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Epson's history spans over 100 years with a heritage that began in watch making and which led to the invention of the first quartz watch, along with many other 'firsts'. Seiko Epson was founded in 1942; Epson is now a world player in the field of manufacturing information related equipment, electronic devices, and precision products. Paid in capital of the Epson company stands at 53,204 million Yen, (approximately £262 million) employing 85,647 people worldwide. Epson operates on all five continents and has manufacturing facilities in 33 countries with 59 marketing and service bases. In the fiscal year ended March 31st 2005, consolidated sales for the Epson group had reached 1479.7 billion Yen (approximately £7.29 billion). The total of companies within the Epson organisation is 116 of which 29 are in Japan and 77 in the rest of the world.

Outside of its original watch making business, Epson is renowned for its colour innovation and technological advances. Many organisations rely upon Epson's printer, digital scanners, consumables and projectors. Printers feature widely in the Epson portfolio and include six one stop print, copy, and scan items, fifteen dot matrix printers, ten general purpose inkjet printers, twelve photo inkjet printers, and seven large format inkjet printers for the professional and graphics market. For business Epson produces fourteen laser and multifunction printers. Epson flatbed scanners are marketed in eleven different models, catering for copying of colour photography at home or for the professional.

Photography features prominently in the Epson range, Epson cameras enable the user to take digital photographs and print photographs without the aid of a p.c. Images are instantly available, can be printed straight from the camera or e-mailed or transferred across websites, all from your own home. Innovations from watches to state of the art photography have put Epson in top flight of imaging and printing systems worldwide.