Brother's global business, which started with the export of sewing machines, began full-scale operations after it established overseas subsidiaries in the United States in 1954 and in Ireland in 1958. Subsequently, Brother continued to increase the number of its sales facilities around the world, mainly in Europe and the Americas, and it acquired a major sewing machine manufacturer in the United Kingdom in 1968. The 1960s and the 1970s were the period to prepare for the 1980s when Brother started full-scale global operations.
Showroom in Europe
Chronology
| 1954 | Established BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION as a trading body. |
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| 1954 |
Established a regional sales company, BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (U.S.A.) in New York, the U.S.A. (initially called BIC of N.Y.).
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| 1958 | Established a regional sales company, BROTHER INTERNATIONAL EUROPE LTD. in Dublin, Ireland. |
| 1959 | Established a regional sales company, BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (CANADA) LTD. in Montreal, Canada. |
| 1962 | Established a regional sales company, BROTHER FRANCE SAS in Paris, France. |
| 1964 |
Established a regional sales company, BROTHER INTERNATIONAL GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany.
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| 1968 | Established a regional sales company, BROTHER INTERNATIONAL (NEDERLAND) B.V. in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
| 1977 | Established a regional sales company, BROTHER INTERNATIONAL (AUST.) PTY. LTD. in Sydney, Australia. |
