Brother Industries
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Native name
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ブラザー工業株式会社 |
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| Traded as | : |
| Industry | Printers, Machinery |
| Founded | 1908 (as Yasui Sewing Machine Co.) |
| Founder | Kanekichi Yasui |
| Headquarters | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
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Key people
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Yoshihiro Yasui (Chairman) Toshikazu Koike (President) |
| Products |
Computer printers Multi-function Centers Desktop computers Fax machines Sewing machines Electronic typewriters Knitting machines Domestic appliances Machine tools |
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Number of employees
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31,314 (consolidated) 3,779 (non-consolidated) |
| Website | www.brother.com |
Brother Industries, Ltd. (Japanese: ブラザー工業株式会社 Hepburn: Burazā Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a Japanese multinational electronics and electrical equipment company headquartered in Nagoya, Japan. Its products include printers, multifunction printers, desktop computers, sewing machines, large machine tools, label printers, typewriters, fax machines, and other computer-related electronics. Brother distributes its products both under its own name and under OEM agreements with other companies.
Brother's history began in 1908 when the Yasui Sewing Machine Co. was established in Nagoya, Japan. In 1955, Brother International Corporation (US) was established as their first overseas sales affiliate. In 1958 a European regional sales company was established in Dublin. The corporate name was finally changed to Brother Industries, Ltd. in 1962. Brother entered the printer market during its long association with Centronics.
In 1968 the company moved its UK headquarters to Audenshaw, Manchester, after acquiring the Jones Sewing Machine Company, a long established British sewing machine maker.
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