Brother wins 'iF DESIGN AWARD 2016' for 5 categories

Issued by Concept cc for Brother
Johannesburg, 17 Feb 2016

Brother Industries, a parent company of Brother International South Africa; a leader in home and business IT peripherals that focuses on the 'Customer-First' approach, has won "iF DESIGN AWARD 2016" for five categories.

The winning Brother products include the MFC-J880DW and DCP-J562DW multi-function centres, the PT-D210, Pt-D450 and PT-D600 labelling machines and the AirScouter WD-200A head-mounted display.

"iF DESIGN AWARD 2016" received about 5 295 entries from 53 countries. This is the 9th consecutive year Brother has been named as an iF DESIGN AWARD winner and has now received a total of 55 awards, including the five won this year.

Dale de Villiers, Marketing Manager at Brother South Africa, says We are extremely honoured to receive the iF Design Award yet again. Brother continuously makes efforts to pursue improvements in design quality and product innovation to provide superior value to customers.''

"The MFC-J880DW and DCP-J562DW units as well as the AirScouter WD-200A are not available in the South African market but we are nonetheless proud of our technology offering internationally," continued de Villiers.

Winning Brother Products: iF DESIGN AWARD 2016

iF DESIGN AWARD

iF DESIGN AWARD is hosted and judged by the iF-International Forum Design, in Hannover, Germany. This is one of the most prestigious international design competitions and has been running since 1953. It is recognised around the world and judged not only on external appearance of the product, but also on criteria such as functionality and environmental performance.

Brother International South Africa

For more than a century, Brother has won recognition as a brand synonymous with delivering product innovation and customer satisfaction. Founded in 1908, Brother is a leading International brand that produces quality innovative products for the print and imaging, labelling and sewing markets in more than 100 countries worldwide. Brother International South Africa is the regional sales office for South Africa and markets a range of products manufactured by its parent company, Brother Industries of Nagoya, Japan. Established in 1970, Brother International South Africa manages an extensive network of distributors in both domestic and Sub-Saharan markets.

Brother's printing business is committed to the advancement of technologies and "work-style innovation" and constantly strives to pioneer new technologies and improve product quality. The different types of technology Brother offers are convenient to use and helps streamline workflow and efficiency in corporate, SME and home environments.

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