T. H. Benners & Co.

T. H. Benners & Co. was a company which brokers the sale of cast iron, coke and coal. It was founded in 1906 by Thomas Benners, formerly an executive of the Birmingham Foundry & Machine Co.

From its founding until 1945 the company was principally involved in brokering the sale of products from the Woodward Iron Co. Later it began to specialize in alloys, refractory clays and other materials used in the steel and foundry industries.

The company had its first offices in the Empire Building. By 1924 it had moved to the 19th floor of the American Trust Building on the opposite corner. Benners' son, Thomas Jr had by then begun working as a salesman for the company. By 1934 the firm had moved to the 8th floor of the Protective Life Building and Thomas' younger son had joined on as a clerk.

Benners died in 1945 and his sons took over the company with Thomas Jr as president. In 1964 they moved offices to the Highlander Building at 701 37th Street South in Lakeview Office Park. The firm was re-incorporated in 1970 and merged in 1987. Thomas Jr died in 1988.

References

• White, Marjorie Longenecker (1981) The Birmingham District: An Industrial History and Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society ISBN 9990230099, p. 53