Berlitz de España, S.A.

Brands marketed by the company:
ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS BERLITZ DE ESPAÑA, S.A.

Business sector:
Education

Business activity:
It has operated in Spain and Portugal since 1971 and currently has 10 language teaching centres: 4 in Madrid, 2 in Barcelona, 1 in Seville, 1 in Valencia, 1 in Lisbon and 1 in Palma de Mallorca. It has more than 200 teachers, almost 6,000 students and undertakes 140,000 hours of lessons a year. In 2001, the company was purchased by Fututake Publishing Co. Ltd., now known as Benesse Corporation, a leading Japanese company in the publishing of correspondence courses and other educational material. Berlitz and Benesse jointly cover all the linguistic needs for teaching, translating and publishing for the global market.