Briggs Equipment

Briggs Equipment is an American, employee-owned, full-service material handling equipment dealer headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1896 by J.C. Weaver and C.H. Briggs as the Briggs-Weaver Machinery Company, the business began by providing service for pump installations, lift trucks and materials handling, and grew into a regional distributor of industrial equipment across the Southwest. Today Briggs Equipment operates 26 locations across the Southern United States and positions itself as a single-source partner for warehouses, distribution centers, ports, and industrial operations. The company's core offering is material handling equipment — new and used forklifts, lift trucks, and related machinery — supported by rentals, fleet management, parts, and maintenance services. Briggs Equipment is a dealer for major brands including Yale, Hyster, Kalmar, Ottawa, Trackmobile, JCB, Boss, Karcher, Polaris Pro XD, Princeton Delivery Systems, GEM, Taylor Dunn, and Moffett. Beyond equipment sales, it provides warehouse solutions such as layout and design services, pallet rack and warehouse safety products, and port and food-and-beverage industry solutions. Briggs Equipment is part of Briggs Industrial Solutions, a subsidiary of Sammons Industrial, which in turn is a subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises — an employee-owned family of businesses. As an ESOP-owned company, Briggs Equipment emphasizes a culture of safety, innovation, accountability, and customer service. Its parts and service business is substantial: the company advertises access to more than 5 million parts and accessories from more than 90 manufacturers, with $14 million in parts inventory, dedicated Parts Analysts, and remanufactured parts that can save customers 25–50% versus new replacement parts. With roughly 130 years of operating history, Briggs Equipment combines a long regional heritage with a modern, service-led model focused on maximizing uptime and lowering total cost of ownership for its customers.

Briggs Equipment traces its origins to 1896, when J.C. Weaver and C.H. Briggs founded the Briggs-Weaver Machinery Company in Dallas, Texas. The two men shared a vision of building a successful industrial service company that would become an industry leader. The business initially provided service for pump installations, lift trucks and materials handling, and it quickly gained a reputation for supplying industrial equipment and services to a wide range of industries throughout the Southwest. Over the following decades, the company expanded its footprint and its capabilities, evolving from a machinery service provider into a full-service material handling equipment dealer. It became a distributor for major equipment brands and built out a network of locations across the Southern United States. By the 21st century, Briggs Equipment operated 26 locations serving warehouses, distribution centers, ports, and industrial operations. A significant structural development was the company's integration into the Sammons Enterprises family of businesses. Briggs Equipment became part of Briggs Industrial Solutions, a subsidiary of Sammons Industrial, which is itself a subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises — an employee-owned family of businesses. This ownership structure made Briggs Equipment an ESOP-owned company, a fact the company highlights as central to its culture of safety, innovation, accountability, and passionate customer service. The Sammons Industrial family also includes Precision Warehouse Design, Sync Storage Solutions, and SitePro Rentals, giving Briggs Equipment sister companies that complement its material handling focus. In the present day, Briggs Equipment continues to emphasize a customer-first approach, offering new and used equipment, rentals, fleet management, parts, and maintenance services, and positioning itself as a long-term partner dedicated to maximizing uptime and operational efficiency for its customers.

• 1896

  J.C. Weaver and C.H. Briggs found the Briggs-Weaver Machinery Company in Dallas, Texas.

• Briggs Equipment becomes part of Briggs Industrial Solutions, a subsidiary of Sammons Industrial, itself a subsidiary of Sammons Enterprises.

• Briggs Equipment operates 26 locations across the Southern United States.

Full-service, employee-owned material handling equipment dealer and single-source industrial solutions partner for the Southern United States.

• New Equipment

  New forklifts, lift trucks, and material handling machinery from brands including Yale, Hyster, Kalmar, Ottawa, Trackmobile, JCB, Boss, Karcher, Polaris Pro XD, Princeton Delivery Systems, GEM, Taylor Dunn, and Moffett.

• Used Equipment

  Pre-owned material handling equipment for sale.

• Rentals

  Short- and long-term rental of material handling equipment.

• Parts & Services

  Access to more than 5 million parts and accessories from more than 90 manufacturers, with $14 million in inventory, dedicated Parts Analysts, and remanufactured parts that can save 25–50% versus new replacement parts.

• Fleet Management

  Fleet management solutions designed to maximize uptime and operational efficiency.

• Warehouse Solutions

  Warehouse layout and design services, pallet rack, and warehouse safety products.

• Port Solutions

  Solutions for terminals and ports facing strict regulations, shrinking margins, congestion, and productivity loss.

• Food & Beverage Solutions

  Solutions addressing workforce retention and reliable, short delivery times for food and beverage customers.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2021.04.13

  Briggs Equipment completes acquisitions of Laois Hire and Balloo Hire[6]Briggs Equipment completes acquisitions of Laois Hire and Balloo Hireexpressandstar.com

  Briggs Equipment completed the acquisitions of Laois Hire Services and Balloo Hire, expanding its plant-hire offering in Ireland.

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6. 6Briggs Equipment completes acquisitions of Laois Hire and Balloo Hireexpressandstar.com