World-Class
World-Class British Engineering and Design
Sir James Dyson
Sir James Dyson is a British industrial designer and founder of the Dyson company. He is best known as the inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. Sir James studied furniture and interior design at the Royal College of Art and it was the development of his first product, the Dual Cyclone vacuum cleaner that saw him move into engineering.
He has since expanded his range into washing machines, hand dryers and fans. In 2002, he set up the James Dyson Foundation to support design and engineering in education, with the aim of inspiring young people to become engineers.
Type 45 Destroyer
Britain’s six Type 45 destroyers are the most advanced warships the nation has ever built. Their mission is to shield the fleet from air attack using the Sea Viper missile which can knock targets out of the sky up to 70 miles away if necessary.
The ships are built by BAE Systems in a modular form at three shipyards in Glasgow and Portsmouth before being assembled and launched into the Clyde. BAE Systems is a British defence, security and aerospace company ranked as the third-largest in the world. This world leading technically innovative company employs over 18,000 engineers in the UK and recruits 200 graduates onto its Graduate Development Programme each year.
Nigel Irens RDI
Nigel Irens is a world leading British yacht designer who is perhaps best known as the designer of the Adventurer, a 35m trimaran motor yacht which completed a record-breaking circumnavigation of the world in 1998, and of the record-breaking trimaran used by Ellen MacArthur to break the world record for solo circumnavigation in 2005.
Nigel was recognised for Engineering Design in 2005 by having the distinction of being appointed a Royal Designer for Industry. As well as large vessels, he has co-designed the King Alfred dingy to be built by King Alfred School in London and used to introduce students to dinghy sailing.
