Vacuum maker Dyson warns of 1,000 UK job cuts — source

British inventor James Dyson’s son Jake Dyson, Chief engineer at Dyson presents the company’s new model of vacuum cleaner in Paris on March 6, 2018. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP)

London, United Kingdom — Dyson’s chief executive Hanno Kirner on Tuesday announced changes to the vacuum maker’s organization that could result in job losses in Britain.

A source close to the matter added that “around 1,000” out of 3,500 UK employees could be impacted by the changes.

Created by inventor James Dyson, the Singapore-based company’s products include also hair dryers and air purifiers.

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“We have grown quickly and, like all companies, we review our global structures from time to time to ensure we are prepared for the future,” Kirner said in a statement.

“As such, we are proposing changes to our organization, which may result in redundancies.”

He added that “Dyson operates in increasingly fierce and competitive global markets, in which the pace of innovation and change is only accelerating”.