![]() A new sewing machine factory was opened in 2012 in Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam, which is the largest single brand sewing machine factory in the world. With a turnover in excess of €80 million, it is the 4th largest company under the Brother Industries Ltd umbrella of organisations.īrother Industries manufactures mechanical sewing machines in Zhuhai, China and computerised sewing & embroidery machines in Taiwan. In 2010, the sewing divisions of Brother Industries around Europe were consolidated into one larger company called "Brother Sewing Machines Europe GmbH". Īs of 31 March 2020, Brother's annual sales revenue had reached 637,259 million yen (US$6,044,666,710 at October 2020 exchange rates). Brother donated the last machine to London's Science Museum. It had made 5.9 million typewriters in its Wrexham factory since it opened in 1985. In November 2012, Brother announced that it had built the last UK-made typewriter at its north Wales factory. In December 2011, Brother diversified its offerings by acquiring Nefsis, an innovator in web-based remote collaboration and conferencing software. In March 2005, "Brother Communication Space" (now the Brother Museum), a corporate museum that also serves as a public relations facility, opened in Nagoya. 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. Brother entered the printer market during its long association with Centronics. The corporate name was changed to Brother Industries, Ltd. ![]() In 1958 a European regional sales company was established in Dublin. In 1955, Brother International Corporation (US) was established as their first overseas sales affiliate. Brother's history began in 1908 when it was originally called Yasui Sewing Machine Co in Nagoya, Japan. ![]()
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