Huddersfield manufacturer gets £4.8m Regional Growth Fund boost
Huddersfield business David Brown Gear Systems has successfully secured £4.8m of private sector and government funding from the Regional Growth Fund.
The funding will help create around 80 new jobs at the David Brown factory where gear systems including those for submarines and trains, are manufactured.
The annoucement came during a visit by Nick Clegg, deputy Prime Minister and Business Secretary Vince Cable to the business.
The company will use the funding to extend its reach into the renewable energy market, stepping up production of special gears for wind turbines by creating a wind turbine research and development innovation centre. In addition to the government funding David Brown will be investing around £2.8m.
David Brown's managing director for Wind, Ian Farquhar said: "David Brown has a clear growth strategy developed around expanding in key global markets including renewable industries such as wind and solar.
