26 Mar 2020

Vacuum cleaner makers Dyson to build ventilators for the NHS

They may be better known for making vacuum cleaners, but James Dyson’s company is now being asked to make ventilators for the NHS.

They may be better known for making vacuum cleaners, but James Dyson’s company is now being asked to make ventilators for the NHS.

The UK currently has 8,000 ventilators but needs 30,000 to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The government says it’s doing everything it can to procure more, like asking Dyson to make them.