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South West; Gloucestershire; Wiltshire and North Somerset
Location of affected unit(s)
Hullavington
Sector
Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Architectural And Engineering Activities; Technical Testing And Analysis 71.12 - Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 March 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Engineering company Dyson has announced plans to create 300 jobs in its electric car design team. The company, which is better known for its vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, has announced plans to start electric car production by 2020 and already has 400 people in the team. The team is in the process of moving to a new research and development centre in Hullavington, Wiltshire and the new jobs will be located there. The location for the production of the cars has yet to be determined, though it is understood that this could take place in the UK. The timeframe for filling the new design jobs is not known.
Sources
1 March 2018: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Dyson, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 93710, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93710.
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