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British engineering company

Not to be confused with David Brown Automotive.

David Brown Santasalo, formerly David Brown Engineering, is a British engineering company, principally engaged in the manufacture of gears and gearboxes.

Their major gear manufacturing plant is in Swan Lane, Lockwood, Huddersfield, adjacent to Lockwood railway station. It is named after the company's founder, David Brown, though it is more closely associated with his grandson, Sir David Brown (–).

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History

David Brown

Founded in as a pattern manufacturing company, by David Brown had begun to concentrate on gear systems and by was specialising in machine-cut gears.

The company moved in to Park Works, Huddersfield, where the firm is based today.

David Brown & Sons, Huddersfield (the Huddersfield group)

When David Brown died in , his sons Percy and Frank took over and began the manufacture of gears, complete gear units, gear cutting machines, tools and equipment, bea