The Hamworthy Hydraulics business changed its name to David Brown Hydraulics.
1996
IFP, a manufacturer of valves and pumps based in Chicago, USA was purchased to become part of David Brown Hydraulics and known as David Brown Hydraulics Inc. Interestingly, the pumps manufactured by IFP were the pumps originally manufactured by Hydreco from which the pumps side of the Hamworthy Hydraulics business originated.
1998
The Hydreco valves business purchased from Danfoss in the US and moved into the David Brown Hydraulics Inc facility in Chicago. Similarly, the valves being manufactured by Danfoss were the valves originally manufactured by Hydreco from which the valves side of the Hamworthy Hydraulics business originated.
Textron purchased entire David Brown Group.
1999
David Brown Hydraulics division formed as part of HR Textron. David Brown Hydraulics US facility divided and moved from its base in Chicago to Greenville in South Carolina, USA and to Poole in England.
2002
David Brown Hydraulics became part of Fluid Handling division of Textron.
2004
The FHP and the TPT groups were consolidated into the newly formed Fluid & Power Group
