Benner-Nawman, Inc

Gus Benner and Rollie Nawman formed a partnership and founded the company in 1925 as a sheet metal fabricator in Oakland, California. It became a corporation in 1946. In 1950, the Pacific Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company of San Francisco, California asked Benner-Nawman to design and fabricate a phone booth made from aluminum, glass and steel. From 1950 to 1999, the companys primary business was the fabrication and assembly of public telephone booths and accessories, selling hundreds of thousands of units in the United States and into over 40 countries worldwide. In 1976, BN created a distribution group for selling low voltage termination cabinets and hand tools to the electrical market. An Industry leader today in the innovation and distribution of construction specialty tools, Benner-Nawman enjoys a partnership with several global companies helping them in the development of new products for the North American market. Currently, Benner-Nawman uses a network of construction p...