History Timeline
A Brief History Of Briggs Equipment
1896
With the desire to build the nation's best industrial supplier, J.C. Weaver & C.H. Briggs partnered to create Briggs-Weaver in Dallas, Texas
1904
As a result of early success, Briggs-Weaver became an incorporated company and moved into a new headquarters, also in Dallas
1938
Charles Sammons founds Sammons Enterprises Inc. in Dallas, Texas
Learn more about Sammons Enterprises1949
Briggs-Weaver opens a Houston, TX branch as a result of a boom in business post World War II
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Charles A. Sammons, founder of Sammons Enterprises, takes ownership of Briggs-Weaver
1953
Briggs-Weaver adds the Trackmobile railcar mover brand to the family of equipment
View Trackmobile Products1959
Briggs becomes a Yale Forklift dealer, distributing Yale's full line of products
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Briggs begins partnership with Kalmar Ottawa, a truck manufacturer from Ottawa, Kansas known for its superior quality and reliability
View Kalmar Ottawa Products1978
Sammons Enterprises opens Employee Stock Ownership Plan, in which all qualified employees become stock owners
1986
Capital Equipment Division formed within Briggs-Weaver; these branches include Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, New Orleans, Freeport, and Beaumont
View All Locations1994
Briggs expands operations into Mexico by contracting with Chrysler Derramadero & Both Phoenix, AZ and Tucson, AZ branches acquired within U.S.
1996
Briggs Equipment formed as a separate Sammons Enterprises Company
1998
Phoenix, AZ , Tucson, AZ , and San Diego, CA branches sold to allow for acquisition of Atlanta, GA branch
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Briggs starts scholarship program for the children of Briggs employees
Learn More about Briggs Benefits2007
Briggs expands operations into the United Kingdom, as a CAT dealer & Briggs International Formed
Learn more about Briggs Equipment UK2012
Briggs adds 15 new locations in the Barloworld acquisition; creating a partnership between Briggs and Hyster and making Briggs one of the largest Hyster dealers in the U.S.
Read more about the Barloworld acquisition2016
Briggs expands its Hyster footprint into Texas through the acquisition of assets from Stewart & Stevenson
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Briggs continues expansion with MacKinnon Equipment & Services acquisition, acquiring five Yale and JCB dealerships throughout Georgia and Florida
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