Dyson
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
1974 Dyson had a fibreglass prototype of a barrow with a ball instead of a wheel.
1979-84 Dyson developed 5,127 prototype designs of the first 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 Malmsbury, Wiltshire
2002 The company transferred vacuum cleaner production to Malaysia.