David Brown Ltd.

David Brown Santasalo
FormerlyDavid Brown Engineering
Founded1880
FounderDavid Brown
SubsidiariesVosper Thorneycroft
Websitewww.dbsantasalo.com


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 (1904–1993).