Dyson announced that it is investing around PHP 11 billion in a new plant in Sto. Tomas, Batangas and is one of its largest investments.
“The new campus in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, will be one of the largest investments, and most advanced technology manufacturing centers, in the country and underscores the growing importance of the Philippines in Dyson’s global ambitions,” the company said.
Dyson Sto. Tomas Plant
The new facility will be located in First Philippine Industrial Park and will be around 92 basketball courts big. It will house the company’s research and development (R&D) and advanced motor capabilities under one roof. Additionally, the plant is said to include leisure and sports areas as well as laboratories and offices.
The company will look to employ an additional 400 engineers and more than 50 graduate engineers for the new plant. This team will focus on software, artificial intelligence, robotics, fluid dynamics, and hardware electronics.
The company aims to have the plant operational by the first half of 2024.
In 2020, it announced expansion plans in Singapore, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom with a five-year investment of around GBP 2.75 billion. Currently, the company has engineering, research, development, manufacturing, and testing operations in Singapore, the UK, Malaysia, Mexico, China, Poland, and the Philippines.
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