For 70 years the Dyson Group has been led by one family. Now it’s handing over the reins to a new name.
When Laurie Dyson returned from WW2 and bought a bus business, he could never have expected it to become a booming family empire. Fast forward 70 years and the Dyson Group is a prominent player in Melbourne’s public transport industry.
But now, the north-east Melbourne-based group, which also has a with a large presence in regional Victoria and New South Wales, is about to hand over management to a person without the historic Dyson name attached – Andrew Jakab.
Cousins Neil and Shane Dyson have worked at the family business since 1975. They both rose to become joint managing directors