Founded in Japan over a century ago by two brothers Masayoshi and Jitsuichi, today Brother is a globally recognised innovative* technology brand. The company has operations in 44 countries and its products are sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. BrotherÕs first major manufacturing and exporting success was industrial sewing machines, and from this strong start the organisation has continually developed and expanded its product offering. Brother products include printers, all-in-one printer devices, fax machines and labelling machines. New products for an increasingly digital and smart technology era include mobile print solutions and our OmniJoin HD web conferencing software. Brother International Europe (BIE) is the European hosting company for Brother in Europe, based in Manchester, UK and part of the global Brother Group. Since the 1950s Brother has built a strong presence in Europe. BIE has sales offices or representatives in 23 European countries, a central sewing machine HQ for Europe based in Germany, and production facilities in the UK and Slovakia, with a workforce of over 1,300 people. The role of BIE is to provide product intelligence and centralised support to each of these European operations. BrotherÕs mission is to place our customers first, everywhere, every time and provide them with superior value, by creating and delivering high quality products and services, demonstrating its corporate message: ÒAt your side.Ó If you are interested in hearing about job opportunities at BIE please contact recruitment@brother.co.uk