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Founded by James Dyson | Founded by James Dyson | ||
1970 [[Jeremy Fry]] set up [[Rotork Marine]] to make and sell the Sea Truck, developed with James Dyson; Dyson was put in charge of the new venture. | |||
Subsequently Fry and Dyson set up [[Prototypes]] Ltd to develop new products and produce working prototypes which would then be manufactured elsewhere: joint projects included the ''Squirrel'', an outdoor wheelchair with four-wheel drive and power steering, manufactured in collaboration with Lord Snowdon, which was never a commercial success, and a bagless vacuum cleaner. | |||
Later Dyson bought Fry out of Prototypes Ltd and set up his own company, the [[Air Power Vacuum Cleaner Co]] which very successfully developed the upright dual cyclone vacuum cleaner. | |||
1993 Opened a research centre and factory in | The name of the company was changed to Dyson Ltd | ||
1974 Dyson developed a prototype of a fibreglass barrow with a ball instead of a wheel. | |||
1979-84 Dyson developed 5,127 prototype designs of the prototype vacuum cleaner | |||
1983 a Japanese company, Apex, licensed Dyson's design and built the G-Force, which appeared on the front cover of Design Magazine the same year. | |||
1993 Opened a research centre and factory in Malmesbury, Wiltshire | |||
2002 The company transferred vacuum cleaner production to Malaysia. | 2002 The company transferred vacuum cleaner production to Malaysia. | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_%28company%29 Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_%28company%29 Wikipedia] | ||
* Biography of Jeremy Fry, ODNB | |||
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Revision as of 10:09, 1 May 2016
Dyson Ltd is a British technology company that designs and manufactures vacuum cleaners, hand dryers, bladeless fans, and heaters. It sells machines in over 70 countries and employs more than 5,000 people worldwide.
Founded by James Dyson
1970 Jeremy Fry set up Rotork Marine to make and sell the Sea Truck, developed with James Dyson; Dyson was put in charge of the new venture.
Subsequently Fry and Dyson set up Prototypes Ltd to develop new products and produce working prototypes which would then be manufactured elsewhere: joint projects included the Squirrel, an outdoor wheelchair with four-wheel drive and power steering, manufactured in collaboration with Lord Snowdon, which was never a commercial success, and a bagless vacuum cleaner.
Later Dyson bought Fry out of Prototypes Ltd and set up his own company, the Air Power Vacuum Cleaner Co which very successfully developed the upright dual cyclone vacuum cleaner.
The name of the company was changed to Dyson Ltd
1974 Dyson developed a prototype of a fibreglass barrow with a ball instead of a wheel.
1979-84 Dyson developed 5,127 prototype designs of the prototype vacuum cleaner
1983 a Japanese company, Apex, licensed Dyson's design and built the G-Force, which appeared on the front cover of Design Magazine the same year.
1993 Opened a research centre and factory in Malmesbury, Wiltshire
2002 The company transferred vacuum cleaner production to Malaysia.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Wikipedia
- Biography of Jeremy Fry, ODNB