Rich list: Richard Branson and Rishi Sunak see fortunes shrink – but who are the wealthiest Brits now? Sunday Times Rich List The billionaire Hinduja family have topped the Sunday Times Rich List for the second year in a row as their fortune jumped by more than £6 billion. Gopi Hinduja and his family, which is behind the Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group, were named as Britain’s richest just days after Mr Hinduja’s brother Sri died. For the [...]
Dyson pours £100m into new Bristol tech centre as part of £2.75bn investment plan Dyson Dyson is pouring £100 million into a new technology centre in the UK, in addition to a new site in the Philippines and factory in Singapore, as part of its £2.75bn five-year investment plan. Dyson, which makes vacuum cleaners, fans and hair appliances, said today the new Bristol centre would be home to hundreds of [...]
Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest man, but who are Britain’s biggest billionaires? Living the high life Elon Musk is no longer the world’s richest person according to the Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2023. The declining value of Tesla shares and his expensive acquisition of Twitter have let Bernard Arnault, head of luxury conglomerate LVMH, take his place. Arnault is the first ever Frenchman to be the world’s richest person. It was [...]
Beauty parade? Dyson to invest half a billion in expanding grooming offering October 25, 2022 Engineering giant Dyson is set to invest half a billion into expanding its range of beauty products, as the technology and beauty industries converge. The British company’s Airwrap hairstyler, which has graced the beauty tables of most internet influencers, has been a best-seller for several years now. And has prompted popular ‘dupes’ from the likes of Revolution [...]
Dyson looking to hire hundreds of new engineers as tech giant wants every Brit to use home assistant robots within years May 25, 2022 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 March 31, 2022 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 March 3, 2022 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 [...]