Dyson to expand in Singapore with new hi-tech hub
DYSON, the company best known for its upscale vacuum cleaners and sleek fans, is opening a technology centre in Singapore next year.
The family-owned British firm also intends to grow its engineering team in the city-state by 50 per cent over the next few years.
Dyson has had a presence in Singapore since 2007 and now has about 800 employees – nearly half of whom are engineers. The staff are spread across three sites – Alexandra Technopark, a high-tech motors manufacturing facility in West Park and a commercial office at Fusionopolis.
More details about the new technology centre – including its location – will be disclosed next year.
“Singapore is much more than just the site where all our advanced Dyson digital motors are manufactured ...We have plans for our engineers here to step up in developing the next frontier of Dyson technology, in close collaboration with our team in the United Kingdom,” said Scott Maguire, global engineering director.
“As to what kinds of technology we’re working on, let’s just say we’re not limited by our imagination.
“We’re constantly looking for new and better solutions to solve age-old problems. People in Singapore will simply have to wait and see what we have up our sleeves.”