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INVESTMENT. British technology company Dyson announces its expansion into the Philippines on Thursday (November 26, 2020) as it will open its software lab in Alabang. The company would hire 400 engineers over the next three years. (Photo courtesy of Dyson)
MANILA – Dyson Ltd. has chosen the Philippines to host its first software laboratory and research and development (R&D) center, the British technology firm announced.
In a press conference Thursday, Dyson COO Scott Maguire said the company’s upcoming software lab in the Philippines is part of Dyson’s GBP2.75 billion (PHP117 billion) global investment over the next five years.
“What we are looking to do is not only invent new hardware technologies, but also invest in new products that solve new problems much more intelligently in the future … And the Philippines will be a much more important part of our future,” Maguire said. .
He added that the company will hire about 400 engineers for the software lab here over the next three years.
“We are sure there is a lot of good talent in the Philippines,” said the Dyson executive.
The software lab and research and development center will soon increase in Alabang, he added.
Maguire noted that Dyson has chosen the Philippines as the location for its new R&D center and software lab due to the success of its manufacturing facility and the country’s value for engineering.
He said the company has a software presence in the UK, Singapore, China and some capabilities in Malaysia, but the Philippines “will be the first software lab, R&D center for Dyson.”
Maguire cited R&D activities in the software lab here, including reinventing hardware and software technologies for vacuum cleaners, environmental care products, sensor software, motor controllers, Internet of things and technologies. robotics for new products and categories that Dyson will launch in the future.
Dyson has been in the Philippines since 2016, with its manufacturing facility in Calamba, Laguna producing nearly 13 million Dyson Hyperdymium engines annually.
“I think another role that the Philippine R&D team will play is a very close collaboration with all the other development centers that Dyson has around the world … [T]This would help take and elevate Filipino talents to a new level with the right exposure to the right technologies, ”said Dyson Philippines CEO Richard Perez in a virtual briefing. (PNA)
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