The corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities of Needle Industries (India) Private Limited are located in the Nilgiri mountains, 2,200 meters above sea level, in Southern India.

The Company was incorporated in 1949 as a subsidiary of a major British manufacturer of hand sewing needles, knitting pins and other hard haberdashery products. Manufacture commenced with the very simple gramophone needle.

Over the years, the tiny company managed not only to survive, but to grow through its own resources into what it is today — the prime global source of hand sewing needles, knitting pins and allied products.

In the early years, all products were marketed under well-known brands belonging to the British principals. The sixties saw the shareholding begin to shift to Indian hands and with this came the introduction of the company's own brand name PONY, now a household name in most parts of the world. In the next decade, complete control of the company was transferred to the hands of the management in India.

For more information, visit the Pony website at www.ponyneedles.com.