Pakistan Ordnance Factories, POF

PROFILE: At the time of creation of Pakistan in 1947, all sixteen ordnance factories fell to Indian share because of their locations. Pakistan, as a newly born state had to therefore raise its own defence industry. In this context, beginning was made in co-operation with British Royal ordnance.

Today Pakistan Ordnance Factories is the biggest defence industrial complex in Pakistan meeting almost hundred percent ordnance need of its armed forces mainly the army. Internationally certified for QUALITY SYSTEMS these fourteen factories are spread over an area of 100 sq kms.

* ISO - 9001 CERTIFIED

* ISO - 14000 UNDER CERTIFICATION

In addition to meeting the demands of Defence Forces, POF products are in service in over 30 countries conforming to the highest standard of international quality and reliability. Our quality control starts right from the raw material for which POF has large metallurgical and chemical laboratories, assisted by control laboratories spread throughout the complex. Live firing test facilities are available with the most modern ballistic monitoring units and conditioning chambers in several firing ranges including 100 to 200 meters (closed ranges) & 40 Km (open ranges). All testing conform to established international proofing and inspection specifications. Pakistan Ordnance Factories also specialize in the manufacture of commercial explosives, hunting munitions and possess extensive facilities for the manufacture of Brass, Copper and Aluminium Ingots, Extrusions and sections for non-military applications. A Garments Factory, which has the state of the art cloth cutting facilities and most modern stitching units, can also cater for the needs of garments in civil sector.

At POF every effort is made to produce top quality products and the system of constantly updating and modernizing the manufacturing facilities is the corner stone of our policies.

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