Dyson is a global technology company with engineering, research, development, manufacturing and testing operations in Singapore, the UK, Malaysia, Mexico, China and the Philippines. Having started in a coach house in the UK in 1993, today, Dyson has a global headquarters in Singapore and two technology campuses in the UK. Since 1993, Dyson has invested £1.7bn in early-stage research, design and development of future Dyson technology. Dyson remains family-owned and employs 14,000 people globally including a 6,500 strong engineering team. It sells products in 85 markets in over 439 Dyson direct retail stores around the world, including a Dyson Virtual Reality Demo Store too. Since inventing the first cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner - DC01- in 1993, Dyson has created problem solving technologies in air purification, robotics, haircare, lighting, hand drying, and now audio, with the Dyson Zone noise cancelling headphones with air purification.