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Foundries Division, of Penistone Sheffield. | Foundries Division, of Penistone Sheffield. | ||
David Brown Gear Industries was a subsidiary of [[David Brown Corporation]] | |||
1966 David Brown Gear Industries supplied gearing to the Longannet Power Station<ref>The Times Jun 17, 1966</ref> | 1966 David Brown Gear Industries supplied gearing to the Longannet Power Station<ref>The Times Jun 17, 1966</ref> | ||
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They had five factories based in Huddersfield, Penistone, Salford, Sunderland and Sheffield. | They had five factories based in Huddersfield, Penistone, Salford, Sunderland and Sheffield. | ||
1989 David Brown Gear Industries | 1989 David Brown Gear Industries was working with [[British Rail]] and [[GEC]] on the design of the ''225''<ref> The Times September 21, 1989</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:40, 29 January 2016
David Brown Gear Industries Ltd. of Park Gear Works, Huddersfield
Foundries Division, of Penistone Sheffield.
David Brown Gear Industries was a subsidiary of David Brown Corporation
1966 David Brown Gear Industries supplied gearing to the Longannet Power Station[1]
1967 Supplier of Radicon speed reducers[2]
1969 Also had a factory at Sunderland
1969 David Brown Gear Industries had 3 divisions[3]:
- Gear Division
- Foundries Fabrication and Pump Division
- Tools Division.
1970 Gear works at Salford[4]
1971 Acquired the Belgium company Sadi SA, maker of power transmissions[5]
1974 Labour force of 5000; claimed to have a turnover of £25 million from the production of large gears, pumps and associated gear systems.
They had five factories based in Huddersfield, Penistone, Salford, Sunderland and Sheffield.
1989 David Brown Gear Industries was working with British Rail and GEC on the design of the 225[6]