Facelift for Brown’s historic site

AN engineering firm yesterday revealed it plans to invest in its historic Yorkshire base, after it enjoyed an encouraging start to the year.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Jun 2013, 01:01 BST
David Brown's multi MW wind gearbox test rigDavid Brown's multi MW wind gearbox test rig
David Brown's multi MW wind gearbox test rig

David Brown plans to modernise the manufacturing and test facilities at its Park Works site in Huddersfield. The company said it had continued to strengthen its order book, with contracts from the renewables and defence sectors.

Steve Watson, managing director for David Brown Europe, said: “David Brown has been on this Park Works site for more than 100 years, and after considering all the options, has decided to invest significantly in the modernisation of this historic facility.”

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David Brown, owned by Clyde Blowers Capital, is a major supplier of gearboxes and gearing technology products and services.

During the Second World War, it produced thousands of gears for tanks, and defence remains an important sector for the company, which employs 250 staff and has a turnover of around £40m for its UK business. The company declined to reveal the precise scale of its investment.

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