Inventor James Dyson now owns more land than the Queen after buying Cranwell and Roxholme estate December 29, 2014 James Dyson, the man who removed the bag from the humble vacuum cleaner, is hoovering up land in Britain. Dyson, a self-made billionaire, has bought a 3,000 acre estate in Lincolnshire, which brings his estimated land holdings to 25,000 acres (or 14,204 football pitches), more than the Queen’s private estate, Sandringham, which is 20,000 [...]
Dyson commits £1.5bn in global invention quest November 20, 2014 Inventor James Dyson has today announced that his eponymous company, known for its revolutionary versions of household objects from electric fans to vacuum cleaners, is making a £1.5bn investment in future technology, at home and abroad. Dyson aims to launch 100 new products worldwide in the next four years. The financial commitment includes a £1bn [...]
A good year for Dyson: Profits up and robots in the pipeline September 16, 2014 The improving global economy and an increase in exports to China combined to push up Dyson's underlying profits by 5 per cent to £382m in 2013. An increase in popularity of its cordless vacuum cleaners also had a positive impact, raising turnover to £1.3bn from £1.2 in 2012. And it doesn't stop there [...]
Watch: Dyson unveils the 360 Eye, its robotic vacuum cleaner September 4, 2014 In recent years James Dyson has experimented with fans and hand dryers, but it seems he has returned to his first love, the vacuum cleaner. At a press conference in Japan this morning, Dyson unveiled his first robotic vacuum, the 360 Eye. Admittedly, robotic vacuum cleaners aren't a new idea – in 2001 Dyson trailed [...]
Dyson reveals the innovations that never were June 2, 2014 DYSON is marking its coming of age 21st birthday with a sneak peak at the inventions that did not quite make it. The company, best known for its revolutionary vacuum cleaners and bladeless fan, has revealed one design that didn’t make it to market back in 2001 was a virtual reality headset, similar to Google [...]
Dyson ploughs £5m into new lab to build future household robots February 9, 2014 SIR JAMES Dyson is investing £5m in a new robotics lab at London’s Imperial College that will focus on developing the next generation of robots that “see and think” like humans. The engineer behind the bagless vacuum cleaner has been working with the university since 2005 on creating machines that use vision to navigate their [...]
Dyson expansion to create 3,000 jobs January 22, 2014 UK engineering firm Dyson has announced a £250m investment to double the size of its research centre in Wiltshire and hire 3,000 engineers. The company, founded by James Dyson (pictured), said yesterday that it had “drawn up a blueprint” for the largest expansion in its 20 year history.
Profits surge for Dyson November 1, 2005 Profits at Dyson, the company famous for its brightly coloured bag less cleaners, have doubled from £39.6m to £78.2m resulting in a bumper pay packet for founder James Dyson and his wife. The pair took home £28.9m as the private company’s sales increased fourfold largely due to a boom in American sales. Sales to 31 [...]