There’s a lesson from Dyson’s Singapore move, but it has nothing to do with Brexit January 25, 2019 There’s no question that Dyson’s move from Wiltshire to Singapore will be a loss to Britain. The company boasts profits in excess of £1bn, employs 4,000 in its Malmesbury offices alone, and is one of the UK’s major business success stories. But that doesn’t justify the political backlash we’ve seen. In true polarising fashion, owner Sir [...]
DEBATE: Following reports of the Dyson relocation, is Singapore the new go-to place for tech? January 24, 2019 Following reports of the Dyson relocation, is Singapore the new go-to place for tech? Elsa Hu, director of Asia at GP Bullhound, says YES. Singapore has long been the headquarters of choice for Southeast Asian tech startups, due to its mature business ecosystem, proximity to two of the world’s booming economies, huge talent pool, and attitude [...]
Heed the celebrity gurus and teach Britain how to manage January 23, 2019 Most businesses will fail, eventually. If current trends continue, 374,880 of the 660,000 new businesses registered in 2018 will have ceased trading by 2023. If your idea isn’t good enough, it’s better for your business to fold quickly to limit losses. Yet sometimes entrepreneurs stumble upon a great idea, but lack the managerial know-how to [...]
Dyson to move its company headquarters to Singapore as Asian success rises January 22, 2019 British billionaire James Dyson will be moving the corporate office and tax registration of his vacuum business to Singapore. The firm said the decision was motivated by a desire to be closer to the eponymous brand's fastest-growing markets, and was unrelated to the UK's upcoming exit from the EU or any tax implications. James Dyson has been [...]
This Dyson Award-winning turbine harnesses big city winds to generate power November 15, 2018 Victims of the Walkie Talkie wind-tunnel rejoice: engineering boffins may have found a way to turn architectural oversights into eco-friendly power generation. Nicholas Orellana and Yaseen Noorani, two master’s students at Lancaster University, have won the prestigious international James Dyson Award for their O-Wind Turbine – a sphere with geometric vents that spins when hit by [...]
Dyson welcomes EU court battle victory that defeats ‘anti-competitive’ vacuum cleaner regulation November 8, 2018 Household appliance maker Dyson successfully overturned EU regulation on the energy labelling of vacuum cleaners today after a lengthy legal battle. The British manufacturer argued tests to establish the energy efficiency of vacuum cleaners were misleading. Billionaire James Dyson's company said the test, which calculates efficiency when vacuum dust bags are empty, discriminated against its own bagless products. [...]
It’s time to go with the flow: The UK needs to accept global economic competition and come out on top November 4, 2018 | City Talk UK 1-1 Rest of the world. So reads the scoreboard from two recent corporate stories: Dyson’s decision to produce its electric cars in Singapore and Unilever’s to stay put in London. With Brexit beckoning, there is more focus than ever in Britain on its place in the world, and how that can be affected by [...]
James Dyson’s post-Brexit globalism: design cars in the UK, build them in Asia and sell them all over the world October 23, 2018 Sir James Dyson is one of Britain's most celebrated inventors and entrepreneurs – and rightly so. He has invested billions in UK-based research and development, collaborated with dozens of universities, championed design and engineering, ploughed vast sums into pushing the boundaries of robotics and artificial intelligence, employed thousands of people, backed apprenticeships and training schemes [...]
Dyson to manufacture its first electric car in Singapore October 23, 2018 British technology company Dyson has announced that it will set up a new site in Singapore for building its first electric car. The facility is expected to be completed by 2020, with the first cars being sold in 2021. Read more: Dyson plugs £200m into driverless cars UK technology campus Chief executive Jim Rowan said [...]
James Dyson: No-deal Brexit ‘will not change anything’ October 16, 2018 British inventor James Dyson has said that a no-deal Brexit “will not change anything”, lashing out at car industry giants who have recently raised concerns over job losses if a deal with the EU is not reached. The vacuum magnate and Brexit advocate told Parisian financial newspaper Les Echos: “Taxes or delays at the customs, [...]