Bristol Siddeley

Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited
IndustryAerospace, engineering
Predecessor
Founded1959; 65 years ago (1959) by merger
Defunct1966; 58 years ago (1966)
FatePurchased and merged into Rolls-Royce
SuccessorRolls-Royce Limited
Headquarters,
ProductsAircraft engines

Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd (BSEL) was a British aero engine manufacturer. The company was formed in 1959 by a merger of Bristol Aero-Engines Limited and Armstrong Siddeley Motors Limited. In 1961 the company was expanded by the purchase of the de Havilland Engine Company and the engine division of Blackburn Aircraft. Bristol Siddeley was purchased by Rolls-Royce Limited in 1966.