Benson Electric Company was founded in 1912 by Myron B Benson and 3 partners. It began as a manufacturer of Marine Equipment. Winches, steering gears and a myriad of other pieces of equipment have been produced over the years. Benson Electric Company still supplies winches, list-o-meters and other equipment to the marine industry as well as the Coast Guard.In 1920, after attending the UW-Madison, Frank Mahan Sr. began working at Benson Electric and by the 1940’s was the firm’s President and owner.  The 1960’s brought the next generation into the business, Harris and Frank Jr. and with the advent of the 1990’s Blair and Anna assumed the helm.  Benson Electric now completes over 15 million dollars of work per year. 

Benson Electric encourages its employees to be active in the industry.  Sandy Mahan served as President and Governor of the local NECA chapter, Blair is following in his footsteps by currently serving as Governor of the chapter as well as serving on the national Management Development Committee (training for electrical contractors), prior to that Blair served as chapter president for 10 years, still serves as a trustee on the pension and health committee, and the past 20 years on the negotiating committee.  Dave Horvath, Michael O’Rourke, Ray Larson, Todd Anderson and Dave Solberg are 6 of the 7 union members serving on the E-board, governing board of the union.  Dave Solberg was the Chairman of the apprenticeship committee for 6 years for local 242.Benson Electric Company is a proud member of the National Electrical Contracting Association and the Electrical Apparatus Service Association. Our highly professional staff of electricians and motor repairmen are members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.