It was once said that progress comes only from looking forward. With forward thinking and a desire to build the nation’s best industrial supplier, J.C. Weaver and C.H. Briggs established Briggs-Weaver Machinery Company in 1896. The Dallas based company provided service for pump installations, lift trucks and material handling. While experiencing rapid growth, the company built a reputation of providing the best industrial equipment and services to many specialized industries throughout the southwest region.

As Briggs-Weaver became profitable, Charles A. Sammons took ownership of the company in 1952. Charles A. Sammons was a self-made billionaire who consolidated his holdings to form Sammons Enterprises, Inc. In 1962, Briggs-Weaver grew at a rate nearly 20 percent a year as a contributing member of Sammons’ companies.

Briggs Equipment became a separate working operation of the Sammons Enterprises, Inc. in 1996. Our success has led us to become North America's largest dealer of industrial and construction equipment. Our company operates in the Southern United States and Mexico with continual plans for expansion.

Briggs Equipment is currently among the largest member of Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Sammons is a diversified holding company with interests in industrial and construction equipment as well as insurance and hospitality.