui
and was followed by a seminar on the Seven Habits
of Highly Effective People, based on Steven
Covey's bestseller.
Human
Resource Development
The group is determined to establish a platform
where it can provide the knowledge and skills
to its employees so that they will be the torch-bearers
of the organization tomorrow. DEDC is an in-house
management development organization for excellence
in training. It has been established with the
explicit purpose of ensuring organizational
growth and development and to serve the need
for wisdom in corporate decision-making, thus
playing an important role in the long-term success
of Dewan Mushtaq Group.
Training
& Development Programme
Our training and development programme is an
in-house programme that is designed to change
the way we work and think. Our faculty is a
blend of individuals from diverse backgrounds
comprising of scholars and educationists of
the corporate world.
Our
Mission
"To
provide a forum for exchange of ideas and knowledge
with thorough training and development of individuals
in the field of business so that they are well
equipped to face the dynamic global environment."
Our Objectives
To
spark new and innovative ideas in the individuals
so that they are competitive enough to face
the global economic and market environment.
To
equip DMG individuals with a thorough understanding
of managerial and technological skills in
a manner that has a profound effect on their
personality and character.
To
build leadership qualities in individuals
so that they can make use of it efficiently
and effectively in order to make every unit
productive.
To
help to bring about a paradigm shift by creating
a dynamic and positive learning environment
and changing our corporate culture.
To
help DMG to cope with knowledge-based economy.
To
provide DMG staff with basic conceptual training
and impart latest managerial concepts / skills,
so as to make them "knowledge workers" and
on-line to deal with the challenges of modern
business.
The
core of DEDC training programme is that the
concepts and training that are imparted should
be thoroughly applied and further growth and
development of an individual should be related
through training and development.
Our
Assurance
We
believe that DMG members are our most precious
resource, our human capital. We also believe
'human progress' to be the worthiest of goals
through recruiting, developing, motivating,
rewarding and retaining personnel of exceptional
competence and providing them with a healthy
working environment, competitive compensation,
excellent opportunities for growth and a high
degree of job security.
Our
Commitment
We
are committed to surpass competition by unleashing
the constructive creative abilities and energies
of our group's employees.
The
Group, fully recognizing and realizing the importance
of information technology in today's business
and industry, established the IT Department
in March 1999. The work on software development
started with complete computerization at Dewan
Sugar Mills with fully built-in automated system
and simultaneous computerization of Dewan Farooque
Motors Ltd.'s operations. The successfull completion
of both the projects gave an impetus to modernization
of management process at DMG.
Currently,
IT Department is working on plans for introducing
technological advancement like ERP Development,
Intranet and Extranet Solutions, On-line reporting
systems etc.
IT
Department of DMG is equiped with the most modern
and highly advanced technological facilities
in terms of hardware, software, data-transfer
facilities.
Vision
Statement of IT Department
I.T
Department is dedicated to provide reliable
information base using most modern technology
to potential users at all levels. Our professionals
individually and collectively, will constantly
improve their competitive skills and excel in
providing quality service covering all the aspects
of the technology.
By
embarking into the digital age we will accelerate
the positive effects and mitigate the challenges
as knowledge grows when shared.
We
will innovate in a research-oriented manner
with technologies to create our own future and
value added activities for profitable relationships
with our stakeholders, thus encouraging intellectual
curiosity for our products, service and insight
that will help people around the world, shape
the ways business and education will be done
in future. Our professionals and their competitive
skills will be the hallmark, that combined with
technology innovation, expert skills and teamwork,
will keep us leaders in "CHANGE" to open new
doors.
Social
& Community Welfare
The Group is fully committed to the vision
and principles laid down by its founding fathers.
In keeping with its corporate philosophy and
the spirit of social service and human respect,
it strives to fulfill its corporate social responsibility.
As an exemplary corporate citizen, the Group
has set high standards in the area of public
service and community welfare through a variety
of philanthropic contributions.
Dewan Group has made following humble contributions
to the nation: -
Fully
financed the construction (including purchase
and installation of medical equipment) of
Dewan Farooque Medical Complex near Civil
Hospital. This was the single largest donation
of Rs. 250 millions. The Project was completed
in a record time and handed over to the
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation
(SIUT).
Played
a key role in the realm of education, health
and religion through setting up and financing
of following projects:
A
mosque at Sujawal, Dewan City, District
Thatta
Dewan
Farooque Medical Centre ( 250-bed
Hospital complete with Operation Theatre
and a Dialysis Unit), Sujawal, Dewan
City, Thatta
Dewan
Farooque Memorial High School, Sujawal,
Dewan City, Thatta
Dewan
Farooque Memorial High School, Hattar,
District Haripur, NWFP
Dewan
Farooque Memorial High School, Kotri,
Sindh
Dewan
Salman Dispensary Thatta, Sindh
Dewan
Mushtaq Coronary Care Unit (Civil
Hospital) Hyderabad
Dewan
Mushtaq Coronary Care Unit (Civil
Hospital) Sukkur
Dewan
Mushtaq Mosque at Old Clifton, Karachi
Dewan
Farooque Mosque at Federal 'B' Area,
Karachi
Dewan
Farooque Mosque at Matli, Sindh
Dewan
Mosque at Sector F-10, Markaz, Islamabad
Dewan
Farooque Institute of Computer Sciences
& Technology at Sujawal, Dewan City,
Thatta.
In
addition, the Group has also generously
contributed to the promotion of sports in
the country. Besides sponsoring various
sports championships, the Group fully supported
the Sindh National Games in 1999.
