Benford are a construction plant manufacturer based in Warwickshire. They build dumper trucks and mixers. They are now part of Terex corporations global network of construction plant building operation.
The Company was formed in ? by James Bennett and Harry Langford, who sold the business to Walker Bros. Ltd of Walsall after a few years.
Dumper manufacture started in 1953. The original 4x4 models had axles derived from Landrover axles, fitted with double reduction hubs.
The company was taken over by Terex in 1999 as part of their acquisition of Powerscreen who had bought Benford in 1998 from the BM group who acquired Benford in 1986.[1]
Terex have their compact equipment factory up the road in Coventry from Benfords Warwickshire base..
Model Range[]
Early models[]
Cement Mixers 5/3½ first built 1937 and sold at £37
Factories at Glasgow (to Volvo) and Coventry (to Mecalec) (Dumptrucks and Backhoes + site dumpers + small plant) Not the Quarry machinery lines made in Northern Ireland.