Dyson plans to axe more than a quarter of its UK workforce

Vacuum and hairdryer-maker Dyson - which has offices in Malmesbury and Bristol - is planning to axe more than a quarter of its jobs here in the UK.

It's being done as part of a major bout of restructuring, according to the firm, who currently employ roughly 3,500 people across the country.

The news was revealed to staff in an email this morning (9/7).

The company, which also makes air treatment and haircare technology, is based in Wiltshire, but also has offices in London and Bristol.

Chief executive Hanno Kirner told employees: "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.

"As such, we are proposing changes to our organisation, which may result in redundancies.

"Dyson operates in increasingly fierce and competitive global markets, in which the pace of innovation and change is only accelerating."

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