Dyson, the vacuum cleaner and home appliances business run by Sir James Dyson, is planning to spend £100m on a new technology centre in Bristol.
The centre will be developed near Bristol bridge and opposite Castle Park and is part of a £2.75bn, five-year programme of investment.
Dyson said its new home, at 1 Georges Square in Redcliffe, would be a research facility where it would develop a 10-year pipeline of products and apps. The company’s commercial and online sales teams for the UK and Ireland will also be based at the new Bristol office.
Dyson, which already has an IT office near Bristol Cathedral, said its plans reflected Bristol’s position as “an international hub for software and digital skills” and would create jobs for UK-based and international talent.
As part of the investment programme, Dyson is also building a new battery plant in Singapore and a £166m tech hub in the Philippines.
