Brother Opens New State-of-the-Art Warehouse
NAGOYA, Japan, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Brother International Corporation
(USA) ("BIC USA"), a sales subsidiary of Brother Industries, Ltd. ("BIL"), has
expanded its Tennessee Distribution Center located in Bartlett, TN in response
to the increasing sales of its information and printing products.
The Tennessee Distribution Center is Brother group's largest distribution
stronghold and deals with all the Brother products, accessories and supplies
that are shipped to all the states in the U.S. (with exception of eight on the
West Coast), and Latin America. It also serves as a customer service base and
provides product technical support, call center services, and more. The
Tennessee Distribution Center plays a crucial role in the USA as a key
facility both in distribution and service operations.
In recent years, BIC USA has seen an increase in its sales of information
and printing devices such as multi-functional products. Accordingly, the
amount of cartons being shipped from the Tennessee Distribution Center in 2004
is expected to increase about one and a half times the number of cartons
shipped in 2000. In response to this growth, Brother made the decision to
expand the 1 million sq. ft. distribution center to ensure additional storage
by building a new 500,000 sq. ft. state of the art warehouse.
[Information about Tennessee Distribution Center ]
Location: 7777 Brother Boulevard Bartlett, Tennessee, USA
Total Floor Space: Approx. 1,538,402 Sp. Ft.
(Total floor space added: Approx. 498,369 Sp. Ft.)
Total space of the property: Approx. 102 acres
Date of establishment: December 14, 1998
Cost for expansion: US$ 14,000,000
Number of employees: Approx. 1,000
On November 18th, Brother celebrated the opening of the new warehouse, the
latest addition to its distribution facilities in Bartlett, Tennessee,
inviting dignitaries including Mr. Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee, and
Mr. Keith McDonald, Mayor of Bartlett, Mr. Eric Cromwell, VP of Technology for
Tennessee, Mr. Matt Kisber, Commissioner of Economic Development for
Tennessee. Seiichi Hirata, President of BIL and Toshikazu Koike, President of
BIC USA, attended the ceremony and enjoyed the occasion while broadening
Brother's relationship with local officials. And, it was the perfect
opportunity for them to share in this milestone event with Brother employees.
This year is the 50th anniversary of BIC USA, and it is a great achievement
for Brother to have completed the expansion of Tennessee Distribution Center
that supports BIC USA's excellent business performance, in this commemorative
year.
To commemorate the expansion, Brother planted 75 baby cherry blossom trees
on the premises and along the roadside as a token of friendship between
Bartlett and Brother. The Tennessee Distribution Center has made great efforts
to be an environmentally- and aesthetically-conscious good neighbor and
business presence in the Bartlett, TN community, preserving forests in their
natural forms on their property. Brother hopes that the tree planting will
help the facility become even friendlier to the people in the community and
employees, while adding beauty and providing a home for wildlife at the
Brother Tennessee Distribution Center property.
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SOURCE Brother Industries, Ltd.
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CONTACT:
Yumie Tamaru, Sakiko Morikawa, Corporate
Communications & Investor Relations Group, Public Relations &
General Affairs Dept., Brother Industries, Ltd., +81-52-824-2072,
or fax, +81-52-811-6826, kouhou@brother.co.jp
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