Dyson looking to hire hundreds of new engineers as tech giant wants every Brit to use home assistant robots within years New robotics hub in Wiltshire As Dyson has started to preview plans to build home assistant robots – it wants to have them in UK homes by the end of the decade -the tech company has issued a call to robotics engineers to join. The UK-founded firm announced plans to open a robotics centre at Hullavington Airfield in Wiltshire, where [...]
The new normal? Air-purifying headphones to protect from pollution unveiled by Dyson Clean air warning With pollution in the capital remaining a hot-topic, Dyson has unveiled new air-purifying and noise-cancelling headphones. In wake of the pandemic, most people have become used to seeing face-masks in public. But Dyson’s new innovation may take some getting used to, as it launches its first foray into wearable technology. This comes after warnings from [...]
Dyson embarks on largest ever recruitment drive with 900 new UK roles DYSON JOBS Tech titan Dyson has unveiled plans today to hire 900 new engineer and IT roles in the UK. James Dyson’s firm wants to recruit 2,000 people in total this year to aid its development of new technologies across the world. It is the company’s largest ever recruitment drive, with a £600m cash injection into technology [...]
Dyson hits back at EU Court for ‘bad regulation’ after losing £150m legal bid for damages over bagless vacuum cleaners December 8, 2021 Dyson says it will appeal a decision by an EU court after losing a legal battle for €176m (£150m) in damages over vacuum cleaner energy labelling regulations. Although Dyson managed to overturn a Brussels regulation which allowed older vacuum models to appear energy efficient as more modern, bagless vacuum cleaners, the company’s claim for damages [...]
Dyson opens virtual reality store that mirrors physical demos experiences November 19, 2021 Dyson has opened a virtual reality store to allow customers to try out its products before choosing to buy them. The new Dyson Demo VR experience, accessible via virtual reality headsets, sees users able to examine and test virtual versions of the firm’s hair Corrale straighteners, Supersonic hairdryer or Airwrap styler on strands of virtual [...]
Sir James Dyson: Next generation will suffer if workers do not return to offices August 19, 2021 Sir James Dyson has called on the government to take the “less popular decision” and send workers back to the office. The order to work from home wherever possible was lifted on 19 July, but since then numbers returning to offices has stagnated. Dyson believes the “chances of the next generation will suffer” if a [...]
BBC apologises to James Dyson for labelling him a ‘prominent Tory supporter’ May 12, 2021 The BBC has issued an apology to James Dyson after the broadcaster referred to him as a “prominent Conservative supporter”. The BBC issued the apology today and admitted the inventor of the Dyson vacuum cleaner was mischaracterised in its coverage of Whatsapp messages between himself and the Prime Minister. In a statement the BBC [...]
Sir James Dyson has moved back to UK, docs show, as tax row continues April 21, 2021 Sir James Dyson has moved back to the UK, Companies House documents show, amid a row over texts the billionaire vacuum cleaner maker exchanged with Boris Johnson over tax problems during the pandemic. The documents, which were first reported by the Telegraph, show that Dyson’s new residence is in the UK. He had moved to [...]
Singled out: This year’s billionaire Brits April 7, 2021 Forbes released its highly anticipated billionaire list yesterday morning which has left regular folks pinching purse strings in hopes to add another zero to their bank accounts. The UK’s home-grown billionaires did not make it into the lucrative top 10, which was dominated by tech big dogs: Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? April 7, 2021 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Tharsus adds former CEO of Dyson to its board Robotics company Tharsus has appointed former Dyson CEO to its board as a non-executive director this week. Martin McCourt, whose career spans four decades, [...]