Sir James Dyson

Sir James Dyson was a British inventor born on the 2nd May 1947. After just fixing my Dyson vacuum cleaner I felt it was only right to conduct a bit of research on the Dyson.

In the 1970s, Dyson originally had the idea of using cyclonic separation to invent a vacumm cleaner that wouldn't lose suction, at least not a lot of it. Using his wife's salary for funding. he launched the "G-Force" vacuum cleaner in 1983. It would only sell in Japan due to lack of interest from British companies. It retailed for £2000 (€2950) and it was bright pink in colour. He got his first patent in 1986.

After failing to sell his invention to the major manufacturers, Dyson set up his own manufacturing company. The product now outsells those of some of the companies that rejected his idea and has become one of the most popular brands in the United Kingdom. In early 2005 it was reported that Dyson cleaners had become the market leaders in the United States by value (though not by number of units sold).

It's biggest selling point after from the unique technology, was the fact that it didn't need its bag changed every month, simply because it didn't have one! Hence the slogan "Say goodbye to the bag."

Following his success the other major manufacturers began to market their own bagless vacuum cleaners. Dyson sued Hoover UK for patent infringement and won around $5 million in damages. His manufacturing plant moved from Malmesbury, Wiltshire in England, to Malaysia, for economic reasons and because of difficulty acquiring land for expansion. The company's headquarters and research facilities remain in Malmesbury.

Dyson later stated that due to the cost savings from transferring production to Malaysia he was able to invest in R&D at Malmesbury. Dyson employs more people in the UK than he did before the transfer of manufacturing to Malaysia.

In 2005 Dyson added the wheel ball from his Ballbarrow into a vacuum cleaner.

"Enjoy failure and learn from it. You can never learn from success." Sir James Dyson