Dyson plans $1.1-billion investment in Singapore
British household appliance maker Dyson will invest $1.1 billion in Singapore over the next four years as part of its $3.6-billion global investment plan, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner said on March 25 at the official opening of its new global head office which it moved from southern England to the city-state.
Singapore has become a hub for Dyson’s research and engineering teams, as well as for its commercial, advanced manufacturing and supply chain operations. It has more than 1,400 staff in the country, including 560 engineers and scientists.
The company now plans to hire more than 250 additional engineers and scientists, both local and foreign talent, in the sectors of robotics, machine learning, high-speed electric digital motors, energy storage and others.
Research, engineering and manufacturing in Singapore
Apart from the new headquarters, located at the St James Power Station, a former coal-fired power plant turned nightlife spot which the company leased, Dyson has other sites in Singapore, including an engineering center, a motor manufacturing facility and a new battery factory.
When Dyson announced its global investment plan in 2020, it said the money would be divided between in Singapore, its two campuses in Wiltshire, southwestern England, and the Philippines.
In January 2019, Dyson announced plans to relocate its company headquarters to Singapore, describing the move as a “commercial decision” to be closer to its fastest growing markets throughout the Asia-Pacific.
To and back from Singapore: James Dyson
However, founder James Dyson – a billionaire Brexit supporter – also stated his unhappiness with the overly bureaucratic restrictions when dealing with the European Union and tax issues in the UK. He personally moved to Singapore in 2019 where he bought a property and set up a family office, but moved his place of residence back to the UK two years later.
Founded 1991, the company became a household name from developing fancily designed products ranging from hand driers and air purifiers to hair care tools and vacuum cleaners. A project to develop and produce electric vehicles in Singapore was dropped in 2019 for being “not commercially viable.”
[caption id="attachment_38334" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dyson new global headquarters in Singapore in the decommissioned St James Power Station[/caption] British household appliance maker Dyson will invest $1.1 billion in Singapore over the next four years as part of its $3.6-billion global investment plan, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner said on March 25 at the official opening of its new global head office which it moved from southern England to the city-state. Singapore has become a hub for Dyson's research and engineering teams, as well as for its commercial, advanced manufacturing and supply chain operations. It has more than 1,400 staff...
British household appliance maker Dyson will invest $1.1 billion in Singapore over the next four years as part of its $3.6-billion global investment plan, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner said on March 25 at the official opening of its new global head office which it moved from southern England to the city-state.
Singapore has become a hub for Dyson’s research and engineering teams, as well as for its commercial, advanced manufacturing and supply chain operations. It has more than 1,400 staff in the country, including 560 engineers and scientists.
The company now plans to hire more than 250 additional engineers and scientists, both local and foreign talent, in the sectors of robotics, machine learning, high-speed electric digital motors, energy storage and others.
Research, engineering and manufacturing in Singapore
Apart from the new headquarters, located at the St James Power Station, a former coal-fired power plant turned nightlife spot which the company leased, Dyson has other sites in Singapore, including an engineering center, a motor manufacturing facility and a new battery factory.
When Dyson announced its global investment plan in 2020, it said the money would be divided between in Singapore, its two campuses in Wiltshire, southwestern England, and the Philippines.
In January 2019, Dyson announced plans to relocate its company headquarters to Singapore, describing the move as a “commercial decision” to be closer to its fastest growing markets throughout the Asia-Pacific.
To and back from Singapore: James Dyson
However, founder James Dyson – a billionaire Brexit supporter – also stated his unhappiness with the overly bureaucratic restrictions when dealing with the European Union and tax issues in the UK. He personally moved to Singapore in 2019 where he bought a property and set up a family office, but moved his place of residence back to the UK two years later.
Founded 1991, the company became a household name from developing fancily designed products ranging from hand driers and air purifiers to hair care tools and vacuum cleaners. A project to develop and produce electric vehicles in Singapore was dropped in 2019 for being “not commercially viable.”
