Category: Dyson

A man who launched a civil action against Dyson after claiming his new vacuum cleaner sent him flying down stairs has settled out of court. Norman Grant, 59, of Cranford Road, Aberdeen, claims he suffered painful head and wrist injuries in the accident at his home in March 2002.

JAMES Dyson, vacuum cleaner entrepreneur and ex-chairman of the Design Museum, delivered a searing attack on the state of British industry during the 29th Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

The boss of Dyson and his wife pocketed a £17 million bonus last year after shifting production of the firm’s distinctive vacuum cleaners overseas, the company confirmed.

Nov 10, 2004 Dyson, the British-designed vacuum cleaner, has reportedly captured a 15-percent share of the U.S. upright vacuum cleaner market, as measured by value, less than 2 years after its launch in the region.

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.

Dyson has seen the market share of its trademark bagless vacuum cleaners fall sharply in the UK during the past year, partly because of a consumer backlash against its decision to shift manufacturing to Malaysia.

Profits are set to double at vacuum cleaner group Dyson. The Wiltshire-based company has announced it expects to report pre-tax profits of £40m for 2003, up £21.7m on last year.

BBC News Online meets James Dyson, the inventor who wooed the “promiscuous hearts of the consumer” with his transparent, bagless vacuum cleaner.

Import tariffs should be imposed on companies that shift jobs from Britain to slash labour costs and boost profits, according to the new head of the giant Transport and General Workers Union.

Let’s get one thing straight right away. Don’t call James Dyson’s vacuum cleaners Hoovers (or worse still, hoovers, since that brings a dreary letter from Hoover’s lawyers warning the word is a trademark, and woe betide anyone who forgets it).