Inventor James Dyson paid himself £31.5m last year, putting him amongst Britains highest earners.
The Dyson company, which he owns, made record profits of £103m after a surge in exports to Japan, where its DC12 vacuum cleaner leads the market.
Dyson points out that it invested £42m in research and development last year and expects to spend £56m in 2006. James Dyson’s pay packet was up 44% on the previous year.
Dyson 2-Drums Allergy washing machine CR02 – Dyson is launching its latest washing machine: 2-drums allergy. This is the first washing machine to gain the British Allergy Foundation (BAF) Seal of Approval.
James Dyson, inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, believes a digital motor designed for one of his newest machines could on day be used in cars.
BBC News Online meets James Dyson, the inventor who wooed the “promiscuous hearts of the consumer” with his transparent, bagless vacuum cleaner.